"Hello all. FA Cup third-round Saturday kicks off with a proper bit of Cup romance the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, Macclesfield from the National League North, where they sit 14th, sandwiched between Chester and Telford, against the holders, Premier League behemoths (in this context at least) Crystal Palace."
"The Silkmen took Sheffield Wednesday to a replay on their last trip to the third round, in 2013-14, but they were a Conference side back then, only a year or two out of the Football League (and they've been wound up and phoenixed since then). For the full back story, here's Sam Dalling's excellent piece from behind the scenes at Moss Rose:"
Macclesfield announce a starting XI of Dearnley, Fensome, Menayese, Dawson, Buckley-Ricketts, Mellor, Duffy, Heathecote, Lacey, Kay and Edmondson, with substitutes Callister, Matheson, Griffiths, Elliott, Dos Santos, Whitehead, Woltman, Stone and Borthwick-Jackson. Crystal Palace name Benitez, Canvot, Guehi, Richards, Sosa, Rodney, Wharton, Devenny, Pino, Drakes-Thomas and Uche, with substitutes Henderson, Mitchell, Lacroix, King, Benamar, Hughes, Marsh, Casey and Johnson. Macclesfield sit 14th in the National League North between Chester and Telford and are the lowest-ranked team remaining in the FA Cup. Macclesfield previously forced a 2013-14 third-round replay against Sheffield Wednesday when they were a Conference side and were subsequently wound up and reformed. Oliver Glasner and his team arrive at the stadium.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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