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The draw for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup<\/a> has taken place, with Manchester City<\/a> drawn at home to Liverpool<\/a> in a blockbuster all-Premier League<\/a> tie.<\/p>\n Quadruple contenders and 14-time winners Arsenal<\/a> have yet to face a top-flight side in the competition and have been given a favourable draw away to Southampton, the only Championship<\/a> side left.<\/p>\n Meanwhile giant-killers Port Vale – the lowest-ranked side left in the competition – have earned an away day to Stamford Bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n Vale are bottom of League One and last made the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1954, but after shocking top-flight Sunderland<\/a> they will be dreaming of another cupset. <\/p>\n It will be the first time Port Vale have played Chelsea in nearly 100 years, with their last competitive fixture coming in 1929. <\/p>\n Liam Rosenior\u2019s side escaped their own scare against Wrexham<\/a>, twice coming from behind and needing extra time to see off 10 men at Stok Cae Ras.<\/p>\n The final last-eight encounter will see the winners of Brentford or West Ham<\/a> – who face off at London Stadium on Monday evening – at home against fellow Premier League side Leeds United<\/a>, who enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win over Norwich. <\/p>\n The quarter-final ties will be played over the weekend of 4 April. <\/p>\n Over the weekend the Gunners escaped a scare against Mansfield<\/a> to keep their quadruple hopes alive, while City eased past Newcastle 3-1<\/a> to do the same and Liverpool avenged their loss to Wolves<\/a> last week. <\/p>\n