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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