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Bristol City vs. Wolves (Saturday, 12.00pm)
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Wolverhampton Wanderers volition enactment their Premier League endurance bid to 1 broadside erstwhile they question to Ashton Gate to look Championship broadside Bristol City successful the 3rd circular of the FA Cup connected Saturday lunchtime.
The 2 teams conscionable for the archetypal clip since February 2019 erstwhile the Old Gold secured a 1-0 distant triumph implicit the Robins successful the 5th circular of the FA Cup.
We say: Bristol City 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Taking into relationship that information that Bristol City are acceptable to sanction a comparatively beardown lineup and Wolves could beryllium without a fig of players, determination whitethorn beryllium small to abstracted these 2 teams this weekend.
The Robins person looked beardown connected location ungraded successful caller weeks, portion the Old Gold proceed to look susceptible successful defence, truthful we are backing the hosts to assertion a Premier League scalp and beforehand to the 4th round.
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Middlesbrough vs. Blackburn (Saturday, 12.00pm)
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Playoff-chasing sides Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers volition enactment their promotion ambitions to 1 broadside this play erstwhile they conscionable successful the 3rd circular of the FA Cup connected Saturday astatine the Riverside.
Managers Michael Carrick and John Eustace could beryllium tempted to discard the cupful successful favour of focusing connected promotion, but a triumph for either broadside could springiness them a intelligence borderline for the coming weeks successful the playoff hunt.
We say: Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburn Rovers (Middlesbrough triumph connected penalties)
There is astir thing to abstracted the sides successful the Championship table, and some managers could beryllium tempted to marque immoderate unit changes with the promotion representation hotting up.
The 2 sides person won precise fewer games successful caller weeks, and this 1 whitethorn spell each the way, with Boro proving pugnacious to beat, adjacent if they person lone won 2 of their past six matches.
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Birmingham vs. Lincoln (Saturday, 12.00pm)
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Looking to proceed their combat connected 3 fronts arsenic 2025 progresses, Birmingham City volition invited chap third-tier outfit Lincoln City to St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park for a third-round necktie successful the FA Cup connected Saturday afternoon.
Blues person enjoyed a productive festive play arsenic they conflict for promotion to the Championship, whilst the Imps person struggled to find the nett and affirmative results implicit caller weeks.
We say: Birmingham City 2-0 Lincoln City
Likely to rotate pursuing a hectic festive schedule, a disjointed Birmingham broadside mightiness conflict to find their bushed successful the FA Cup this weekend.
However, Blues should person capable prime connected the transportation and successful reserve for success, particularly considering Lincoln's caller struggles successful beforehand of goal.
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Liverpool vs. Accrington (Saturday, 12.15pm)
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Liverpool get their FA Cup run underway connected Saturday lunchtime erstwhile they invited League Two strugglers Accrington Stanley to Anfield.
In a imagination necktie for the fourth-tier outfit, this volition beryllium their archetypal clash against Liverpool since reforming successful 1968.
We say: Liverpool 6-0 Accrington Stanley
While Slot is acceptable to rotate his Liverpool broadside heavily, immoderate planetary endowment should inactive beryllium connected display, and they volition person acold excessively overmuch people for the League Two outfit.
Accrington volition effort to support the people down, but Liverpool person been escaped scoring successful the Premier League and Champions League, truthful the result whitethorn look disfigured astatine afloat time.
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Leicester vs. QPR (Saturday, 2.00pm)
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Ruud van Nistelrooy's archetypal sensation of knockout shot arsenic Leicester City caput manager sees the Foxes invited Queens Park Rangers to the King Power Stadium for Saturday's FA Cup third-round clash.
It has been astir 38 years to the time since the sides past met successful the prestigious competition, though fewer volition backmost QPR to replicate their 5-2 thrashing of Leicester from that 1987 affair.
We say: Leicester City 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
Leicester and QPR whitethorn beryllium heading successful other trajectories successful their respective leagues, but cleanable sheets stay hard to travel by for Cifuentes's side, adjacent if the feel-good origin has returned.
The Hoops tin inactive beryllium expected to occupation a confidence-depleted Foxes unit, but Van Nistelrooy's other firepower successful onslaught should conscionable astir get the hosts implicit the line.
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Reading vs. Burnley (Saturday, 3.00pm)
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League One outfit Reading invited Championship broadside Burnley to the Select Car Leasing Stadium for a third-round necktie successful the FA Cup connected Saturday afternoon.
The 2 teams quadrate disconnected for the archetypal clip since April 2023 erstwhile they played retired a goalless stalemate successful the 2nd tier.
We say: Reading 1-2 Burnley
Both teams volition fancy their chances of occurrence connected Saturday, but Burnley volition beryllium regarded arsenic favourites, adjacent though their distant grounds astatine Reading leaves small to beryllium desired, and they should find a mode to borderline past their League One counterparts, adjacent if Parker opts to marque changes to his lineup.
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Norwich vs. Brighton (Saturday, 3.00pm)
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Two clubs yet to adhd an FA Cup honour to their trophy furniture quadrate disconnected astatine Carrow Road successful Saturday's third-round encounter, arsenic Norwich City pit their wits against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Both sides travel into the showdown seeking to agelong their respective unbeaten runs to 5 matches, but converting draws into wins remains a conflict for the Premier League outfit.
We say: Norwich City 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Both encounters betwixt Norwich and Brighton successful 2021-22 mightiness person ended scoreless, but goals ought to beryllium a warrant betwixt the assured Canaries and a Seagulls broadside who tin ever beryllium relied upon to nutrient the attacking goods connected the road.
A depleted Seagulls defence is astatine superior hazard of being exposed by Thorup's men, but the visitors should beryllium capable to combat occurrence with occurrence astatine the different extremity of the transportation to participate the cookware for circular four.
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Preston vs. Charlton (Saturday, 3.00pm)
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Preston North End invited League One broadside Charlton Athletic to Deepdale successful the 3rd circular of the FA Cup connected Saturday.
It is the third-tier broadside who travel into the crippled successful amended form, with Preston making a mediocre commencement to 2025, slipping down the Championship table.
We say: Preston North End 1-2 Charlton Athletic
Despite being successful the part below, Charlton person been taking this contention earnestly truthful acold with a superb triumph implicit Walsall, and they person been successful fantabulous signifier successful League One.
Preston are lingering successful mid-table successful the Championship truthful should tract a beardown team, but contempt an fantabulous tally successful the EFL Cup, they could beryllium successful for a astonishment here.
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Chelsea vs. Morecambe (Saturday, 3.00pm)
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The wheels person travel disconnected Chelsea's Premier League rubric charge, but the Blues volition question harmless transition into FA Cup circular 4 erstwhile they big Morecambe successful Saturday's third-round showdown.
While Enzo Maresca's troops participate the contention astatine this stage, the Shrimps person already had to navigate clashes with Worthing and Bradford City to gain a time retired astatine Stamford Bridge.
We say: Chelsea 5-0 Morecambe
Chelsea's aureate interaction successful the Premier League whitethorn person eluded them successful the past mates of weeks, but adjacent Maresca's second-string squad should comfortably teardrop Morecambe to shreds.
Do not expect the Shrimps to depart with a consolation extremity to their sanction either; each of the visitors' past six losses person besides seen them neglect to find the backmost of the net.
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Sunderland vs. Stoke (Saturday, 3.00pm)
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Stoke City question to the North East for Saturday's all-Championship FA Cup necktie against Sunderland astatine the Stadium of Light.
The hosts are searching for a 3rd consecutive victory, portion the visitors are hoping to assertion their archetypal triumph nether Mark Robins's tutelage.
We say: Sunderland 1-0 Stoke City
Stoke person proven to beryllium a pugnacious squad to bushed successful caller times, but we deliberation that they whitethorn conflict to debar decision against a Sunderland broadside that has won 4 of their past 5 matches astatine the Stadium of Light.
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Exeter vs. Oxford Utd (Saturday, 3.00pm)
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Championship outfit Oxford United volition caput to St James Park for Saturday's FA Cup third-round necktie against League One Exeter City.
The hosts are looking to extremity a three-game winless run, portion the U's volition beryllium hoping to support their unbeaten commencement nether Gary Rowett.
We say: Exeter City 1-2 Oxford United
While Oxford are acceptable to marque a fig of changes for the third-round tie, they volition inactive transportation plentifulness of momentum into the play aft winning 3 and drafting 1 of their 4 matches nether Rowett, and we deliberation that they volition support that tally going by claiming a constrictive triumph implicit a nine they person beaten successful 4 of their past 5 meetings.
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Brentford vs. Plymouth (Saturday, 3.00pm)
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Premier League broadside Brentford invited Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle to the Gtech Community Stadium for an FA Cup third-round necktie connected Saturday afternoon.
The 2 teams butt heads for the archetypal clip since February 2011 erstwhile the Bees bushed the Pilgrims 2-0 successful League One.
We say: Brentford 4-1 Plymouth Argyle
Brentford volition beryllium regarded arsenic steadfast favourites to travel retired connected apical this weekend. Taking into relationship the hosts' awesome location signifier arsenic good arsenic Plymouth's leaky backline - the worst successful the EFL that has conceded 53 goals - we tin spot the Bees securing harmless transition done to the 4th round.
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Nott'm Forest vs. Luton (Saturday, 3.00pm)
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Two clubs that could lone beryllium separated by 1 spot successful the 2023-24 Premier League table reunite successful Saturday's FA Cup third-round battle, wherever Nottingham Forest quadrate up to Luton Town astatine the City Ground.
While the Tricky Trees person lone been looking upwards since narrowly avoiding relegation past term, the Hatters are warring an uphill conflict to adjacent salvage their Championship presumption for 2025-26 and precocious parted institution with caput manager Rob Edwards.
We say: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Luton Town
It volition beryllium fascinating to spot whether Santo opts to spell beardown oregon rotate his resources for the sojourn of Luton, but careless of what squad Forest field, Luton should beryllium heading location disappointed.
The Hatters are successful disarray connected the field, and adjacent if Trollope and Kyle tin supply immoderate benignant of caller manager bounce, the Premier League astonishment bundle should bask harmless transition into circular four.
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Man City vs. Salford City (Saturday, 5.45pm)
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Two teams little than 5 miles isolated but separated by 64 places successful the English shot pyramid conscionable astatine the Etihad Stadium connected Saturday, arsenic Manchester City play big to Salford City successful the 3rd circular of the FA Cup.
The Citizens and the Ammies volition butt heads for the precise archetypal time, with the visitors preparing for their debut successful the 3rd circular of the competition.
We say: Manchester City 3-0 Salford City
The unpredictable quality of the FA Cup is what makes the prestigious contention truthful special, and adjacent though Salford City participate Saturday's contention arsenic immense underdogs, they volition person their tails up heading to the Etihad arsenic they boast a beardown tally of form.
Man City are expected to marque changes, but Guardiola perchance leaning connected youthful, energetic and bare players who are keen to involvement a assertion for much first-team opportunities whitethorn really play into their hands, and we are backing the hosts to unafraid harmless transition done to the 4th round.
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Leeds vs. Harrogate (Saturday, 5.45pm)
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In a first-ever gathering betwixt these 2 Yorkshire outfits, Leeds United invited Harrogate Town to Elland Road successful 1 of the ties of the FA Cup 3rd circular connected Saturday.
Leeds are accustomed to facing section rivals successful the signifier of Bradford City and Huddersfield Town, but this volition beryllium a caller acquisition for everybody astatine Elland Road this weekend.
We say: Leeds United 4-1 Harrogate Town
The extent of Leeds' squad suggests that, adjacent with dense rotation, they volition tract an XI with internationals and plentifulness of players with top-flight experience, and that should beryllium excessively overmuch for Harrogate.
For the travelling 4,000 Harrogate fans, fewer volition beryllium expecting a effect here, and their presumption adjacent the bottommost of League Two is simply a wide indicator that they volition conflict against the second-tier leaders.
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Leyton Orient vs. Derby (Saturday, 6.00pm)
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Following an upturn successful League One signifier implicit the festive period, Leyton Orient power their attentions to the FA Cup connected Saturday afternoon, erstwhile Championship outfit Derby County sojourn Gaughan Group Stadium.
The O's enjoyed plentifulness of Christmas cheer and look acceptable for an improbable playoff propulsion successful the 3rd tier, whilst the Rams are nervously looking implicit their enarthrosis astatine the second-tier relegation zone.
We say: Leyton Orient 1-2 Derby County
Following a five-game winning streak successful League One, Leyton Orient volition not fearfulness the accomplishment of Derby astatine Gaughan Group Stadium connected Saturday afternoon.
However, we consciousness that the Rams volition person capable prime connected the transportation and successful reserve to compression into the 4th circular astatine the disbursal of the in-form O's.
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Mansfield vs. Wigan (Saturday, 6.00pm)
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Wigan Athletic volition caput to the One Call Stadium for Saturday's FA Cup third-round necktie against chap League One broadside Mansfield Town.
The Stags are looking to scope the 4th circular for the archetypal clip since 2007-08, portion the visitors are hoping to scope the adjacent signifier for the archetypal clip since 2021-22.
We say: Mansfield Town 2-1 Wigan Athletic
Mansfield volition beryllium afloat of assurance aft winning 4 of their past 5 matches, and we deliberation that the hosts volition proceed to physique momentum by claiming a constrictive triumph to get the amended of Wigan for the 2nd clip this season.
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Coventry vs. Sheff Weds (Saturday, 6.00pm)
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Looking to spell 2 amended than their FA Cup escapade past season, Coventry City volition invited Championship counterparts Sheffield Wednesday to The Coventry Building Society Arena connected Saturday evening.
The Sky Blues person made a mixed commencement to beingness nether the stewardship of Frank Lampard, whilst the Owls are battling distant successful the 2nd tier with highly-regarded Danny Rohl astatine the helm.
We say: Coventry City 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
With a fig of injuries to cardinal attackers, it could beryllium a grind for Coventry this play arsenic they look to publication a spot successful the 4th circular of the FA Cup.
We are expecting a driblet successful show levels from Sheffield Wednesday with alterations to their XI expected, a determination from Rohl that volition apt pb to decision connected the road.
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