Thursday, December 31, 2009

Stoke v York

Stoke    v    York

    FA Cup third round
    Venue:Brittania Stadium Date: Saturday, 2 January Kick-off: 1500 GMT
    Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, BBC local radio, Final Score

    TEAM NEWS

    Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross is suspended while Andy Wilkinson is a doubt with a muscle injury.

    Michael Tonge and David Kitson are back from loans at Preston and Middlesbrough and could feature.

    York manager Martin Foyle has no new injury or suspension problems and thus has virtually a full-strength squad.

    Alan O'Hare is back in training after a long-term ankle injury, while Djoumin Sangare will be involved in the squad after missing the last 11 games.

    BIG-MATCH FACTS

    The tie in context

    • The romance of the club is wrapped up in this tie; one of two pitting a Premier League club against a non-league representative.

    • York City are one of four clubs from the Blue Square Premier to have fought their way through to the third round.

    Gulf in class

    • Stoke are 83 places superior in the pecking order. (?)

    Head-to-head

    FA Cup records and best performances

    • York have never beaten Stoke. They have drawn two and lost three of their five competitive meetings.

    • Their only clash in the FA Cup was in the third round in January 1969, when the visiting Potters won 2-0. At the time Stoke were a top-flight club, and York in the old Fourth Division.

    The clubs

    STOKE CITY

    Current form

    • The Potters have not won in six Premier League games, and have lost the last three without scoring.

    FA Cup form

    • Stoke last won an FA Cup tie in 2007, against Millwall. They went out in the third round to League One strugglers Hartlepool last season.

    • They last had their interest in the competition ended by a Conference club in the 2000/01 season, when Nuneaton Borough eliminated them after a first round replay.

    YORK CITY

    Current form

    • Undefeated in 11 in all competitions (W10, D1).

    • The Minstermen have not been beaten since 31 October, since succumbing 3-1, away to Crawley in the Blue Square Premier.

    FA Cup form

    • This is York's first appearance in the third round since the 2001/02 season. Premier League Fulham ended that run with a 2-0 win at Bootham Crescent in the fourth round.

    • York will be looking for a another giant-killing, like the one they mounted on 26 January 1985 when a Keith Houchen penalty proved sufficient for knock out the mighty Arsenal in the fourth round in North Yorkshire.

    Replay date

    Tuesday, 12 January (Kick off: 1945)

    Match officials

    Referee: Michael Jones (Cheshire)

    Assistant referees: Bob Pollock & Nigel Bannister

    Fourth official: Scott Mathieson

    о 11:48 PM

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