City Drawn Against Wigan Athletic In FA Cup Third Round

First Team
02 Dec 2019
1 Minute
Leicester City will host Wigan Athletic in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup following Monday night’s draw.

- Leicester City will face Wigan Athletic in the Emirates FA Cup Third Round
- The Foxes will take on the Latics at King Power Stadium
- The tie will take place on the weekend of Friday 3 January to Monday 6 January

The fixture will take place over the weekend of Friday 3 January to Monday 6 January, 2020, with full ticket details to be announced on LCFC.com in due course.

Brendan Rodgers' men will take on Paul Cook's Wigan in between a Premier League clash with Newcastle United at St. James' Park and a home encounter with Southampton at King Power Stadium.

On Monday, the Football Association announced that all Emirates FA Cup Third Round fixtures will be delayed by one minute to encourage fans to ‘Take A Minute’ to think about looking after their mental health, as part of the Heads Up campaign.

The move will see all 32 ties (excluding replays) kick-off one minute later than their traditionally scheduled broadcast and non-broadcast timeslots, for example 3:01pm, 12:16pm and 7:46pm.