By Euro Weekly News Media • Published: 20 Dec 2012 • 10:00
THE draw for the third round of this season’s FA Cup has produced some very interesting ties.
There are only four all-Premiership clashes: West Ham against Manchester United, Swansea, who won at the Emirates recently, versus Arsenal, QPR take on WBA at Loftus Road, while the holders Chelsea, who have won four of the last six finals, visit the 1976 winners Southampton.
Elsewhere there will be a repeat of the 1987 final between Tottenham Hotspur and Coventry…2011 winners Manchester City welcome Gianfranco Zola’s Watford to the Etihad Stadium… Liverpool, who last lifted the trophy in 2006, take on non-League opposition in Mansfield Town… Everton, who haven’t won the silver pot since 1995, will play Cheltenham Town… Newcastle United must travel 350 miles south to play Brighton… Sunderland go to Bolton…Wigan Athletic face AFC Bournemouth.
It’s Fulham v Blackpool at Craven Cottage… Aston Villa, who last won the trophy 55 years ago, have drawn Ipswich Town, winners in 1978… Reading have a banana-skin tie at Crawley Town…Stoke City go to Crystal Palace…and there’s an intriguing clash between Peterborough United and Norwich City at London Road.
The rest of the draw reads: Accrington Stanley/Oxford United v Sheffeld United, Aldershot Town v Rotherham/Notts County, Barnsley (winners 100 years ago) v Burnley, Barrow/Macclesfield Town v Cardiff City, Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City, Southend United v Bradford City/Brentford, Charlton Athletic v Huddersfield, Derby County v Tranmere Rovers, Hull City v Leyton Orient, Leeds United v Birmingham City, Leicester City v Burton Albion, Luton Town v Wolves, Middlesbrough v Harrogate Town/Hastings, Millwall v PNE, Nottingham Forest v Oldham and Sheffield Wednesday v MK Dons.
The 32 ties will be played over the weekend of January6/7
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