City given home tie against Sheffield Wednesday
By Ric Turner, Tue 09 December 2014 08:26
Blues meet Championship side for second time this season
City have been handed a home tie against Championship side Sheffield Wednesday in the draw for the third round proper of the F.A. Cup. The game will be played at The Etihad Stadium on the weekend commencing 3rd January, with the actual date yet to be confirmed.
The two sides also met in the third round of the League Cup in September, with the Blues trouncing Wednesday 7-0 at home.
The Third Round Proper draw in full:
1 Arsenal v Hull City
2 Southampton v Ipswich Town
3 Stoke City v Wrexham
4 Charlton Athletic v Blackburn Rovers
5 Dover Athletic v Crystal Palace
6 AFC Wimbledon v Liverpool
7 Manchester City v Sheffield Wednesday
8 Aldershot/Rochdale v Nottingham Forest
9 West Bromwich Albion v Gateshead
10 Blyth Spartans v Birmingham City
11 Aston Villa v Blackpool
12 Rotherham United v AFC Bournemouth
13 Huddersfield Town v Reading
14 Oxford United/Tranmere Rovers v Swansea City
15 Cardiff City v Colchester United
16 Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic
17 Sunderland v Leeds United
18 Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur
19 Millwall v Bradford City
20 Derby County v Southport
21 Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion
22 Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers
23 Leicester City v Newcastle United
24 Scunthorpe United/Worcester City v Chesterfield
25 Everton v West Ham United
26 Cambridge United/Mansfield Town v Bury/Luton Town
27 Chelsea v Watford
28 Barnsley/Chester FC v Middlesbrough
29 Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United
30 Accrington Stanley/Yeovil Town v Manchester United
31 Preston North End v Norwich City
32 Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City
Ties will be played across the weekend commencing 3 January 2015.
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