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Crawley Town vs Leeds United: FA Cup third-round rules on extra time and replays

Leeds United's third-round FA Cup tie with the Crawley Town will be settled at The People's Pension Stadium on Sunday.

The Whites have named a strong line-up to face League Two opposition, with Kalvin Phillips, Liam Cooper, Pablo Hernandez and Rodrigo Moreno all in the starting XI.

Marcelo Bielsa has typically shown plenty of respect to John Yems' side in a bid to ensure they reach the fourth-round draw.

However, unlike previous years, should Crawley manage to hold Leeds at bay, the match will go to extra time with replays scrapped in this year's competition.

With the season already delayed due to COVID-19, The FA introduced the measure "to assist in easing pressure on the football schedule and to ensure that domestic competitions can still be delivered".

That means if the scores are level after 90 minutes, a period of 30 minutes extra time will be played.

If the sides still cannot be separated, the outcome will be determined by a penalty shoot-out.

There is also no VAR in operation, with only Premier League grounds able to use the technology.

Should Leeds progress, the draw for the fourth and fifth rounds will take place on Monday at 7.10pm, before Stockport take on West Ham.

Round dates

Fourth round: Saturday 23 January 2021

Fifth round: Wednesday 10 February 2021

Quarter-finals: Saturday 20 March 2021

Semi-finals: Saturday 17 April 2021

The final: Saturday 15 May 2021

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