Town have drawn League One Preston North End at home in the third round of the FA Cup.

The clubs have met in the competition on two previous occasions, in February 1954 when the Lilywhites won 6-1 at Deepdale, then in January 1980 when Town ran out 3-0 victors also on Preston territory with Paul Mariner netting twice and Alan Brazil once.

Simon Grayson's Preston beat Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 away in round two on Saturday, having beaten Barnet 6-0 in the first round. They are currently third in League One.

The teams last met in the Championship in the 2010/11 season when the Lancastrians won 1-0 at home and the Blues 2-1 at Portman Road.

The game is Town's first home FA Cup tie since the 3-0 victory over Chesterfield in January 2009. Third round ties will be played on the weekend of 4th/5th January.

FA Cup Third Round

Bournemouth v Fleetwood or Burton

Derby v Chelsea

Ipswich v Preston

Grimsby v Huddersfield

Birmingham v Bristol Rovers or Crawley

Arsenal v Tottenham

Brighton v Reading

Everton v QPR

Blackburn v Manchester City

Bolton v Blackpool

Sunderland v Carlisle

Macclesfield v Sheffield Wednesday

Aston Villa v Sheffield United

Norwich v Fulham

Port Vale v Plymouth

Manchester United v Swansea

Charlton v Wrexham or Oxford

Wigan v MK Dons

Rochdale v Leeds

Newcastle v Cardiff

Southampton v Burnley

Stoke v Leicester

Doncaster v Stevenage

Kidderminster v Peterborough

West Brom v Crystal Palace

Middlesbrough v Hull City

Southend v Millwall

Bristol City v Watford

Nottingham Forest v West Ham

Liverpool v Oldham or Mansfield

Yeovil v Leyton Orient

Barnsley v Hartlepool or Coventry

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ian_marshall added 16:24 - Dec 8 Could be worse, least were at home
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tractordownsouth added 16:25 - Dec 8 Was Hoping for manchester Unites
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joshITFCporter added 16:26 - Dec 8 Not very exciting but good chance of getting to next round
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ian_marshall added 16:26 - Dec 8 So was everyone!
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Robbie12345 added 16:26 - Dec 8 Should be straight through to round 4, will be able give a few of our younger ones a go, gives loach another chance, and we should see Wordsworth and Veseli in action too!
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neilvanlimbeek added 16:26 - Dec 8 Preston Nob End!!
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Sindre94 added 16:27 - Dec 8 Disappointed. This means I wont go over, had hoped for a funny team away
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Scuzzer added 16:28 - Dec 8 Well at least its at home...but it hardly sets yer pulse racing.
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essextractorboy93 added 16:29 - Dec 8 Decent draw, they will have to travel a long way and we should win although it won't be too easy. Would have loved an away game but this draw means we have more chance of progressing.
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Ipswich_Crazy added 16:29 - Dec 8 Oh my god! Sindre94 you glory hunter! if your a real fan you would goto every home game no matter who we are playing!
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whosroundisitanyway added 16:29 - Dec 8 Lets progress, a good cup run can only improve the season. COYB
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finidi17 added 16:30 - Dec 8 Winnable game! Bring on Norwich in Round 4!
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Mark added 16:32 - Dec 8 Excellent, nice to be at home finally in the FA Cup! Preston are 3rd in League One though, so won't be a push over.
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AbujaBlue added 16:32 - Dec 8 I am laughing reading the comments from the PNE forums. "Worst possible draw. Boring Championship team that will most likely beat us and that is too far away for most people to bother going. There's nothing quite like the buzz of the FA Cup 3rd round draw, and there's nothing quite as disappointing as getting against an average Championship club right at the other end of the bastard country. Bollocks. " :D

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RonFearonsHair added 16:33 - Dec 8 No more than £15 and £1 for under 16's please.
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village_blue added 16:41 - Dec 8 No more than £10 for season ticket holders and all consessions £3
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Davin44 added 16:41 - Dec 8 ipswich_crazy2011 i hope you are joking regarding Sindre? he has to travel from a little further than you!
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arc added 16:42 - Dec 8 Crowd under 10,000. We'd better win it.
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whosroundisitanyway added 16:42 - Dec 8 Sindre94 What the f>>k$ a funny team??
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blueboy1981 added 16:46 - Dec 8 ....... enthralled. The clip from the PNE forum (AbujaBlue) sums it up pretty well I guess. Needs to be a cheapie this one to get a reasonable gate.
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StochesStotasBlewe added 16:50 - Dec 8 RonFearonsHair. I would hope the club see an opportunity here to get some of the many missing supporters back to PR, £10 max for adults, kids for a quid. However, can,t see that, would love to be proved wrong though.
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blueboy1981 added 16:53 - Dec 8 Sindre94 - totally understand your response to this draw - not exactly tempting to someone like yourself with travelling costs as they are. You'll be there in spirit anyway - I'm sure we all know that,
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blueboy1981 added 16:55 - Dec 8 pinewoodblueboy - absolutely right - needs to be exactly that.
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TractorCam added 16:55 - Dec 8 Not the most exciting team, but it's a lower league side and at home, meaning we have a great chance to advance to round 4.
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BillBlue added 17:10 - Dec 8 I agree with your sentiments Sindre. Just ignore people who tap their keyboards without giving a thought to what they are saying. We used to have a lot of good supporters such as yourself and long may you remain a true supporter of Town.
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