Champs Arsenal draw Burnley in FA Cup

LONDON (AP)

English football's top sides were kept apart in the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup yesterday 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 were pitted away to Derby County, who are 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 they get 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 they beat Bolton in a replay next week.

There is only one guaranteed all-Premier League match-up: Crystal Palace versus Stoke. The fourth round takes place from January 29-February 1.