Fulham have been handed a trip to fellow Championship side Cardiff City in the draw for the third round of the FA Cup that has been made this evening.
The Bluebirds currently occupy one of the three relegation spots in the league, sitting in 22nd place with nineteen points from nineteen games. The Welsh side claimed a creditable point after holding high-flying Brighton and Hove Albion to a goalless draw at the weekend under Neil Warnock, having sacked former Fulham midfielder Paul Trollope in in October.
The two sides played out on an entertaining 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage in September. The Cottagers went in front through teenager Ryan Sessegnon’s first goal for the club but needed a late strike from Kevin McDonald to rescue a point after Joe Ralls and Anthony Pilkington had put City ahead. The FA Cup tie will offer a reunion with their former sides for Welsh international Jazz Richards and Scott Malone after the full backs swapped clubs before the start of the season.
The third round tie will be played at the Cardiff City stadium between Friday 6 and Monday 9 January.
FULL FA CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW
Ipswich v Lincoln or Oldham
Barrow v Rochdale
Manchester United v Reading
Hull v Swansea
Sunderland v Burnley
QPR v Blackburn
Millwall v Bournemouth
West Ham v Manchester City
Brighton v Charlton or MK Dons
Blackpool v Barnsley
Wigan v Nottingham Forest
Birmingham v Newcastle
Chelsea v Notts County or Peterborough
Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday
West Brom v Derby
Everton v Leicester
Liverpool v Newport County or Plymouth
Wycombe v Stourbridge or Northampton
Watford v Burton
Preston v Arsenal
Cardiff v Fulham
Stoke v Wolves
Cambridge v Leeds
Bristol City v Shrewsbury or Fleetwood
Huddersfield v Port Vale
Tottenham v Aston Villa
Brentford v Halifax or Eastleigh
Bolton v Crystal Palace
Norwich v Southampton
Sutton United v AFC Wimbledon
Accrington Stanley v Luton
Rotherham v Oxford or Macclesfield
