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Walsall play in the same division as Carlisle although with the league split and regionalised they are in Group B this season, which they currently head, and the Blues are in Group A. The sides will only meet once this campaign due to that divisional structure and that game came two months ago when the Cumbrians lost 2-1 at Walsall to a 90th minute winner, the match report for which can be read here.
So, if the Blues can get past Walsall this week a home tie against Premiership giants Middlesbrough awaits after the third round draw was made today at FA headquarters. The FA certainly waste no time in bringing out the next stage of fixtures in the competition either as it only seems one game needs to be played before the next round gets drawn out. The Teesiders won the FA Youth Cup in 2004, co-incidentally defeating Walsall on their way to that triumph, although Dave Parnaby's side aren't in the best form this season as they only sit eighth out of ten teams in the FA Premier League Academy Group D table this season with just three wins from their 12 games played to date.
Last season Carlisle had a fantastic run in the FA Youth Cup as they got the furthest they have ever got in the competition, the Blues eventually losing out to eventual winners Liverpool 6-0 in the quarter-final having beaten Macclesfield 3-1, Doncaster 5-3 on penalties, Chipstead 5-1, Huddersfield 2-1 and Sheffield United 2-0 along the way. The draw hasn't been as kind to the Cumbrians as it was last year though as United amazingly played their first five ties at Brunton Park before bagging the plum tie of Liverpool away.
Third Round Proper Draw In Full :
Portsmouth v Norwich City
Cardiff City v Merthyr Tydfil or Thatcham Town
Luton Town v Northampton Town or Huddersfield Town
Wigan Athletic v Plymouth Argyle
Darlington or Stockport County v Southampton
Crystal Palace v Stoke City
Doncaster Rovers or Hartlepool United v Derby County
Aston Villa v Colchester United
Manchester United v Scunthorpe United or Lincoln City
Millwall v Manchester City
Salisbury City or Swindon Town v Queens Park Rangers
Macclesfield Town or Shrewsbury Town v Everton
Burnley v MK Dons or Fisher Athletic
West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool
Coventry City v Southend United
Walsall or Carlisle United v Middlesbrough
Woking or Exeter City v Newcastle United
Arsenal v Wycombe Wanderers or Gravesend and Northfleet
Birmingham City v Great Yarmouth Town or Chesterfield
Sunderland v Preston North End
Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
York City or Chester City v Tottenham Hotspur
Leeds United v Hull City
West Ham United v Charlton Athletic
Cambridge United or Tranmere Rovers v Crewe Alexandra or Morecambe
Barnsley v Stevenage Borough or Leyton Orient
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest or Port Vale
Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton Wanderers
Brentford or Yeovil Town v Ipswich Town
Sheffield United v Watford
Bristol City or Brighton and Hove Albion v Fulham
Reading v Blackburn Rovers
Ties to be played before Saturday 16th December