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Gills face mighty Leeds if they whip Wednesday

GILLINGHAM were handed a lucrative incentive to beat Sheffied Wednesday in their postponed FA Cup, third round, tie with Premier League Leeds United awaiting the winners at home.

Providing they overcome Wednesday in tomorrow's re-scheduled tie, the Gills will entertain former England boss Terry Venables and his Leeds team at Priestfield at the end of the month.

The tie guarantees Gillingham a sell-out crowd but hard-up Wednesday, currently £20 million in debt, will prove no pushovers with the prospect of a money-spinning Yorkshire derby that is guranteed to fill Hillsborough.

Leeds produced a highly disciplined performance in seeing off Division 3 Scunthorpe 2-0 on Saturday.

The Conference side, Farnborough, have been handed a dream home tie against holders Arsenal. It remains to be seen whether the match will be played at the Aimita Stadium or switched to Highbury.

The fourth round matches will be played on the weekend of 25-26 January.

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