To be played 8/9 of January Arsenal - Stoke Man U - Exeter Tottenham - Brighton Reading - Stockport/Swansea Cardiff - Blackburn Preston - West Brom Burnley - Liverpool Watford - Fulham
On paper, a good chance for the YA's involved-- or at least their teams-- to go through to the fourth round draw. Favorable home draws for Arsenal, Man Utd and Spurs, Liverpool should have no trouble away to Burnley, but Cardiff (just a hunch here) could pose a banana skin for Blackburn. Reading's match, as well as Preston's, will be quite interesting, and the match involving Fulham just might be the pick of the lot as far as entertainment value goes... just another hunch there. Question begs asking... is this a year where we may see a key YA go deep into the F.A. Cup competition? It should be fun tracking it, as always.