Sunday, January 4, 2009

Live text - FA Cup third round

1330 GMT KICK-OFF
Gillingham v Aston Villa

1600 GMT KICK-OFF
Southampton v Man Utd

GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times GMT)

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By Caroline Cheese

1245: League Two Gillingham's home game against Aston Villa kicks us off today, followed by Manchester United's trip to Southampton at 1600 GMT. In between though, we'll take in the fourth-round draw at 1525 GMT. Hartlepool, Nottingham Forest, Kettering, Histon and Blyth Spartans will all be in the hat. And Watford.

1239: As O'Neill is acutely aware though, Villa's recent FA Cup record is not too clever. They've gone out in the third round on six of the last seven occasions - albeit to Manchester United in the last two years. And for all that breaking into the top four would be a tremendous achievement for O'Neill's boys, you can't put that in your trophy cabinet can you?

1235: Good day to you. Here's Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill with some rousing words to get us in the mood for today's games: "I grew up at a time when the FA Cup was the only live game on TV for years and years and you built yourself up to watch it. You'd sit in front of the TV for three hours beforehand. You never missed it."

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