Steve Madeley reacts to the Baggies v Villa FA Cup draw
Steve Madeley talks to Nathan Judah about the inevitable West Midlands derby draw.
The West Midlands rivals were paired together in last night's quarter-final draw with the tie taking place on the weekend of March 7-8th.
Both the semi-finals and the finals of the competition will be held at the 'Home of football' meaning the winner will be heading down Wembley way.
The eagerly-awaited tie will mark the first time the teams have squared off in the competition since 1998.
On that occasion, Villa took the spoils thanks to a Dwight Yorke brace and further goals from Simon Grayson and Stan Collymore.
That meeting came in the fourth round of the competition but the stakes will be far higher when the teams meet at Villa Park next month in the sixth round.