Arsenal women draw Aston Villa in FA Cup
Arsenal will host Aston Villa on the weekend of January 17-18 as they enter the Women’s FA Cup.
The tie is set to be played at Meadow Park, in line with Arsenal’s announcement earlier this season confirming that women’s domestic cup ties, including the Adobe Women’s FA Cup and FA Women’s Subway League Cup, will be played at the Mangata Pay UK Stadium.
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Prize money at this stage of the competition stands at £54,000 for winning clubs, with £10,000 awarded to losing teams.
The full Women’s FA Cup draw is as follows:
1 Charlton Athletic v Swindon Town
2 AFC Bournemouth v Manchester City
3 Ipswich Town v Sheffield United
4 Oxford United v Middlesbrough
5 Chatham Town v York City
6 Arsenal against Aston Villa
7 Manchester United v Burnley
8 Southampton v Bristol City
9 London Bees v Liverpool
10 Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
11 Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest
12 Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
13 Newcastle United v West Ham United
14 Sunderland v London City Lionesses
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15 West Bromwich Albion v Everton
16 Hull City v Birmingham City
There are two ties between the WSL sides, Arsenal v Aston Villa and Tottenham v Leicester.
Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea all had favorable draws.
West Ham could face a potential banana skin against an ambitious Newcastle side, while London City Lionesses face an equally testing trip to Sunderland.
A tier four club is guaranteed a place in the fifth round, with Chatham Town set to face York City.
The first block of the year will be extremely demanding for Arsenal. Between January 10 and February 22, the club will participate in five competitions: the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup, the UEFA Women’s Champions League, the Barclays WSL, the Adobe Women’s FA Cup and the Subway Cup.
During this period, Arsenal are expected to play between seven and 11 matches in total. Reinforcements during the January transfer window would therefore come at the right time.