Some 114 days after Manchester United won at Derby County in the fifth round on 5 March, the FA Cup resumes on Saturday with the first of four all-Premier League quarter-finals.
Norwich City’s game with 12-time winners United at Carrow Road (17:30 BST) marks the the return of the competition, which was stopped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Other fixtures are:
Sheffield United Vs Arsenal
Leiceter vs Chelsea
Newcastle vs Man city
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 4 March and the four ties were originally scheduled to be played on 21-22 March.
They were all postponed after football in England was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The FA announced at the end of May a provisional restart date of 27-28 June, with all of this season’s remaining ties to be played behind closed doors.
“The competition has been an integral part of the English football calendar for nearly 150 years, and we’d like to thank the Premier League executive and clubs for their support in scheduling the remaining matches during this unprecedented time,” said FA chief executive officer Mark Bullingham
FA Cup prize moneyRoundAmount per clubQuarter-final winners£720,000Semi-final losers£900,000Semi-final winners£1.8mFA Cup runners-up£1.8mFA Cup winners£3.6m
The draw for the semi-finals will take place during half-time of Sunday’s Newcastle v Manchester City quarter-final.
Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer, will conduct the draw at St james park
The semi-finals, which are scheduled to be played at Wembley, will take place across the weekend 18-19 July, with the final on Saturday, 1 August at Wembley – six days after the final day of the Premier League season on 26 July.
This season’s final will be renamed the Heads Up FA Cup final to raise mental health awareness.
There are no replays at this stage of the competition.
If games are level after 90 minutes, there will be an additional 30 minutes of extra time.
A penalty shootout will take place to decide a winner if the game is still level at 120 minutes.
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