Town are likely to face an understrength Arsenal side in October 30th's Worthington Cup tie at Highbury. The North Londers warn fans on their tickets that they are unlikely to field a full stregth side in the competition, although like any of the major players in the Premier League even their reserves are pretty fearsome. Town manager When the suggestion of Arsenal putting out a less than full strength side George Burley said "what's a weak Arsenal side?" a reference to the fact that their bench contains several high profile stars. Burley added that the draw was "a good one for the fans".

The Worthington Cup draw at this stage allows you to see who you will play in the following fixture should you get through your next game. Town will meet the winners of Southampton and Coventry if they beat Arsenal. Full path:

4th Round: Nov 28th or 29th

Southampton or

Coventry City

Quarter-Final: Dec 12th or 13th

Aston Villa

Manchester City

Wimbledon or

Middlesbrough

Semi-Final: 1st Leg Jan 9th or 10th, 2nd Leg Jan 24th or 25th

Tottenham

Birmingham City

Newcastle United

Bradford City

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield United

West Ham United or

Blackburn Rovers

Final: February 25th

Stoke City

Barnsley

Liverpool

Chelsea

Derby County

Blackpool

Norwich City

Fulham

Grimsby Town

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Leicester City

Crystal Palace

Tranmere Rovers

Leeds United

Bristol Rovers

Sunderland

Watford or

Manchester United

Jim Magilton has said he is willing to relinquish penalty taking duties after his miss against Millwall. The Ulsterman also missed in the Bolton play-off, but scored against Leicester earlier this season.

A number of players are queuing up to take them including Jamie Clapham, who scored the vital fourth goal from the spot in the Bolton play-off, Marcus Stewart, long-term taker at previous clubs, and Jermaine Wright, a player with new found confidence in front of goal.

Town have a long history of being rubbish at penalties with the likes of John Wark and Neil Thompson never really replaced. Current players to have missed them include David Johnson, James Scowcroft and Mark Venus.

Both Academy teams are away this Saturday at Fulham's Craven Cottage. Returning to the U17s is Darren Bent who has returned confident from his two-goal England U16s haul last Friday at Walsall's Bescot Stadium. The young striker said: "I really enjoyed it, I hope to have done well enough to be involced against Israel in a month's time."

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