{"id":298389,"date":"2023-12-04T23:24:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T23:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298389"},"modified":"2023-12-04T23:24:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T23:24:47","slug":"met-police-in-talks-with-fa-to-rescheduling-fa-cup-third-round-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/met-police-in-talks-with-fa-to-rescheduling-fa-cup-third-round-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Police in talks with FA to rescheduling FA Cup third-round ties"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Met Police are in talks with the FA about rescheduling some of next month\u2019s FA Cup third-round ties after the draw produced a security nightmare for the force.<\/p>\n
In a quirk of fate all seven of London\u2019s Premier League clubs have been drawn at home, as have Millwall and QPR.<\/p>\n
The ties are due to be played between Friday January 5 and Monday January 8, with the precise timings yet to be determined.<\/p>\n
The Met Police are expected to have a strong input into the scheduling due to the logistical challenges.<\/p>\n
To compound matters for the Met much of their policing resource is being taken up by marshalling the weekly pro-Palestine marches that have been taking place in central London on Saturdays.<\/p>\n
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Liverpool’s trip to the Emirates to face Arsenal is the standout tie in the third round draw\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Spurs will welcome Burnley to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the third round of the FA Cup\u00a0<\/p>\n
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In another unfortunate twist both Luton (Kenilworth Road pictured) and Watford have been drawn at home so Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Police will also be in for a busy weekend<\/p>\n
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In another unfortunate twist both Luton and Watford have also been drawn at home so Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Police will also be in for a busy weekend.<\/p>\n
The Met Police and FA declined to comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Arenal’s welcome of Liverpool headlines an intriguing third round of the FA Cup. It will be the first time the sides have met in the competition since 2014\u00a0when\u00a0Arsene Wenger\u2019s Gunners won their fifth-round tie at the Emirates 2-1.<\/p>\n
The clash will evoke memories of the final in 2001 which saw Michael Owen\u2019s double secure a 2-1 victory and one part of a Cup treble for Liverpool.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was one of their eight triumphs in the competition, while the Gunners have won the trophy a record 14 times.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Luton Town vs Bolton<\/p>\n
Shrewsbury Town vs Wrexham\u00a0<\/p>\n
Arsenal vs Liverpool<\/p>\n
Stoke City vs Brighton<\/p>\n
Norwich vs Crewe or Bristol Rovers<\/p>\n
West Ham vs Bristol City<\/p>\n
Tottenham vs Burnley<\/p>\n
Fulham vs Rotherham United<\/p>\n
West Brom vs Aldershot or Stockport<\/p>\n
Southampton vs Alfreton or Walsall<\/p>\n
Wimbledon vs Ipswich<\/p>\n
Peterborough vs Leeds United<\/p>\n
Millwall vs Leicester City<\/p>\n
Watford vs Chesterfield or Leyton Orient<\/p>\n
Sunderland vs Newcastle<\/p>\n
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff\u00a0<\/p>\n
Crystal Palace vs Everton\u00a0<\/p>\n
Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nottingham Forest vs Blackpool or Forest Green<\/p>\n
Wigan vs Manchester United<\/p>\n
Manchester City vs Huddersfield Town<\/p>\n
Blackburn Rovers vs Cambridge United<\/p>\n
Gillingham vs Sheffield United<\/p>\n
Swansea City vs Morecambe<\/p>\n
Chelsea vs Preston<\/p>\n
QPR vs Bournemouth<\/p>\n
Coventry vs Oxford<\/p>\n
Brentford vs Wolves<\/p>\n
Plymouth vs Sutton United\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maidstone United vs Stevenage or Port Vale<\/p>\n
Newport County or Barnet vs Eastleigh<\/p>\n
Hull City vs Birmingham City\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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