Punxsutawney Spirit

Non-league Chesterfield drawn to play Chelsea in FA Cup

LONDON (AP) — One of the five nonleague teams in the draw for the third round of the FA Cup has been handed one of the most exciting matches possible — a trip to European champion Chelsea.

Chesterfield, which leads the fifth-tier National League, got the reward of a trip to Stamford Bridge after beating fourth-tier Salford City in the second round.

Chelsea reached the final last season only to lose to Leicester, which launches its defense of the title with a home match against Watford.

That is one of three all-English Premier League matchups, with Manchester UnitedAston Villa and West

Ham-Leeds being the others. Premier League leader Manchester City was drawn away to fourth-tier Swindon, and Liverpool will host thirdtier Shrewsbury.

The third round takes place from Jan. 7-10.

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