Giantkillers! The third round of the FA Cup allows minnows to dream of glory and a result for fans to speak of for years to come… so, which ties this year can provide a famous upset?

The FA Cup is always famed for its storylines. Whether it is 30 years on from when Division Four Wrexham beat English champions Arsenal, when 200-1 Oldham Athletic beat Fulham or Wigan knocking off Manchester City in the final.  Ahead of the weekend’s third round ties, Sportsmail assesses each of them and looks at the…

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He was a revolutionary manager who made Leeds into a top club before he was blacklisted from the English game… here’s how Don Revie became the first victim of CANCEL culture

Click:fashion exhibition As a footballer, he was a creative, deep-lying forward currently the height of fashion in the Premier League. As a manager, he resides among the finest born on these shores and architect of the great Leeds United team. They won the title twice, succeeded in Europe and this year celebrate the 50th anniversary…

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He was a revolutionary manager who made Leeds into a top club before he was blacklisted from the English game… here’s how Don Revie became the first victim of CANCEL culture

As a footballer, he was a creative, deep-lying forward currently the height of fashion in the Premier League. As a manager, he resides among the finest born on these shores and architect of the great Leeds United team. They won the title twice, succeeded in Europe and this year celebrate the 50th anniversary of their…

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Mikel Arteta says Arsenal will NOT re-sign Jack Wilshere despite Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ loan switch to Roma leaving him ‘very short’ on numbers… but he insists the club will be ‘alert’ if the right player becomes available in January

Mikel Arteta has ruled out re-signing Jack Wilshere despite admitting the departure of Ainsley Maitland-Niles leaves Arsenal ‘very short’ on numbers. Wilshere, 30, who spent two decades at Arsenal, has been training with his former club after becoming a free agent in the summer.  But Arteta said on Friday: ‘I was very clear with the…

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Mikel Arteta says Arsenal will NOT re-sign Jack Wilshere despite Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ loan switch to Roma leaving him ‘very short’ on numbers… but he insists the club will be ‘alert’ if the right player becomes available in January

Mikel Arteta has ruled out re-signing Jack Wilshere despite admitting the departure of Ainsley Maitland-Niles leaves Arsenal ‘very short’ on numbers. Wilshere, 30, who spent two decades at Arsenal, has been training with his former club after becoming a free agent in the summer.  But Arteta said on Friday: ‘I was very clear with the…

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Haunted by the goal that never was: Third-tier Chesterfield were cruelly denied a 1997 FA Cup final date with star-studded Chelsea… 25 years later the Conference leaders finally face the Blues in the competition’s third-round

One Monday back in December, David Seaman dipped his hand into a glass bowl, fished out ball No 61, chortled into a camera and sent an FA Cup flashback through a market town in north-east Derbyshire. ‘Unfinished business,’ smiled Chesterfield chairman Mike Goodwin once the din of being drawn against Chelsea subsided. ‘If David Elleray…

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Haunted by the goal that never was: Third-tier Chesterfield were cruelly denied a 1997 FA Cup final date with star-studded Chelsea… 25 years later the Conference leaders finally face the Blues in the competition’s third-round

One Monday back in December, David Seaman dipped his hand into a glass bowl, fished out ball No 61, chortled into a camera and sent an FA Cup flashback through a market town in north-east Derbyshire. ‘Unfinished business,’ smiled Chesterfield chairman Mike Goodwin once the din of being drawn against Chelsea subsided. ‘If David Elleray…

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Manchester City starlet Cole Palmer ‘has the ingredients’ to emulate Phil Foden at the Etihad, says assistant coach Rodolfo Borrell after his ‘great quality’ in goal-scoring display against Swindon in FA Cup win

Manchester City assistant coach Rodolfo Borrell believes that Cole Palmer has the qualities to emulate Phil Foden and become a star for the club. Palmer produced an impressive display as City beat Swindon 4-1 away in the third round of the FA Cup on Friday night, with the youngster scoring and providing an assist. The…

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Manchester City starlet Cole Palmer ‘has the ingredients’ to emulate Phil Foden at the Etihad, says assistant coach Rodolfo Borrell after his ‘great quality’ in goal-scoring display against Swindon in FA Cup win

Manchester City assistant coach Rodolfo Borrell believes that Cole Palmer has the qualities to emulate Phil Foden and become a star for the club. Palmer produced an impressive display as City beat Swindon 4-1 away in the third round of the FA Cup on Friday night, with the youngster scoring and providing an assist. Click…

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Steven Gerrard looks to pile more misery on old rivals Man United, four non-League sides hope to be giant-killers as Chesterfield go to Chelsea, and Shrewsbury head for Anfield (again!)… 10 things to look out for on FA Cup third round weekend

It’s always one of the highlights of the football calendar and the FA Cup third round weekend is now upon us as league action takes a back seat. Boreham Wood, Chesterfield, Yeovil Town and Kidderminster Harriers will fly the flag for the non-League as the Premier League and Championship clubs enter the fray on the…

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