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Hammers learn FA Cup fate

West Ham will play Brentford in the FA Cup third round.

The Hammers will travel across London to face the Bees when they enter the world’s oldest cup competition in January.

The Irons will surely have hoped for a softer tie than this one, given the form of Thomas Frank’s side in the Premier League.

Brentford are comfortably placed in 10th in the table, and went into the international break by beating Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

The Hammers only reached the fifth round of the competition last season, beating Leeds United in the third round and Kidderminster Harriers in the fourth, only to be beaten by Southampton in the fifth round.

The headline game of the draw is Manchester City’s clash with Chelsea.

Full FA Cup draw

  • Preston v Huddersfield
  • Middlesbrough v Brighton
  • Chesterfield v West Brom
  • Manchester City v Chelsea
  • Charlton or Stockport v Walsall
  • Boreham Wood v Accrington
  • Tottenham v Portsmouth
  • Derby v Barnsley
  • Cardiff v Leeds
  • Brentford v West Ham
  • Bournemouth v Burnley
  • Coventry v Wrexham
  • Norwich v Blackburn
  • Aston Villa v Stevenage
  • Luton v Wigan
  • Oxford v Arsenal
  • Fleetwood v QPR
  • Liverpool v Wolves
  • Grimsby v Burton
  • Blackpool v Nottingham Forest
  • Dagenham & Redbridge or Gillingham v Leicester
  • Forest Green v Birmingham
  • Bristol City v Swansea
  • Hartlepool v Stoke
  • Hull v Fulham
  • Palace v Southampton
  • Millwall v Sheffield United
  • Shrewsbury v Sunderland
  • Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle
  • Manchester United v Everton
  • Reading v Watford
  • Ipswich v Rotherham
 

About Dave Langton

A journalist with 10 years' experience of working on National newspapers, now chief reporter covering the club that I've loved since I was a boy. Upton Park remains the greatest football stadium ever built.

3 comments on “Hammers learn FA Cup fate

  1. My first thought when I saw that we’d drawn Brentford was that I’d much prefer to have Thomas Frank as our manager than Moyes. Surely he could be tempted to make the short journey across London?

    • I agree with Clive. Sadly the League and FA cups are now so devalued with lure of Europe cups and avoidance of relegation a priority. Most teams just field fringe players and crowds are thin. In the 60s to 80s the FA Cup meant often your largest attendance for the season.

  2. Not bothered about domestic cups this year. Should go all out on winning European cup and finishing top half of premier league which I think we will.

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