Right, we are leaving you now.

Please click on the links in the summary to get up to speed with today's main news.

And don't forget to join us again for tonight's FA Cup tie at Villa Park (kick-off 20:00 GMT).

Our live text coverage and radio commentary will start from around 19:00 - click here to follow.

See you then...

Ian Taylor
Former Aston Villa midfielder speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live

Former player Ian Taylor begs to differ with Aston Villa manager Unai Emery:

"I think every manager says the same kind of thing going into a cup tie but I think us as fans look at it as a great opportunity to go even further in the competition.

"If you look at the other ties in the round, there are quite a few Premier League teams playing each other, and so will go out of the competition. We have a home tie against a Championship side so you're looking at it like we can go through to the next round."

Image source, Getty Images

Manager Unai Emery says Aston Villa are "not a contender" to win the FA Cup this season.

Villa host Championship strugglers Cardiff City tonight for a place in the quarter-finals.

Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea have already been knocked out and Villa showed their quality by beating Premier League rivals West Ham United and Tottenham in the previous two rounds.

But Emery said: "We are not a contender in the FA Cup to win the title, but to try to compete in the competition and have a way to a trophy - and Europe is very important, and prestigious.

"Every club, players and coaches like trying for prestige. It could be the best way to qualify for Europe. We have three ways - the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup."

Click here to read the full story.

In all competitions, Aston Villa are unbeaten in their past 15 home games against Cardiff City, winning the past seven in a row. Cardiff have not won at Villa Park since December 1954.

Michael Pearlman
BBC Sport Wales

Image source, Getty Images

Cardiff City top goalscorer Callum Robinson says he is relishing his return to Villa Park.

The Bluebirds travel to Aston Villa for the FA Cup fifth round as Robinson revisits the club who gave him his start in professional football.

Robinson is a former youth team player at Villa who made four senior appearances for the club, including his debut in the Premier League.

"Now it is all about having fun and enjoying the night," the 30-year old told BBC Sport Wales.

Robinson spent most of his childhood at Aston Villa and admits they are now the club he supports as he bids to dump them out of the FA Cup.

Click here to read the full story.

Right, we are going to leave you shortly, but there is still time for a bit of news on tonight's opening tie of the FA Cup fifth round...

Ipswich Town

A final word from Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna, who provided an update on Omari Hutchinson after the winger suffered a knee injury in Wednesday's defeat at Manchester United:

"It's not very, very serious but he will definitely miss the next game and possibly more. Very disappointing."

He added Kalvin Phillips is "progressing will" but he is "not sure when he will be back" and it is a "day-by-day case".

In case you were waiting on tenterhooks for the answer to the question we posed earlier - it's Ipswich.

Other than Manchester United and Manchester City, Ipswich were the last team left in this season's competition to win the FA Cup - back in 1978.

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna on the chance to become the first Ipswich side to reach the FA Cup quarter-final in over 30 years:

"We're looking forward to the game. A couple of earlier rounds have been a nice break from the Premier League action.

"It's a nice change of focus and narrative around the games and a nice progression for the group and for some of the players. We went from playing a League One team to a Championship team and a landmark in there for some of the players and us as a team

"Now we have the chance to play a Premier League team, a real challenge but a really good cup tie in a historic ground on a Monday night against a good side."

Ipswich Town

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna on switching focus from their Premier League defeat at Manchester United: "We had conversations this morning. Players had yesterday off after a late return on Wednesday night.

"They had yesterday to recover and we went through the game this morning and watched it back. We always go through the game in its entirety.

"We've been through all of it and looked at the areas that were most important and the players are looking forward to Monday night now."

Kieran McKenna has a little while longer to wait for his FA Cup moment, with his Ipswich side not playing at Nottingham Forest until Monday, but he is looking forward to a break from the Premier League.

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner on facing rivals Millwall: "I'm expecting a great game in a great environment. Full, sold-out Selhurst Park and lovely weather is predicted. I think that's why we all love football. The FA Cup, it's Saturday, high noon, so it is everything that we want."

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner began with a team news update: "All players are fit and available again. Marc Guehi is okay [after the win over Aston Villa on Tuesday]. It helped that we had one more day between these two games. The only change in the squad is Matheus Franca will be in the squad, and Caleb Kporha won't be, but all others are ready."

We have two more clubs to hear from - Ipswich and Crystal Palace.

Let's start with Oliver Glasner on Saturday's tie at home to London rivals Millwall...

Fulham's FA Cup tie at Manchester United will be live on BBC One on Sunday.

Here's a list of all the fifth-round FA Cup matches and how you can watch them:

Friday

• Aston Villa v Cardiff (20:00, ITV1)

Saturday

• Crystal Palace v Millwall (12:15, BBC One)
• Preston v Burnley (12:15, BBC Red Button / BBC Sport Website)
• Bournemouth v Wolves (15:00, will be broadcast internationally)
• Man City v Plymouth (17:45, ITV4)

Sunday

• Newcastle v Brighton (13:45, ITV1)
• Man Utd v Fulham (16:30, BBC One)

Monday

• Nottingham Forest v Ipswich (19:30, ITV4)

Fulham

Fulham boss Marco Silva on Alex Iwobi admitting that he plays 5-a-side football in local matches during a podcast this week: "He knows that he shouldn't but Alex being Alex is being as honest as possible during a podcast. I would prefer him to enjoy his friends in a different way rather than small games with his friends.

"There are many things to do in a different way but he's a lovely guy. He's a football player that lives his own life in a slightly different way, but sometimes I want him to keep his focus where he should and to protect him as well as I can because in the end the most important thing for him is his job for Fulham Football Club."

Image source, Getty Images

Here's a quick question for you.

Fulham are one of a host of teams left in the FA Cup that have reached the final of the competition in the past.

But which club in the last 16, other than holders Manchester United or 2023 winners Manchester City, was the last one to win it?

Here's a clue, it wasn't in this century...

Fulham

Fulham boss Marco Silva on the FA Cup: "We really like this competition. We want to be really serious in it. Our players have always been serious in their approach because we respect and love this competition.

"Our ambition in this competition is really big and we want to compete to be in the next round. It is good when I feel like this ambition and passion goes through all of the squad."

Fulham

Fulham boss Marco Silva on team news: "No fresh news about injuries. The same three players that have been out for a long period - Kenny Tete, Reiss Nelson and Harry Wilson - are still out.

"Emile Smith Rowe is back in training with the team. We have another session tomorrow and after that hopefully he will be in a condition to be in contention for the game."

Image source, Getty Images

Let's move on to another club juggling European and FA Cup ambitions...