19.10: For the five teams remaining who are in League One or below, prize money is a huge incentive.
Every side who progressed to the fifth round pocketed £180,000, with an extra £150,000 if the first leg was shown on live TV.
Teams who win their fifth-round games will earn £360,000 for their efforts.
The FA doubled prize money for the 2018/19 tournament with lucrative rewards on offer for every team who competes.
19.00: The dress rehearsal has been and gone, with sources (the fans who’ll shake hands with each other later on The One Show) telling me the gossip.
Apparently Manchester United drew – wait for it – Manchester City at home, while giant killers AFC Wimbledon and Millwall were pitted against each other at the Cherry Red Records Fans’ Stadium.
On another note, one of Barnet or Brentford were drawn at home to Chelsea. Anyhow, that’s your lot of useless information for the night.
But do remember to tune into non-league Barnet’s home tie against Brentford on BT Sport 2, which kicks off at 19.45, after the draw.
18.50: What some details? Come closer, here’s the word on the street.
The FA Cup fifth round draw is expected to take place at 7:20pm tonight, once again questionably taking place during BBC One’s ‘The One Show’.
Unfortunately, that means we will be treated to the awkward – and, quite frankly, unnecessary – sight of fans shaking hands once their teams are drawn against each other. Suddenly following a live blog doesn’t sound too bad, does it?
Twenty-one teams remain in the hat due to five draws in the fourth round, but there will be eight ties drawn this evening.
18.40: You were promised ball numbers, and I’m a man of my word.
1 SWANSEA
2 AFC WIMBLEDON
3 SHREWSBURY OR WOLVES
4 MILLWALL
5 BRIGHTON OR WEST BROM
6 BRISTOL CITY
7 DERBY
8 DONCASTER
9 CHELSEA
10 WATFORD
11 MIDDLESBROUGH OR NEWPORT COUNTY
12 MANCHESTER CITY
13 BARNET OR BRENTFORD
14 PORTSMOUTH OR QPR
15 MANCHESTER UNITED
16 CRYSTAL PALACE
18.30: It’s just under an hour until we get underway in the most exciting format of little balls being swilled around a large bowl.
We’ll be keeping you updated as the draw looms, so just settle in, grab a cuppa and eliminate all surrounding distractions.
Next up, we’ll bring you the all-important ball numbers.
18.20: Hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the FA Cup fifth round draw.
If the trademarked Magic of the Cup was in question before this round’s action, then AFC Wimbledon and Millwall went a long way to answering those doubts.
Both sides managed Premier League scalps at home, defeating West Ham and Everton respectively.
Those two clubs are among 11 Football League teams in the draw, as the last 16 beckons.