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FA Cup 2024-25 Third Round: Leyton Orient Beat Derby County On Penalties, Set Up Manchester City Clash

ꦇ Orient will host Pep Guardiola's team on the weekend of February 8, hoping to reach the fifth round for the first time since 2010-11

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ꦑJosh Keeley was the shoot-out hero for Leyton Orient
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Manchester City will visit Leyton Orient in the fourth round of the FA Cup after the League One club overcame Derby County on penalties in Tuesday's third-round tie. (More Football News)

🧜Charlie Kelman and Dajaune Brown exchanged goals early on as the all-third-tier tie at Brisbane Road went the distance, with a meeting with the Premier League champions up for grabs.

πŸ”₯Orient were up against it when Sean Clare received a second yellow card in the second half of extra time, but they held firm to force a shoot-out.

β™ˆBoth teams were perfect with their first five spot-kicks before Josh Keeley saved from Callum Elder, teeing up Zech Obeiro to seal Orient's place in the next round.

🌼They will host Pep Guardiola's team on the weekend of February 8, hoping to reach the fifth round for the first time since 2010-11.

ΰΉ„Elsewhere on Tuesday, Wigan Athletic beat Mansfield Town 2-0 courtesy of two excellent Thelo Aasgaard finishes, meaning they will take on Fulham at the next stage.

β™›Preston North End, meanwhile, will host Wycombe Wanderers in round four after beating Charlton Athletic 2-1 at Deepdale, with Milutin Osmajic scoring twice either side of Luke Berry's leveller.

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