Round drawing of the FA Cup top 8, 2018
Despite still leaving three matches of the last 16, drawing for the FA Cup quarterfinals has been done. According to the draw, Manchester United will be challenged Brighton & Hove Albion while Chelsea face Leicester City.
Two other matches are still waiting for the next game to determine their opponents. Southampton will await the winner of the Wigan Athletic duel against Manchester City. While Tottenham Hotspur who will face Rochdale will face the winner of Sheffield versus Swansea City duel.
Speaking after the draw, Premier League legend Michael Owen said that Chelsea will melakoni hardest game to qualify for the semi-finals. In addition to the match going on at King Power Stadium, Leicester concentration is also entirely in this competition considering they are quite safe in the Premier League.
"Leicester are safe in the Premier League so they can perform optimally in this competition now. In recent weeks they have returned to what we saw when they won the league, "Owen said on the Metro.
Results of drawing eight big FA Cup
Sheffield / Swansea City v Rochdale / Tottenham
Manchester United v Brighton
Leicester City v Chelsea
Wigan Athletic / Manchester City v Southampton.