FA Cup Draw Sparks Excitement

The draw for the third round of the FA Cup came to a conclusion this afternoon, as Noel Gallagher and Serge Pizzorno drew out some mouth watering ties.

Two ties caught people’s attentions as Arsenal secured a home tie against Leeds United, of course last season Simon Grayson’s Leeds side played out a famous 1-0 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Meanwhile another spectacular tie will be Leicester City v Manchester City, Sven Goran Eriksson now with the Foxes will take on his former side, plus former Leicester player Roberto Mancini will be the opposing manager.

With seven ties left to decide, Manchester United were then picked for a home tie. There opponents were picked out by Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher, the ball proved to be Roy Hodgson’s Liverpool.

Other ties to look out for are Huddersfield v Dover, Dover being one of the second round giant killers. Bolton will host another surprise package in York City, while Stevenage are at home against Newcastle United. Lastly the current FA Cup holders Chelsea were drawn against Ipswich. Here is the FA Cup third round in full…

Burnley v Port Vale
Coventry v Crystal Palace
Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday
Fulham v Peterborough
Doncaster v Wolves
Brighton or FC United of Manchester v Portsmouth
Huddersfield v Dover
Crawley or Swindon v Derby
West Ham v Barnsley
Reading v West Brom
Arsenal v Leeds
Sheffield United v Aston Villa
Leicester v Man City
Bolton v York
Blackburn v QPR
Swansea v Colchester
Wycombe v Hereford or Lincoln
Stevenage v Newcastle
Burton v Middlesbrough
Millwall v Birmingham
Southampton v Blackpool
Watford v Hartlepool or Yeovil
Chelsea v Ipswich
Sunderland v Notts County or Bournemouth
Scunthorpe v Everton
Man Utd v Liverpool
Hull v Wigan
Stoke v Cardiff
Tottenham v Charlton or Luton
Preston v Notts Forest
Norwich v Droylsdon or Leyton Orient
Torquay v Carlisle