FA Cup draw: Blackpool, Preston North End, Wigan Athletic and others discover third round opponents

Blackpool have been drawn against Ipswich Town in the third round of the FA Cup.

Blackpool will take on Ipswich Town in the third round of the FA Cup next month.

The Seasiders will travel to Portman Road on the weekend of January 10/11.

Ian Evatt’s side set themselves up for a place in the draw after claiming a 4-1 victory over National League outfit Carlisle United on Sunday evening.

Ashley Fletcher claimed a brace against the Cumbrians, while Tom Bloxham and Scott Banks were also on the scoresheet at Bloomfield Road.

Elsewhere in the North West, Blackpool’s League One opponents Wigan Athletic and their Lancashire rivals Preston North End have been drawn against each other and will face off at Deepdale.

Here’s the full third round draw:

Wolves V Shrewsbury Town

Doncaster Rovers V Southampton

Tottenham Hotspur V Aston Villa

Port Vale V Fleetwood Town

Preston North End V Wigan Athletic

Ipswich Town V Blackpool

Wrexham V Nottingham Forest

Charlton Athletic V Chelsea

Manchester City V Exeter City

West Ham United V QPR

Sheffield Wednesday V Brentford

Fulham V Middlesbrough

Everton V Sunderland

Liverpool V Barnsley

Burnley V Millwall

Norwich V Walsall

Portsmouth V Arsenal

Derby County V Leeds United

Swansea V West Brom

Salford City V Swindon Town

Boreham Wood V Brackley Town/Burton Albion

Grimsby Town V Weston-Super-Mare

Hull City V Blackburn Rovers

Newcastle United V AFC Bournemouth

MK Dons V Oxford United

Cheltenham Town V Leicester City

Cambridge United V Birmingham City

Bristol City V Watford

Stoke City V Coventry City

Macclesfield V Crystal Palace

Manchester United V Brighton & Hove Albion

Sheffield United V Mansfield Town

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