The FA cup third round draw is always an exciting affair with the so called ‘minnows’ pitched against the big boys, for Latics fans who can remember back far enough to the non-league days, this was possibly the most exciting period of the football calendar.
Anyway today we are one of the big boys and we have been given an away tie against league 2 side Swindon Town who are managed by the charismatic ex-West Ham and Sheffield Wednesday player Paolo Di Canio.
The full draw is:
Reading v Stevenage
West Brom v Cardiff
Peterborough v Sunderland
Watford v Bradford
Chelsea v Portsmouth
Gillingham v Stoke
Liverpool v Southend/Oldham
Sheffield United v Salisbury/Grimsby
Everton v Tamworth
Newcastle v Blackburn
Chelmsford/Macclesfield v Bolton
Barnsley v Swansea
Swindon v Wigan
Fleetwood/Yeovil v Blackpool
Derby v Crystal Palace
Arsenal v Leeds
Norwich v Burnley
Birmingham v Wolves
Fulham v Charlton
Brighton v Wrexham
Coventry v Southampton
Hull v Ipswich
MK Dons v QPR
Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham
Tottenham v Cheltenham
Bristol Rovers v Aston Villa
Doncaster v Sutton/Notts County
Crawley v Bristol City
Dag & Red/Walsall v Millwall
Manchester City v Manchester United
Nottingham Forest v Leicester
Middlesbrough v Shrewsbury
Ties to be played on the weekend of January 7th and 8th
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