FA Cup fourth round draw: Leeds rewarded with trip to Tottenham

04 January 2010 07:57
Leeds United's prize for producing the shock of the FA Cup third round is a tricky tie against Premier League high-flyers Tottenham Hotspur.[LNB]Elsewhere in the draw moneybags Manchester City will travel to Scunthorpe while Sven Goran-Eriksson's Notts County could host Wigan if they win their rescheduled third round tie with Forest Green Rovers.[LNB] Grounded: Tomasz Kuszczak (R) and Wes Brown of Manchester United are unable to stop Jermaine Beckford of Leeds United scoring [LNB]Liverpool will welcome Burnley to Anfield should they get past Reading at the second time of asking. Arsenal, who's last piece of silverware was the 2005 FA Cup, travel to Stoke City.[LNB]The third round's big scorers Chelsea, who hit five at home to Watford, and Preston, who trounced Cochester 7-0, will meet at Deepdale.[LNB]Leeds manager Simon Grayson was not getting too carried away with the prospect of another Premier League scalp after Leeds were drawn to face Spurs at White Hart Lane.   [LNB]'We have a long season in terms of games but hopefully a successful one as well,' the Leeds manager told Sky Sports News.  [LNB] 'It's a good draw again. We're up against a top Premiership team and a top manager and we'll approach that as we have done for the Manchester United game - with the respect that they deserve.   [LNB]'But we've got a few league games in between and that's our bread and butter.  [LNB]'It's another fantastic draw and another game that could have been quite easily a Premier League fixture five or six years ago.'[LNB] Heads I win: Eduardo nods home Arsenal's second at Upton Park[LNB]Brighton boss Gus Poyet, who was part of the Chelsea team which beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the 2000 FA Cup final at Wembley, was thrilled by the thought of a trip to Villa Park.  [LNB] 'All the players and club and fans are very excited about it,' he said.  [LNB] 'It's going to be one of the big ones. The club are looking forward to the game.   [LNB]'It's going to be tough but it's important for the players to have the opportunity to play against Aston villa.  [LNB] 'Everyone at the club, I have to say, they wanted to play away against a Premiership club so I think it's perfect for everyone.' [LNB] The full fourth round draw, to be played over the weekend of 23/24 January: Southampton v Ipswich Town[LNB]Reading/Liverpool v Burnley[LNB]Millwall/Derby County v Brentford/Doncaster Rovers[LNB]Bristol City/Cardiff City v Leicester City[LNB]Stoke City v Arsenal[LNB]Notts County/Forest Green Rovers v Wigan Athletic[LNB]Scunthorpe United v Manchester City[LNB]West Bromwich Albion v Plymouth Argyle/Newcastle United[LNB]Everton v Nottingham Forest/Birmingham City[LNB]Accrington Stanley/Gillingham v Fulham[LNB]Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield United/QPR[LNB]Portsmouth/Coventry City v Sunderland[LNB]Preston North End v Chelsea[LNB]Aston Villa v Brighton and Hove Albion[LNB]Wolves v Crystal Palace[LNB]Tottenham v Leeds [LNB]  Manchester United 0 Leeds United 1: Jermaine Beckford is the hero as Simon Grayson's side dump champions out of the FA Cup LIVE: FA CUP THIRD ROUND - Follow the action from Sunday's cup clashes as it happensDoes the FA Cup still matter? Here's what football's big names are saying [LNB] 

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