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Newcastle United drawn at home to Manchester City in FA Cup quarter-finals
Written by Dan King
Newcastle United will face holders Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Emirates FA Cup.
The Magpies beat West Bromwich Albion 3-2 at The Hawthorns on Tuesday night to reach the last eight of the competition for the first time since 2006.
And they will face City - who won 1-0 at Sheffield Wednesday - after the draw was made by former Magpies winger Chris Waddle and ex-Arsenal defender Martin Keown at Hillsborough on Wednesday evening.
Pep Guardiola's side won 6-0 against Watford in last year's final at Wembley to lift the trophy. Newcastle and City have already met in the league at St. James' Park - a thrilling 2-2 draw in November.
Quarter-final ties will be played between Friday, 20th March and Sunday, 22nd March, meaning United's Premier League home game against Aston Villa on Saturday, 21st March will be rescheduled.
It also means the Premier League match between City and the Magpies at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, 18th April will be postponed due to one of the sides now being guaranteed a place in the semi-finals.
New dates for those fixtures, and ticket details for the FA Cup quarter-final, will be announced on nufc.co.uk in due course.
The full quarter-final draw is:
Sheffield United v Arsenal
Newcastle United v Manchester City
Norwich City or Tottenham Hotspur v Derby or Manchester United
Leicester City v Chelsea