The FA Cup Third Round Proper preview show

Friday 03 Jan 2014
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This weekend sees The FA Cup Third Round Proper take place, with a number of eye-catching ties scheduled across Saturday and Sunday.

It's always one of the most anticipated weekends of the football calendar and this year is no different, following on from some exciting ties in the Second Round last month and an intriguing Third Round draw.

Our Third Round preview show offers an insight into some of those ties, as well as putting some FA Cup questions to the special guests and looking back at the Second Round and you can see all of those videos below.

Watch our pick of the action from the Second Round Proper.

 

First up, we hear from former Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder Darren Anderton, who talks about the big north London derby on Saturday, which pits Spurs against rivals Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. You can watch this video above.

We also take a look back at some of the best games from the Second Round Proper, including Grimsby Town's shock win over Northampton Town, Rochdale's result at Rotherham United and Macclesfield's victory against Brackley Town.

Steve McClaren previews Derby's FA Cup tie with Chelsea

 

Steve McClaren has proved to be a success so far on his return to Derby County, by guiding the Rams into the promotion race in the Championship. They have a home game with Jose Mourinho's Chelsea on Sunday and we hear from McClaren and Rams defender Richard Keogh to get their thoughts on that match in the next part of the show below.

Our FA Cup Idol feature for this round sees us look back to the Third Round in 1989, when Sutton United knocked out FA Cup holders Coventry City. Matt Hanlon was one of Sutton's goalscorers that day to earn his place in Cup history, so we speak to him to get his thoughts on the competition and what it means to him.

Kidderminster are hoping their 12th man can help against Peterborough.

 

Conference side Kidderminster Harriers are hoping to upset Peterborough United on Saturday and will be hoping for some help from their '12th man' in the crowd. We meet Thomas Paine, who is listed as the club's 12th man, chairman Mark Serrell, Second Round goalscorer Michael Gash and manager Steve Burr as they look forward to the tie.

And we round-off the show with a special FA Cup Third Round Quiz, featuring the likes of McClaren, Anderton, Burr and Keogh. 

Watch our FA Cup Third Round quiz.

 

By FA Staff