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Crawley Town boss fires warning to Leeds United as League Two side target FA Cup upset

Crawley Town boss John Yems has insisted his side have nothing to lose when they host Leeds United in the third round of the FA Cup.

England's oldest cup competition returns for the top two divisions of the pyramid next weekend, with the Whites travelling south to take on League Two opposition.

The match will be shown live on BBC Sport on January 10, with kick-off at 1:30pm.

Crawley are sixth in the League Two standings following their 1-0 win away at Bolton Wanderers at the weekend and will be keen to make a mark against Leeds, who were beaten 3-0 by Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

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Speaking after his side's victory over Bolton, Yems insisted his side have little to lose against Marcelo Bielsa and are keen to cause a giant-killing.

“I’m looking forward to it 150 million per cent," Yems told the West Sussex County Times.

"We haven't got a lot to lose, but careers are made for players and games like that. Saturday we’re playing a Premier League side, what a way to test ourselves.

"It’s a free punch as far as I’m concerned, but do we want to be in the hat next week?

"Of course we do, we’re not going out to lose, we’re going out to win, and give them a good game of football. We’ll enjoy it, how can you not enjoy playing Leeds United at our ground?

"It’s all part and parcel of it and if the lads and club can’t enjoy it we shouldn’t be in football.”

Leeds will be wary of underestimating their lower-league opponents, having fallen foul of League Two side Newport County in a famous defeat back in 2018 under Paul Heckingbottom.

Bielsa will be aware of Crawley's hotshot striker Max Watters who has attracted interest from a string of Championship clubs after scoring 16 goals in 17 games across all competitions this season.

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