"It will be the fifth meeting between the two sides this season, after they were paired together in the two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final. The Blues booked their place at Wembley with a 5-1 aggregate win, but lost at St James Park in the league in November. The teams meet again at The tihad on Saturday evening in the reverse fixture."
"City qualified for the fifth-round courtesy of a 2-0 win against Salford City, whilst Newcastle knocked out Aston Villa at Villa Park. The match will be played across the weekend of 7th-8th March."
"FA Cup fifth-round draw in full Fulham v Southampton Port Vale or Bristol City v Sunderland Newcastle v Manchester City Leeds United v Norwich City Mansfield Town v Arsenal Wolves v Liverpool Wrexham v Chelsea West Ham v Brentford"
Manchester City will travel to St James Park to face Newcastle United in the FA Cup fifth round across the weekend of 7–8 March. This encounter will be the fifth meeting between the clubs this season after they were paired in the two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final. City won that tie 5–1 on aggregate but lost the league meeting at St James Park in November; the teams meet in the reverse league fixture at the Etihad on the upcoming Saturday. City reached the fifth round by beating Salford City 2–0, while Newcastle eliminated Aston Villa at Villa Park. The draw features other notable ties including Wolves v Liverpool and Wrexham v Chelsea.
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