FA Cup 2021/22 – 5th Rd tie-by-tie preview

The 150th anniversary of the FA Cup continues on Tuesday 1st March with the 5th Round, and during that week and the following Monday, 16 clubs from the Premier League, EFL Championship and the National League, will battle it out for a place in the Quarter Finals.

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One specific quirk of this season’s 5th Round is that the away team has a better head-to-head record in the competition against their respective home team opponents in all ties (except for Everton vs Boreham Wood, who are unsurprisingly meeting in the FA Cup for the first time).

The Eight FA Cup 5th Round Ties (listed in tie no. order).

Tie No. 1	Luton Town	Chelsea
League Status	EFL Championship	Premier League
Level	2	1
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Last made Quarter Finals 28 years ago, losing to Chelsea in SF that year	Made at least Quarter Finals in five of last six seasons
Notes	Won 2-0 in 1934/35 replay. KO: Weds 2 March, 7.15pm BBC 1	Won 4-0 in 1926/27, Won 2-0 in 1993/94 & Won 3-1 in 2020/21

Tie No. 2	Crystal Palace	Stoke City
League Status	Premier League	EFL Championship
Level	1	2
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	Just once gone beyond 5th Rd in last 5 years	Last made Quarter Finals 10 years ago
Notes	Won 1-0 in 2015/16. KO: Tues 1 March, 7.30pm BBC Red Button	Won 1-0 in 1988/89 & Won 4-1 in 2012/13 replay

Tie No. 3	Peterborough United	Manchester City
League Status	EFL Championship	Premier League
Level	2	1
Best Cup Run	QUARTER FINALS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Just once gone beyond 5th Round, 57 years ago	Made at least Quarter Finals in four of last five seasons
Notes	KO: Tues 1 March, 7.15pm ITV 1	Won 1-0 in 1980/81 5th Round

Tie No. 4	Liverpool	Norwich City
League Status	Premier League	Premier League
Level	1	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	SEMI-FINALS
FA Cup Form	Last went beyond 5th Rd 7 years ago	Just once gone beyond Rd 5 in last 29 years
Notes	Won 5-0 in 1985/86 & Won 3-1 in 1989/90 replay. KO: Weds 2 March, 8.15pm ITV 1	Won 3-2 in 1908/09, Won 3-0 in 1936/37 & Won 3-1 in 1950/51

Tie No. 5	Southampton	West Ham United
League Status	Premier League	Premier League
Level	1	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Twice went beyond 5th Rd in last 4 seasons	Last went beyond 5th Rd 6 years ago
Notes	KO: Weds 2 March, 7.30pm BBC Red Button	Won 3-1 in 1919/20 replay, Won 1-0 in 1922/23 2nd replay & Won 2-1 in 1974/75

Tie No. 6	Middlesbrough	Tottenham Hotspur
League Status	EFL Championship	Premier League
Level	2	1
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Last went beyond 5th Rd 5 years ago	Last went beyond 5th Rd 4 years ago
Notes	KO: Tues 1 March, 7.55pm BBC 1	Won 1-0 in 1904/05 replay, Won 3-1 in 1955/56, Won 4-0 in 1965/66 & Won 2-1 in 2019/20 replay

Tie No. 7	Nottingham Forest	Huddersfield Town
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL Championship
Level	2	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Last went beyond 5th Rd 26 years ago	Last went beyond 5th Rd 50 years ago
Notes	KO: Mon 7 March, 7.30pm ITV 4	Won 3-0 in 1938/39 replay

Tie No. 8	Everton	Boreham Wood
League Status	Premier League	National League
Level	1	5
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	Round 5
FA Cup Form	Last year made Quarter finals for first time in 5 years	First appearance in 5th Rd in 51st campaign, and yet to concede this season
Notes	No club has gone beyond the 5th Round more often than Everton.	No previous FA Cup meetings. KO: Thurs 3 March, 8.15pm ITV 1