Manchester United will host West Ham while Manchester City will travel to Bristol City after the draw for the fifth round of the 2022/23 FA Cup (Round of 16 Stage) was conducted on January 30, 2023.
FA Cup Round of 16 Draw 2023 February
Southampton vs Luton/Grimsby
Leicester vs Blackburn/Birmingham
Stoke v Brighton
Wrexham/Sheff Utd vs Tottenham
Fulham/Sunderland vs Leeds
Bristol City vs Man City
Manchester United vs West Ham
Ipswich/Burnley vs Sheff Wednesday/Fleetwood
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Brighton v Liverpool (FA Cup 29 January, 2023). A late winner for Brighton courtesy Mitoma’s fine finish as Liverpool are knocked out of the FA Cup.
xG Brighton 1.51-0.52 Liverpool shots map (Actual score BHAFC 2-1 LFC)
0-1 Elliott goal vs Brighton xG 0.14
1-1 Dunk goal vs Liverpool xG 0.02
2-1 Mitoma goal vs Liverpool xG 0.06
Other good chances for Brighton were Ferguson (15th minute- xG 0.51) and March (71st minute- xG 0.40), blocked by TAA and Alisson respectively.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) and match stats from Man United v Reading (Crowd of 73,460 at Old Trafford, Manchester- FA Cup 28 January, 2023). Only four shots in the entire game from Reading compared to 25 from United.
xG Man Utd 2.18-0.68 Reading shots map (Actual score MUFC 3-1 Reading)
1-0 Casemiro goal vs Reading xG 0.15
2-0 Casemiro second goal v Reading xG 0.02
3-0 Fred goal vs Reading xG 0.05
3-1 Mbengue goal vs Manchester United xG 0.33
Man Utd vs Reading 3-1 Match Stats for comparison
(MU stats on left; Reading on right)