Saints away in FA Youth Cup

West Ham United have been drawn away to Southampton in the FA Youth Cup third round.

The in-form Hammers sit second in Barclays U18 Premier League Group B, level on points with leaders Chelsea, while the Saints are down in ninth place.

The two sides met in a thrilling game at Little Heath on 20 September, when Steve Potts' West Ham roared back from two goals down to snatch a dramatic 3-2 victory.

West Ham have won the FA Youth Cup on three previous occasions, lifting the trophy in 1963, 1981 and 1999. Southampton have never won the competition, but did finish as runners-up to Manchester United in 2005.

Both clubs have storied histories when it comes to producing their own stars. West Ham, of course, is the Academy of Football, while Southampton has gained a reputation in recent years for developing the likes of Theo Walcott, Gareth Bale, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana.

The tie will be played before Saturday 20 December, most likely on a midweek evening, with a 7pm kick-off. Further details will appear on whufc.com and our social media channels in due course.

Full FA Youth Cup third-round draw -
(Ties to be played on or before Saturday 20 December 2010)

Mansfield Town v Tranmere Rovers or Shrewsbury Town or Northampton Town 
Colchester United v Ipswich Town or Cheltenham Town 
Nottingham Forest v Newport County or Milton Keynes Dons
Leicester City v Wigan Athletic
Oxford City or Luton Town v Royston Town or Welling United
Arsenal v Reading
Huddersfield Town v Crystal Palace
Brighton & Hove Albion v Derby County
Dartford or Thamesmead Town v Bolton Wanderers or Portsmouth
Burton Albion v Blackpool or Kidderminster Harriers
Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers
Sunderland v Fleetwood Town or Sheffield United 
Leeds United v Chelsea
Gillingham or AFC Wimbledon v Burnley
Southampton v West Ham United
Stevenage or Wealdstone v Everton
Doncaster Rovers v Norwich City or Peterborough United or Notts County
Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers
AFC Bournemouth v Rochdale or Coventry City 
Liverpool v Bradford City or Barnsley
Millwall v Newcastle United
Manchester City v Oxford United or Swindon Town
Rotherham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southend United v Middlesbrough or Leverstock Green or Barnet 
Manchester United v Port Vale or Bury 
Swansea City v Watford
Crewe Alexandra or York City v Fulham
Sheffield Wednesday v Stoke City
Hull City v Brentford
West Bromwich Albion v Maidenhead United or Torquay United
AFC Fylde or Chesterfield v Aston Villa
Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City