Manchester United in FA Cup is perfect incentive to beat Kettering says Leeds manager Simon Grayson
29 Nov 2009 - 21:14:04
Jermaine Beckford's goal saved Leeds United the embarrassment of elimination from the FA Cup at the hands of a Blue Square Premier side for the second year in succession, and Grayson admitted nothing would inspire his players more than the chance to resume hostilities with their old rivals from across the Pennines for the first time in six years.
"It is a fantastic place to play football," he said, "and a big incentive for both clubs, but especially Leeds because of the rivalry we have with Manchester United. It is what the FA Cup is all about."
Related ArticlesKettering Town 1 Leeds United 1Staines Town 1 Millwall 1Harper's baptism of fireSport on televisionSir Alex Ferguson, the United manager, faces an easier task despite the romance of their draw than his Arsenal counterpart, Ars? Wenger, who has a tricky, if short, journey to Gianfranco Zola's West Ham in one of three all-Premier League ties.
Hull will travel to Wigan, while Aston Villa host Blackburn.
Should Staines Town, the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, see off Millwall in their replay, they will host Derby County, while the other non-League teams definitely in the next round, York City and Forest Green Rovers, face difficult away ties, the former at Stoke and the latter at Sven-Goran Eriksson's Notts County.
Oxford United and Barrow, meanwhile, must replay before discovering which will travel to Sunderland.
All matches will be played on the weekend of January 2-3.
Full draw:
Tottenham v Peterborough
Brentford v Doncaster
Middlesbrough v Man City
Stoke v York
Notts County v Forest Green
Huddersfield v West Brom
Sheff Utd v QPR
Milton Keynes Dons v Burnley
Chelsea v Watford
Nottm Forest v Birmingham
Preston v Colchester
West Ham v Arsenal
Aston Villa v Blackburn
Portsmouth v Coventry
Sunderland v Oxford Utd/Barrow
Wigan v Hull
Everton v Carlisle
Sheff Wed v Crystal Palace
Tranmere/Aldershot v Wolverhampton
Blackpool v Ipswich
Fulham v Swindon
Stockport/Torquay v Brighton
Scunthorpe v Barnsley
Southampton v Rotherham/Luton
Bristol City v Cardiff
Reading v Liverpool
Staines Town/Millwall v Derby
Plymouth v Newcastle
Leicester v Swansea
Bolton v Lincoln City
Acrington/Barnet v Gillingham
Man Utd v Kettering/Leeds
