Cup clash excites Poyet Published: 09 December, 2014 by Stuart Vose Boss looking forward to facing Leeds in January. Gus Poyet was delighted to see his side handed a home tie in the FA Cup – especially against Leeds United. The Championship club will travel to the Stadium of Light early next month, with third-round ties set to played January 3-6. A home tie is always preferred and more so this time, because of the number of games we will have played in a short period - Gus Poyet Of course, the game is a repeat of the famous 1973 final, when Ian Porterfield scored what proved to be the only goal before Jimmy Montgomery secured the cup with a superb double save which went down in footballing folklore. Next month’s meeting – a rarity, as these sides haven’t met since Boxing Day 2006 – will be the first between the teams in the FA Cup since that famous day at Wembley. And there’s some extra subtext for Poyet, who spent a year at Elland Road as assistant manager to Dennis Wise in 2006-07. “Of course every Sunderland fan knows about the story of 1973 FA Cup final, it was a unique game,” he told safc. “To be drawn against Leeds in the competition for the first time since that game is something special and it is an occasion I know our fans will enjoy. “A home tie is always preferred and more so this time, because of the number of games we will have played in a short period. “I know Leeds well from my time there, it won’t be an easy game – no cup games are - but it is one we will all look forward to.”
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