Ange handed massive FA Cup test as Spurs draw champs Man City

9 Jan 2024

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Ange handed massive FA Cup test as Spurs draw champs Man City; Man Utd rebound against minnows

Holders Manchester City will have to end their hoodoo at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to progress in the FA Cup fourth round as non-league Eastleigh face Manchester United.

City have lost on all five previous visits since Spurs’ new stadium opened in 2019, without scoring a single goal.

Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham, who progressed to the last 32 with a 1-0 win over Burnley on Friday, struck late to snatch a 3-3 draw when the sides last met in December at the Etihad.

The FA Cup could be Postecoglou’s best chance to claim silverware in his maiden season in the Premier League, but facing City is a brutal test – especially as early as the fourth round.

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Chelsea host Aston Villa in the other standout tie.

Maidstone, the only other non-league side still in the draw, travel to Championship high-flyers Ipswich.

Premier League leaders Liverpool will host Norwich or Bristol Rovers after beating Arsenal 2-0 in the pick of the third round ties.

Manchester United eased the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag by ensuring there was no FA Cup third round shock in a 2-0 win at League One Wigan on Monday.

Diogo Dalot’s first-half strike and a controversial penalty from Bruno Fernandes secured United’s first away win since November.

The Red Devils were also handed a favourable fourth round draw against either non-league Eastleigh or Newport County of League Two in Monday’s draw.

This competition represents United’s final shot at silverware this season and could prove a lifeline for Ten Hag with his side struggling in the Premier League and already dumped out of Europe.

“The FA Cup is all about winning, it is knockout. You want to finish the job,” said Ten Hag. “That is what I said in the dressing room: ‘job done’.”

“In the first half I think we created five or six very good chances. I think it was very good football,” added Ten Hag.“We should have taken more, but if you don’t score you have to stay focused and I think we did that tonight.”

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FULL DRAW

Watford v Southampton

Blackburn v Wrexham

Bournemouth v Swansea

West Brom v Brentford or Wolves

West Ham or Bristol City v Nottingham Forest or Blackpool

Leicester v Hull or Birmingham

Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry

Chelsea v Aston Villa

Ipswich v Maidstone