Town have confirmed that the FA Cup third round tie against Preston at Portman Road will take place on Saturday 4th January (KO 3pm) with adult tickets costing £15, concessions £10 and under-16s £3.

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 defeated 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 will be Town's first home FA Cup tie since the 3-0 victory over Chesterfield in January 2009.

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BotesdaleBlue added 13:49 - Dec 10 I thinks this is as good a deal as we could have expected. Less expensive than some pre-season friendlies in past seasons!
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Paulc added 14:57 - Dec 10 Well done Town. Some real sense here. I can't go myself as I am away but my boy will go and it'll only cost me £3, cheers. I'm sure someone will still moan about it though.
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essextractorboy93 added 15:33 - Dec 10 Sounds fair enough. Think the crowd will be between 10 and 12 thousand. Preston won't bring that many but it is such a trek. Also the fact we have two home games against Charton and QPR either side of this match might have a negative effect on the attendance.
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Mark added 17:33 - Dec 10 Fair prices. I would encourage fans to buy as many tickets as possible for friends and family as Christmas presents. The more new people (especially children) we can get interested in ITFC the better. Preston won't be a push over. They are third in League One and have won their last three matches without conceding a goal.
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Taricco_Fan added 17:35 - Dec 10 Realistic pricing at last. Nice work, Town.
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RonFearonsHair added 17:53 - Dec 10 Fair price. I'll be there.
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wiggy71 added 17:56 - Dec 10 us fans need to take advantage of this and show the club that they can make as much money with fairer priced tickets
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stevelincsexile added 22:07 - Dec 10 This is great with four of us likely to travel the savings will pay for the petrol, a late Xmas pressy.
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Strikes added 22:36 - Dec 10 I shall endeavour to bring my young niece and nephews along. Maybe we should decree it "first game day" - make it the first game for as many young Blues as possible?
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