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Your support makes all the difference.Saturday sees the return of the FA Cup third round, with 25 ties to be played today, starting with Manchester United vs Reading at Old Trafford.
Jaap Stam returns to his former club for the first time since he was abruptly sold by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2001 following revelations in his autobiography.
Jose Mourinho is expected to name a much-changed team for the tie, as is Arsene Wenger for when Arsenal face Preston at Deepdale in the 5.30pm kick off.
Other stand-out ties include Everton vs Leicester City, Hull vs Swansea and non-league Sutton United at home to AFC Wimbledon.
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Friday's FA Cup results:
West Ham United 0 Manchester City 5
Saturday’s FA Cup fixtures (all 3pm kick offs unless stated otherwise):
Manchester United v Reading (12.30pm kick off)
Accrington Stanley v Luton Town
Barrow v Rochdale
Birmingham City v Newcastle United
Blackpool v Barnsley
Bolton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
Brentford v Eastleigh
Brighton & Hove Albion v Milton Keynes Dons
Bristol City v Fleetwood Town
Everton v Leicester City
Huddersfield Town v Port Vale
Hull City v Swansea City
Ipswich Town v Lincoln City
Millwall v Bournemouth
Norwich City v Southampton
Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers
Rotherham United v Oxford United
Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland v Burnley
Sutton United v AFC Wimbledon
Watford v Burton Albion
West Bromwich Albion v Derby County
Wigan Athletic v Nottingham Forest
Wycombe Wanderers v Stourbridge
Preston North End v Arsenal (5.30pm kick off)
Ipswich 2 - 2 Lincoln
GOAL!
Lawrence has doubled his tally, but he has a goalkeeping lapse to thank for it. It's a long distance strike from around 30 yards, that should have been stopped.
Norwich 2 - 2 Southampton
GOAL!
Steven Naismith is left unmarked in the six-yard box and takes full advantage of this - simply slotting the ball into the back of the net for the equaliser.
Millwall 3 - 0 Bournemouth
GOAL!
Shane Ferguson puts the icing on the cake for Millwall, as he bags the third from a Millwall counter-attack. Tremendous performance from Neil Harris's men today.
As the 15:00 kick-off's draw to a close, we are left very little time to reflect on the tremendous displays before we witness Preston hosting Arsenal for our 17:30 kick-off.
Stay tuned for live minute-by-minute updates of the clash at Deepdale.
FULL TIME SCORES
Accrington 2 - 1 Luton Town
Barrow 0 - 2 Rochdale
Birmingham 1 - 1 Newcastle United
Blackpool 0 - 0 Barnsley
Bolton 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
Brentford 5 - 1 Eastleigh
Brighton 2 - 0 MK Dons
Bristol City 0 - 0 Fleetwood
Everton 1 - 2 Leicester
Huddersfield Town 4 - 0 Port Vale
Hull City 2 - 0 Swansea
Ipswich 2 - 2 Lincoln City
Millwall 3 - 0 Bournemouth
Norwich 2 - 2 Southampton
Queens Park Rangers 1 - 2 Blackburn
Rotherham 2 - 3 Oxford United
Stoke City 0 - 2 Wolves
Sunderland 0 - 0 Wycombe
Sutton 0 - 0 AFC Wimbledon
Watford 2 - 0 Burton Albion
West Brom 1 - 2 Derby County
Wigan Athletic 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest
Wycombe 2 - 1 Stourbridge
The players are out on the pitch now. Just minutes until kick-off.
Stay tuned for live minute-by-minute updates.
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