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This is Derbyshire -- HEAD coach Steve McClaren says his Derby County team should relish the big challenge of facing Jose Mourinho's Chelsea in the FA Cup. A bumper crowd is likely at the iPro Stadium when the third round tie is played early next month. Derby sit fourth in the Championship and they are on an impressive run of five consecutive victories in the League. Chelsea, third in the Premier League, are seven-times winners of the Cup, including twice in the past four years. They have a squad packed with international talent such as Frank Lampard, Fernando Torres, Juan Mata and Eden Hazard. McClaren feels it is a great draw for Derby against the team coached by the self-styled 'Special One'. "It is at home, we are up against a big opponent and that will mean a big test for the players," he said. "They will want to test themselves against one of the best teams in country and Europe, so I think it it's great for them. "It's exciting for the fans, too, and I'm sure a great crowd will be at the iPro Stadium for it as well. It should be a cracking FA Cup tie. "It is a big challenge for us but one we should relish. "There's a long way to go until we play the game, though, so we have to focus on the Christmas period and our League form before we even start thinking about Chelsea." Chelsea beat the Rams 3-1 in a third round tie at the Baseball Ground in January 1988. The last time Chelsea visited Derby was for a Premier League fixture in November 2007 which they won 2-0 with goals from Salomon Kalou and Shaun Wright-Phillips. Ticket details for the tie on the weekend of January 4 and 5 will be announced in due course. Tickets prices have to be agreed by both clubs. Burton Albion will be away to Championship side Bournemouth if they win their second round replay against Fleetwood Town. The League Two rivals will meet again at the Pirelli Stadium a week tomorrow following their 1-1 draw at Fleetwood's Highbury Stadium on Saturday. Billy Kee put the Brewers into the hat with an equaliser in added time. Barnsley v Hartlepool or Coventry Yeovil Town v Leyton Orient Liverpool v Oldham Athletic or Mansfield Town Nottingham Forest v West Ham Bristol City v Watford Southend United v Millwall Middlesbrough v Hull City West Brom v Crystal Palace Kidderminster Harriers v Peterborough United Doncaster Rovers v Stevenage Stoke v Leicester City Southampton v Burnley Newcastle United v Cardiff City Rochdale v Leeds Wigan Athletic v MK Dons Charlton Athletic v Wrexham or Oxford United Manchester United v Swansea City Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle Norwich City v Fulham Aston Villa v Sheffield United Macclesfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland v Carlisle United Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City Everton v Queens Park Rangers Brighton and Hove Albion v Reading Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham City v Bristol Rovers or Crawley Town Grimsby Town v Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town v Preston North End Derby County v Chelsea Bournemouth v Fleetwood or Burton Albion
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This is Derbyshire -- HEAD coach Steve McClaren says his Derby County team should relish the big challenge of facing Jose Mourinho's Chelsea in the FA Cup. A bumper crowd is likely at the iPro Stadium when the third round tie is played early next month. Derby sit fourth in the Championship and they are on an impressive run of five consecutive victories in the League. Chelsea, third in the Premier League, are seven-times winners of the Cup, including twice in the past four years. They have a squad packed with international talent such as Frank Lampard, Fernando Torres, Juan Mata and Eden Hazard. McClaren feels it is a great draw for Derby against the team coached by the self-styled 'Special One'. "It is at home, we are up against a big opponent and that will mean a big test for the players," he said. "They will want to test themselves against one of the best teams in country and Europe, so I think it it's great for them. "It's exciting for the fans, too, and I'm sure a great crowd will be at the iPro Stadium for it as well. It should be a cracking FA Cup tie. "It is a big challenge for us but one we should relish. "There's a long way to go until we play the game, though, so we have to focus on the Christmas period and our League form before we even start thinking about Chelsea." Chelsea beat the Rams 3-1 in a third round tie at the Baseball Ground in January 1988. The last time Chelsea visited Derby was for a Premier League fixture in November 2007 which they won 2-0 with goals from Salomon Kalou and Shaun Wright-Phillips. Ticket details for the tie on the weekend of January 4 and 5 will be announced in due course. Tickets prices have to be agreed by both clubs. Burton Albion will be away to Championship side Bournemouth if they win their second round replay against Fleetwood Town. The League Two rivals will meet again at the Pirelli Stadium a week tomorrow following their 1-1 draw at Fleetwood's Highbury Stadium on Saturday. Billy Kee put the Brewers into the hat with an equaliser in added time. Barnsley v Hartlepool or Coventry Yeovil Town v Leyton Orient Liverpool v Oldham Athletic or Mansfield Town Nottingham Forest v West Ham Bristol City v Watford Southend United v Millwall Middlesbrough v Hull City West Brom v Crystal Palace Kidderminster Harriers v Peterborough United Doncaster Rovers v Stevenage Stoke v Leicester City Southampton v Burnley Newcastle United v Cardiff City Rochdale v Leeds Wigan Athletic v MK Dons Charlton Athletic v Wrexham or Oxford United Manchester United v Swansea City Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle Norwich City v Fulham Aston Villa v Sheffield United Macclesfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland v Carlisle United Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City Everton v Queens Park Rangers Brighton and Hove Albion v Reading Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham City v Bristol Rovers or Crawley Town Grimsby Town v Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town v Preston North End Derby County v Chelsea Bournemouth v Fleetwood or Burton Albion
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