FA Cup
Chelsea are 5/2 favourites to win the FA Cup with William Hill after the third round draw paired them at home to League 1 side Huddersfield.
Other ties of interest include Non-League Burton Albion at home to Manachester United, and also pitted giant-killers Tamworth, who have beaten Bournemouth and Hartlepool, against Stoke City. Middlesbrough will play Nuneaton or Histon, who face a replay this month, while holders Arsenal meet Cardiff.
The draw for the FA Cup third round:
- West Bromwich Albion v Reading
- Fulham v Leyton Orient
- Brighton v Coventry
- Wolves v Plymouth
- Port Vale or Bristol Rovers v Doncaster
- Sheffield Wednesday v Charlton
- Torquay v Birmingham
- Manchester City v Scunthorpe
- Newcastle United v Mansfield
- Luton Town v Liverpool
- Preston v Crewe
- Stoke v Tamworth
- Derby v Burnley
- Southampton v MK Dons
- Blackburn v QPR
- Arsenal v Cardiff
- Stockport v Oldham or Brentford
- Norwich v West Ham
- Ipswich v Portsmouth
- Wigan v Leeds
- Sunderland v Woking or Northwich Victoria
- Chelsea v Huddersfield
- Cheltenham Town or Oxford United v Chester City
- Leicester v Tottenham
- Watford v Bolton
- Sheffield United v Colchester United
- Nuneaton Borough or Histon v Middlesbrough
- Hull City v Aston Villa
- Barnsley or Bradford v Walsall
- Burton Albion or Burscough v Manchester United
- Crystal Palace v Stevenage Borough or Northampton Town
- Millwall v Everton
Ties to be played on the weekend of 7/8 January 2006.
The outright betting for the tournamnet is dominated by Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United, which is no surprise when looking at recent winners of the trophy over the last 10 years. The tournament has been won by these three times on 9 of the last 10 occasions.
- 2004-05 Arsenal
- 2003-04 Manchester United
- 2002-03 Arsenal
- 2001-02 Arsenal
- 2000-01 Liverpool
- 1999-2000 Chelsea
- 1998-99 Man Utd
- 1997-98 Arsenal
- 1996-97 Chelsea
- 1995-96 Manchester United
Chelsea 7/2 Betfair
Man Utd 9/2 Total Bet
Arsenal 6/1 William Hill
Liverpool 9/1 Bet 365
Spurs 14/1 Blue Square
Newcastle 25/1 VC Bet
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