NEWCASTLE face the ultimate challenge in the last eight of the FA Cup, with a trip to last season's treble winners Manchester City.

It's the latest in a long list of tough cup draws for the Magpies, who were handed a brutal Champions League group at the start of this season and also took on City, Manchester United and Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.

After beating Blackburn to book their place in the quarter finals of the FA Cup, Newcastle are just one game away from Wembley - but they must beat the defending champions if they're to keep their hopes of silverware alive.

The quarter final tie will take place on the weekend of Saturday, March 16, meaning Newcastle's Premier League game against Crystal Palace will be rearranged. The game will fall between a trip to Chelsea and a home game against West Ham United.