Big teams kept apart in FA Cup 4th-round draw

LONDON (AP) - English football's top sides were kept apart in the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup on Monday, with Manchester United and defending champion Arsenal paired with second-tier opponents.

Arsenal - seeking a third straight FA Cup title - will play at home to Burnley and United was pitted away to Derby County, which is second in the League Championship.

Manchester City will be away at either fourth-tier Wycombe Wanderers or relegation-threatened Premier League side Aston Villa. Liverpool will host West Ham if it gets past Exeter in a replay and Chelsea was given an away match at either Northampton or MK Dons, both lower-league teams.

Non-league Eastleigh, the lowest-ranked team left in the draw, will be rewarded with a home match against Leeds if it beats Bolton in a replay next week.

There is only one guaranteed all-Premier League match-up: Crystal Palace vs. Stoke.

The fourth round takes place from Jan. 29-Feb 1.