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Swansea could prove a lucky FA Cup draw for Histon


It worked out pretty well for Havant and Waterlooville last year…

Histon, who overcame Leeds 1-0 earlier today, were left disappointed after being paired with Swansea in an underwhelming FA Cup third round draw. However, last year it was Havant and Waterlooville who drew the Welsh side at this stage and after getting through that tie they were rewarded with a trip to Anfield.

Barrow got the best draw of the non-league clubs and will make the trip to Middlesbrough while Forest Green face Derby and Eastwood travel away to Notts County or Crawley. Holders Portsmouth face Bristol City while runners-up Cardiff face Reading. Chelsea and Arsenal were drawn at home to Southend and Plymouth respectively while Liverpool and Manchester United are away to Preston and Southampton.

The other interesting ties see Sheffield United drawn in East London against Leyton Orient on the same day that their ”Tevezgate” enemies West Ham face Barnsley, who are considering legal action against the Blades after Chris Morgan’s horror elbow on Iain Hume: don’t be surprised to see one of those games moved to the Sunday! Check out the full draw after the jump:

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Posted: November 30th, 2008 by Michael Lintorn

Breaking news: football exists outside the top flight


The best sports on the telebox tonight

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There’s not much in the way of sports action tonight, but don’t start thinking about Holby City just yet, as the Setanta Shield is live on, er, Setanta. It’s the quarter-final stage and Aldershot are favourites to progress against Crawley tonight and to win the competition outright.

Conference League Cup quarter-final
Crawley Town/ Aldershot (Setanta Sports 1, 7.45pm) - bet here

 If you want to catch this tasty non league action on Setanta tonight, you can sign up by clicking here

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Posted: February 26th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey