The ties are scheduled to take place from the 17th to 20th of February, 2017.
Interestingly, the draw pairs no Premier League sides together and hence, the EPL representatives can still ply their way down to the Quarter finals.
Non-league Sutton United will
host 12-time winners Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup, while
Lincoln City are away to Premier League Burnley.
Manchester City are away to Huddersfield, fifth in the Championship, and Fulham host Spurs, who are third in the Premier League.
Top-flight Middlesbrough will welcome Oxford United to The Riverside Stadium, while fellow League One side Millwall will host Derby, chasing a Championship play-off place, or Premier League champions Leicester.
DRAW IN FULL
Sutton United vs Arsenal
Middlesbrough vs Oxford United
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea
Burnley vs Lincoln City
Fulham vs Tottenham Hotspur
Blackburn Rovers vs Manchester United
Huddersfield Town vs Manchester City
Millwall vs Derby County/Leicester City
All eyes will be on Sutton as they have defied the odds so far, been a non-league side in the National League, English's football's fifth-tier playing at Gander Green Lane which has a 5,000 capacity - 55,000 less than Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, they have beaten League Two Cheltenham Town, League One AFC Wimbledon and Championship Leeds United to get this far.
They now face a stern test to play Arsenal, a side in the top-flight who also boast a 12-time triumph in the competition (a joint-high).
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live, Sutton's assistant manager Micky Stephens said: "I've had to come and sit down, I can't quite believe that.
"I'm a life-long Chelsea fan so I had my fingers crossed for that - but it can't be much better.
"Craig Eastmond and Roarie Deacon have both been involved at Arsenal in their younger days and I've never seen them jump up and down as much.
"It's a fantastic draw."
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