Blackburn's Ewood Park (Image: PA)
NEWCASTLE will face Blackburn in the FA Cup fifth round after the Championship side beat Wrexham on Monday night.
Rovers comfortably avoided an upset, beating their League Two visitors 4-1 at Ewood Park.
It means Newcastle face a trip to face Jon Dahl Tomasson's side in the last 16.
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The tie will be played in the week commencing February 26.
Newcastle will be backed by a bumper away following at Ewood Park and are expected to get the full Darwen End. Wrexham were backed by more than 7,000 fans on Monday night.
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