The FA Cup third round is here! Here's a look at some of the matches to keep an eye on -- including non-league Tamworth hosting Tottenham -- in England's most prestigious cup competition.
third round weekend, one of the biggest occasions in the English football calendar, when lower-league minnows get the chance to take on some of the biggest teams in the world in true David vs. Goliath encounters.FA Cup history is littered with shocks and so-called giant-killings, including fourth-tier Wrexham beating reigning league champions Arsenal in 1992, third-tier
With Ashley at the senior end of the scale at 39 and Tyler still an unproven youngster, this could be a tie when one or both make an appearance from the substitutes' bench, but Ashley has already spoken of the possibility being a"dream come true." Salford's astronomic rise has hit the buffers in recent years, with the club still in League Two after five seasons, but this tie isand the very distant prospect of a huge upset against City to add to the successes they enjoyed while playing for United.This is a classic cup tie involving a non-league minnow at home against one of the biggest names in English football. Tiny Tamworth are taking on Tottenham, whose record of eight FA Cup wins is bettered only by Arsenal and Manchester United.
Sunday's game will be the 15th FA Cup encounter between the two teams with United winning eight, Arsenal five and one draw. It is a cup rivalry that has thrown up some of the most memorable moments in FA Cup history including Ryan Giggs's solo goal winner in the 1999 semifinal replay, Alan Sunderland scoring a last-minute winner in the 1979 Final and Arsenal winning the first-ever penalty shoot-out in a final when beating United in 2005.
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