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Non-league Chesterfield drawn to play Chelsea in FA Cup third round

Bonanza for fifth tier club after beating Salford City earlier



Head coach Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea will be hosting the fifth tier Chesterfield in a FA Cup third round clash in January.
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London: One of the five non-league teams in the draw for the third round of the FA Cup has been handed one of the most exciting matches possible _ a trip to European champion Chelsea.

Chesterfield, which leads the fifth-tier National League, got the reward of a trip to Stamford Bridge after beating fourth-tier Salford City in the second round.

Chelsea reached the final last season only to lose to Leicester, which launches its defense of the title with a home match against Watford.

That is one of three all-English Premier League matchups, with Manchester United-Aston Villa and West Ham-Leeds being the others.

Premier League leader Manchester City was drawn away to fourth-tier Swindon, and Liverpool will host third-tier Shrewsbury. The third round takes place from January 7-10.

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