2019/20 FA Cup
Third Round Proper (Last 64)
4-6 January 2020
Championship club Fulham and Premier League side Aston Villa will meet for a potential
FA Cup Third Round thriller at Craven Cottage in London on Saturday 4 January 2020, kick-off at 17:01.
Fulham come into the clash on the back of a 2-1 loss at home to Reading in the Championship in midweek, though they remain well placed in the promotion playoff zone of the second tier.
“We need to learn from this. The players need to understand my message and where I’m coming from and what’s needed. We’ve been in this position numerous times this year – we need to go again and bounce back,” said manager Scott Parker.
Villa, meanwhile, moved out of the relegation zone of the Premier League with a clutch 2-1 away win at Burnley on Wednesday, thanks to goals from Wesley and Jack Grealish.
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“We haven’t been great on the road this season, our points tally is there for all to see, so we knew we had to come here today and be prepared to roll our sleeves up. I could see the look in the lads’ eyes today that they were ready and first half especially I thought we were excellent,” said Villa boss Dean Smith.
In head-to-head stats, Fulham and Villa have met in 52 previous matches. Each club has claimed 18 wins in the rivalry, while 16 games have been drawn.
The last clash between the Cottagers and the Lions was in the Championship in May 2018, with the London side winning 1-0 in Birmingham. The teams last met in the FA Cup in 1999, with Fulham winning 2-0 at Villa Park.
Fulham v Aston Villa – Head-to-head
Matches played 52
Fulham wins 18
Villa wins 18
Draws 16
FA Cup Third Round Proper fixtures
NB – Kick-off times are all scheduled for one minute late as part of the Heads Up campaign from the FA.
Saturday 4 January
14:31: Rochdale v Newcastle United
14:31: Bristol City v Shrewsbury Town
14:31: Millwall v Newport County
14:31: Rotherham United v Hull City
14:31: Burnley v Peterborough United
14:31: Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers
17:01:
Fulham v Aston Villa
17:01: Cardiff City v Carlisle United
17:01: Oxford United v Hartlepool United
17:01: Southampton v Huddersfield Town
17:01: Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield Wednesday
17:01: Reading v Blackpool
17:01: Watford v Tranmere Rovers
17:01: Preston North End v Norwich City
17:01: Brentford v Stoke City
19:31: Leicester City v Wigan Athletic
19:31: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
19:31: Bournemouth v Luton Town
19:31:
Manchester City v Port Vale
19:31: Fleetwood Town v Portsmouth
Sunday 5 January
16:01: Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City
16:01:
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
16:01: Charlton Athletic v West Bromwich Albion
16:01: Bristol Rovers v Coventry City
16:01: Crewe Alexandra v Barnsley
16:01: Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur
16:01: Crystal Palace v Derby County
16:01: Burton Albion v Northampton Town
16:01: Sheffield United v Fylde
18:01:
Liverpool v Everton
20:16: Gillingham v West Ham United
Monday 6 January
21:56:
Arsenal v Leeds United
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