FA Cup Winners' Odds

Here we take a look at the FA Cup Winners' Odds ahead of this weekend's Fourth Round ties.

The FA Cup has been running since 1871 when it was first founded and is the oldest domestic cup competition in world football, with current Premier League leaders Arsenal being the most successful team since then, winning it on 14 separate occasions.

In the 2022/23 season, there have been a total of 732 competitors with clubs down to level nine being eligible to enter the competition - with the first six rounds of the FA Cup being qualifying rounds prior to the First Round proper where Football League clubs then enter the fold.

Wanderers FC were the first-ever side to win the FA Cup, doing so in 1872, while Liverpool are the holders of the competition, following their penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea at Wembley following a 0-0 draw in the final last May. Manchester United have appeared in the second most FA Cup finals, featuring in 20 and winning the cup 12 times, consequently meaning that they have the most defeats in the final alongside Chelsea and Everton(8).

Harry Redknapp remains as the last English manager to have won the FA Cup, famously doing so with Portsmouth in 2008 as they beat Cardiff City 1-0 in the Final thanks to a goal from Nwankwo Kanu.

After dispatching the previous year’s finalists Chelsea 4 - 0 in the Third Round, Manchester City face top-of-the-league Arsenal. City and Arsenal have yet to play each other in the Premier League this year, but have both been strong sides, making this a tough Fourth Round fixture.

Pep Guardiola’s men haven’t reached the FA Cup Final since they won the Cup in the 2018/19 season, beating Watford 6 - 0 in the Final. However, they’ve reached at least the Semi-Finals in every season since, making City reaching the Final and lifting the Cup a very likely occasion this season.

The resurgent Manchester United look a frightening team under Erik ten Hag, and with a Fourth Round game against Reading, United look likely to progress. If United continue to play like they are, the FA Cup could be one of or the first trophy of the ten Hag era.

Man United haven’t won the FA Cup since the 2015/16 season and haven’t made a Final since the 2017/18 season, where they lost 1 - 0 to Chelsea. Despite this recent run of bad form in the Cup, United have won 12 in their history, the second most of any side in English football history.

With their Premier League campaign failing to inspire so far this season, a compelling Cup run may just be what Jurgen Klopp’s men need. After a replay against Wolves, where Liverpool grabbed a 1 - 0 win, Liverpool have a trip to Brighton for the Fourth Round.

The Reds will need to play better than they did in their 3 - 0 loss to The Seagulls in the Premier League if they want to replicate their 2021/22 FA Cup win. That penalty shootout win over Chelsea gave Liverpool their eighth FA Cup, making them the joint third most successful team in the competition’s history.

Despite showing poor league form, Klopp’s team should not be counted out in knock-out football.

Tottenham drew an away trip to Preston for the Fourth Round after an assured 1 - 0 over Portsmouth. Antonio Conte’s Tottenham have faltered in the Premier League in recent weeks, but a break from league football with the FA Cup could inspire a long run.

The furthest Spurs have reached recently has been back-to-back appearances in the Semi-finals in the 2016/17 season and the 2017/18 season, but with a manager like Conte, who won the FA Cup while at Chelsea, it’s likely he could take Spurs to FA Cup greatness for the first time since 1990.

The FA Cup kings Arsenal look to win their 15th FA Cup, and their second under Mikel Arteta, this season, but face a tough Fourth Round clash against Man City. However, a mixture of great form in the Premier League and a dominant 3 - 0 over Oxford United in the previous round may give them the edge.

Arsenal have the most FA Cups in the history of the competition, and with a talented squad and a manager who has won it before, they may extend that lead. In fact, The Gunners may think they are even more likely to take the win after back-to-back disappointing exits - in the Third Round to Nottingham Forest in the 2021/22 season and in the Fourth Round to Southampton in the 2020/21 season.

Brighton hosts Liverpool in their Fourth Round clash, looking to replicate their wins against The Reds in the Premier League in order to progress to the Fifth Round for the first time since the 2020/21 season.

Brighton have never won the FA Cup, and have only ever made the Final once, back in 1983, where after a 2 - 2 draw with Manchester United, they lost the replay 4 - 0. However, this season more than ever, Brighton have a squad to challenge for silverware, this being shown by The Seagulls’ current sixth-place standing in the Premier League.

In a break from their tough Premier League campaign, West Ham travel to Derby County for their Fourth Round FA Cup fixture. In a tough all-Premier League Third-Round fixture, West Ham came away victorious, winning 1 - 0 against a high-flying Brentford, which should give The Hammers some confidence in the competition.

West Ham haven’t had a long FA Cup run since an appearance in the Sixth Round against Manchester United and their last Finals appearance came back in 2005, where they lost 4 - 6 on penalties against Liverpool. However, as their run to the Europa League Final last season, West Ham can thrive in knock-out football.

Leicester make the trip to League 2 Walsall for their Fourth Round fixture after dispatching Gillingham 1 - 0 in the Third Round.

The Foxes have had a lot of recent success in the FA Cup, winning their first in the 2020/21 season, beating Chelsea 1 - 0 at Wembley. This win came in their first Finals appearance since the 1968/69 season. Brendan Rodgers’ side is currently struggling in their league football, but, especially in recent years, can be expected to deliver a long cup run.

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