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U18s Draw Gillingham Away in FA Youth Cup - Ipswich Town News

Town’s U18s will play Gillingham away in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup.

The young Blues beat non-league Andover Town 4-0 in the third round at Portman Road on Tuesday.

The game at the Priestfield Stadium and all the other fourth round ties must be played by Saturday 19th January.

Gillingham, who have a category three academy, beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2 away in round three, won 4-0 away at Cheltenham in the second round and defeated AFC Wimbledon 3-1 in round one, again on away turf.

FA Youth Cup Fourth Round Draw
Sheffield Wednesday or Stoke City v Everton
Gillingham v Ipswich Town
Derby County v Middlesbrough or Sheffield United
Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers or Wigan Athletic
Burnley or Oxford United v AFC Bournemouth or Mansfield Town
Leicester City or Fulham v Bristol City or Crewe Alexandra
Arsenal or Northampton Town v Millwall or Tottenham Hotspur
Crystal Palace v Bolton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion or Lincoln City v Queens Park Rangers
Manchester United or Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion
Preston North End v Port Vale or Norwich City
Liverpool or Portsmouth v Accrington Stanley or Leeds United
Aston Villa or Swansea City v Cambridge United or Reading
Peterborough United v Stevenage or Bury
Watford or Birmingham City v Southampton
Clevedon Town or Manchester City v Maidenhead United or Nottingham Forest

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