CHERRIES or Arsenal will face League One Portsmouth away from home in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Eddie Howe’s men could book their place in the next stage of the competition, should they beat Arsenal at Vitality Stadium tonight.

Portsmouth, who overcame Barnsley to book their place in the next round, have former Cherries frontman Brett Pitman as part of their squad.

Pitman was recently voted in the Daily Echo readers’ Cherries team of the decade.

Howe himself signed for the Fratton Park side as a player under Harry Redknapp for £400,000 in 2002.

Fifth-round ties are set to played between March 3-5.