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Cherries handed home tie against Leicester in FA Cup

AFC Bournemouth have been handed a home tie against Leicester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup. 

Andoni Iraola's side booked their place in the last 16 of the competition with an emphatic 5-0 win over Swansea City at Vitality Stadium on Thursday evening. 

Lloyd Kelly, Alex Scott, Luis Sinisterra and Dominic Solanke were all on the scoresheet in a memorable victory under the lights. 

As for Championship leaders Leicester, they beat Birmingham City over the weekend to progress to round five and set up the tie with the Cherries. 

The tie is set to take place on either Tuesday 27th or Wednesday 28th February, with full details to be confirmed in due course and ticket information to then follow.