It’s Emirates FA Cup third round weekend coming up, always a very special day in the football calendar and the Lilywhites are looking for a Premier League scalp at Deepdale.
Manager Alex Neil faces up against Daniel Farke and his former employers Norwich City, looking to book a place in the fourth round with a victory in PR1.
The tie is a repeat of a game almost exactly five years ago to the day, when the Canaries, then of the Championship, visited League One North End. That afternoon, a Paul Gallagher brace saw PNE to a 2-0 win and eventually a fifth round tie at home to Manchester United – it was also less than a week before Alex Neil was appointed City boss!
This time, it is Premier League versus Championship, with the home side the underdog once again, looking to cause the upset, with the BBC cameras in Town, with Football Focus being presented from the ground and being one of the main games on the evening’s Match of the Day.
The winners will go into Monday night’s fourth round draw, at 7.10pm – on the BBC – with both sides looking to be in the velvet back, but to do that they must win the game that kicks-off at 3.01pm to mark HRH The Duke Cambridge’s ‘Head’s Up’ campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues within males.
For Your Information
Match Details: PNE v Norwich City, Deepdale, Saturday 4th January 2020, kick-off 3.01pm
Competition: Emirates FA Cup Third Round Proper
PNE colours: Home kit, goalkeeper in green
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Match Details: PNE v Norwich City, Deepdale, Saturday 4th January 2020, kick-off 3.01pm
Competition: Emirates FA Cup Third Round Proper
PNE colours: Home kit, goalkeeper in green
Click here to buy a ticket
Here’s all the coverage accessible on PNE.Com in preview of the game…
Ticket Information: Preston North End will host Premier League side Norwich City in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday, with tickets still on sale. Click here for more information.
Match Officials: We have one of the country’s top match officials taking charge of Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup third round tie with Norwich City at Deepdale. Click here for details of all the officials.
We’ve Met Before: This will be a 54th meeting between the Lilywhites and the Canaries in all competitions in Saturday’s third round Emirates FA Cup tie at Deepdale. Click here for more details of past battles.
How To Follow The Game: If you can’t make the trip to Deepdale for Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup third round tie, don’t worry, we will have full coverage on PNE.Com and commentary on iFollow PNE. Click here for details of how you can follow the match.
The One And Only Issue 17: Andrew Hughes has got a hat-trick of the kind he didn’t want, with three injuries in a row, but now he hopes the treatment room is a thing of the past, as he told the matchday programme for Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup third round tie with Norwich City. Click here for details of this weekend’s programme.
Team News: Manager Alex Neil welcomed back German defender Patrick Bauer and centre forward David Nugent for the New Year’s Day clash with Middlesbrough. Click here for details of the options.
Alex Neil Looking Forward To Facing Former Club: Preston North End manager Alex Neil is excited at the prospect of facing former employers Norwich City in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup this weekend. Click here for the manager’s full interview.
Emirates FA Cup A Special Competition For David Nugent: There aren’t many Preston North End players down the years who have an FA Cup winners’ medal in the cupboard, but that is the case for striker David Nugent. Click here for more from Nuge.