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Kadeem Simmonds

Man City to face Swindon Town in FA Cup third round

Manchester City will face Swindon Town in the FA Cup third round.

The draw was made on Monday night and Pep Guardiola's side were handed a favourable draw on the road to the League Two side.

The pair last met in the FA Cup in 2002, again in the third round, with City winning 2-0 thanks to goals from Paulo Wanchope and Kevin Horlock.

City last won the competition in 2019, beating Watford 6-0 in the final.

Since then, they were defeated in the semi-finals in 2020 by eventual winners Arsenal and crashed out at the same stage in 2021 by Chelsea who went on to lose the final to Leicester City.

The Robins are currently fourth in the league.

The game will be played at The Country Ground on the weekend of January 8 2022.

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