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AFC Bournemouth or Barnet Await in Youth Cup if Blues Beat Cardiff - Ipswich Town News

Town’s U18s will face AFC Bournemouth or Barnet away in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup, if they beat Cardiff City in next week’s third round tie. Adem Atay’s side are in action in the first of two away games against the Bluebirds on successive Saturdays tomorrow morning at the Cardiff International Sports Stadium (KO 11am).

That game is a Professional Development League Two fixture, while the sides meet in the FA Youth Cup at the Cardiff City Stadium in a week's time (KO 3pm).

The Cherries and Bees meet in their round three game at Dean Court on Wednesday evening.

The U18s are currently fifth in the league table, while Cardiff are eight points behind them in seventh having played a game more.

The young Blues defeated Exeter 2-1 in round two of the FA Youth Cup last month having thrashed King’s Lynn 6-1 in the first round.

Last season the Town youngsters reached the last 16 stage of the competition where they were beaten 4-1 by Watford.

The Blues have won the FA Youth Cup on three occasions, in 1973, 1975 and 2005.

FA Youth Cup Fourth Round
1 Norwich City or Newcastle United v Manchester United or Lincoln City
2 Leeds United or Hull City v Luton Town or Sheffield Wednesday
3 AFC Bournemouth or Barnet v Cardiff City or Ipswich Town
4 Cheltenham Town or Arsenal v Bristol Rovers or Southampton
5 West Bromwich Albion or Scunthorpe United v Middlesbrough or Forest Green Rovers
6 Manchester City or Swansea City v Stevenage or Aston Villa
7 Blackburn Rovers or Newport County v West Ham United or Charlton Athletic
8 Oxford United or Maidenhead United v Preston North End or Bristol City
9 Bolton Wanderers or Millwall v Fleetwood Town or Watford
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers or Nottingham Forest v Reading or Crystal Palace
11 Chelsea or Huddersfield Town v Bradford City or Stoke City
12 Derby County or Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion or Leicester City
13 Wigan Athletic or Croydon v Tottenham Hotspur or Liverpool
14 Sunderland or Birmingham City v Crewe Alexandra or Barnsley
15 Mansfield Town or Queens Park Rangers v Curzon Ashton or Burnley
16 Sheffield United or AFC Wimbledon v Fulham or South Shields

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