FA cup draw: Burton Albion set to face Man Utd
Nigel Clough's Burton Albion secured an FA Cup third round tie with Manchester United after beating Burscough 4-1 in Tuesday's re-arranged round two match.
It is the pick of the third-round draw, which also pitted giant-killers Tamworth, who have beaten Bournemouth and Hartlepool, against Stoke City.
Middlesbrough will play Nuneaton or Histon, who face a replay this month, while holders Arsenal meet Cardiff.
And Premiership champions Chelsea will welcome League One's Huddersfield.
Terriers boss Peter Jackson told the Sir Stanley: "We couldn't have asked for a better draw. Chelsea are the champions, we'll be going to Stamford Bridge so we're all looking forward to it."
And Tamworth manager Mark Cooper was not overly concerned at being drawn away from home for the third successive round against local rivals Stoke.
"We will go there with confidence," he told Sir Stanley. "Why not? We always seem to do better away from home."
Burton, who are managed by Nigel Clough, faced Manchester United in a friendly last month to mark the opening of the club's new ground.
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The draw for the FA Cup third round:
West Bromwich Albion v Reading
Fulham v Leyton Orient
Brighton v Coventry
Wolves v Plymouth
Port Vale or Bristol Rovers v Doncaster
Sheffield Wednesday v Charlton
Torquay v Birmingham
Manchester City v Scunthorpe
Newcastle United v Mansfield
Luton Town v Liverpool
Preston v Crewe
Stoke v Tamworth
Derby v Burnley
Southampton v Milton Keynes Dons
Blackburn v QPR
Arsenal v Cardiff
Stockport v Oldham or Brentford
Norwich v West Ham
Ipswich v Portsmouth
Wigan v Leeds
Sunderland v Woking or Northwich Victoria
Chelsea v Huddersfield
Cheltenham Town or Oxford United v Chester City
Leicester v Tottenham
Watford v Bolton
Sheffield United v Colchester United
Nuneaton Borough or Histon v Middlesbrough
Hull City v Aston Villa
Barnsley or Bradford v Walsall
Burton Albion v Manchester United
Crystal Palace v Stevenage Borough or Northampton Town
Millwall v Everton
Ties to be played on the weekend of 7/8 January 2006.
