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The draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup was made and, after the defeat against Wigan last season at the same stage, the Blues will be very suspicious of their potential opponents who could not qualify for quarter final.
The city's reward for beating Burnley 5-0 is a trip to Middlesbrough or the Newport surprise package in the fifth found. League Two Newport claimed a strike with a last-minute equalizer on Saturday to deny Boro a spot in the last 16 games after Teeside's club took the lead in the 51st minute.
Newport is upset by the 2-1 loss to Premier League team Leicester City, while Boro beat Peterborough United 5-0 in the third round. And City does not have very good memories of Middlesbrough since the two teams met at Etihad Stadium in 2015, when Boro defeated the Premier League champions 2-0.
The match must be played on the weekend of 16th February is a difficult month that confronts them in both Arsenal and Chelsea, with a trip to Everton in between. The blues will also face Schalke in the Champions League four days after the fifth round of the FA Cup and will play the final of the League Cup with Chelsea four days later. City then ends the month with a trip to West Ham three days later.
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