Former Newcastle United captain Rob Lee will help make the draw for the FA Cup Sixth Round at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, live on ITV.
Continuing the family theme to this year’s draws, Lee will be joined by his son Olly who has broken into the first team at Birmingham City.
Lee Jnr played for Blues in their FA Cup campaign this season coming up against both Bristol Rovers and Swansea City.
Rob Lee played for Newcastle United in back-to-back FA Cup Finals at Wembley, skippering the Magpies in their 2-0 defeat against Arsenal in 1998.
Twelve months later they were beaten by the same scoreline under the Twin Towers by Manchester United.
Lee will have a keen interest in The FA Cup results this weekend having made close to 300 appearances for Charlton Athletic at the beginning of his career.
The Addicks are facing Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, a game that will ensure a Championship side reaches the Sixth Round.
Wednesday’s cross city rivals, Sheffield United, are the lowest ranked team left in The FA Cup and have beaten both Aston Villa and Fulham away from home on their journey to the Fifth Round.
Nigel Clough’s League One side take on his former club Nottingham Forest at Bramall Lane on Sunday.
FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic, who beat Manchester City 1-0 at Wembley last May, are also flying the flag for the Championship as they travel away to Cardiff City.
You can watch the Sixth Round draw live on ITV and online via the ITV Football website following the channel’s coverage of Everton v Swansea City at approximately 3.30pm.
Mark Pougatch presents the draw live from Wembley Stadium, which will also be simulcast online via the FA website.
This season’s Sixth Round ties will be played over the weekend of March 8-9.
ITV and BT Sport’s live match choices for the Sixth Round, as well as any Fifth Round replays, will be announced over the coming days.
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Sunday 26th January
FA Cup 6th Round Draw
LIVE: 3.30pm approx ITV
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| DRAW NUMBERS |
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. Manchester City Sheffield U or N Forest Arsenal or Liverpool Brighton or Hull City |
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. Wigan Athletic Sheffield W or Charlton Sunderland Everton |
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| 6TH ROUND DRAW |
Arsenal v Everton
Brighton & Hove Albion or Hull City v Sunderland
Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday or Charlton Athletic
Manchester City v Wigan Athletic
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