Norwich draw Blackpool away in the Cup
Norwich City have been drawn away to Blackpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Norwich City have been drawn away to Blackpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Like the Canaries, the League One side beat non-League opposition in the third round with a 4-2 home victory over Aldershot.
The game will be played at Bloomfield Road on the weekend of Saturday, January 27.
The two sides have been drawn together just once before in the competition, back in 1962-63.
City secured a 1-1 draw at Blackpool in the third round, winning the replay 3-1 at Carrow Road two days later. The Canaries went on to reach the quarter-finals.
Blackpool, managed by Paul Grayson, are currently eighth in League One.
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Included in their current side is former City winger Adrian Forbes, a team-mate of manager Peter Grant during their Carrow Road days.
t Full draw:
Arsenal v Bolton
West Ham v Watford
Bristol City or Coventry City v Hull City or Middlesbrough
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
Chester City or Ipswich Town v Swansea
Cardiff City or Tottenham v Southend Utd or Barnsley
Barnet or Colchester v Peterborough or Plymouth Argyle
Birmingham City or Newcastle United v Reading or Burnley
Derby County v Bristol Rovers
Sheffield Wednesday or Manchester City v Southampton
Crystal Palace v Preston North End
Manchester United v Portsmouth
Blackpool v Norwich City
Queens Park Rangers or Luton Town v Blackburn Rovers
Wolverhampton Wanderers or Oldham v WBA
Leicester City or Fulham v Stoke City
t The ties will be played on Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 January.
