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FA Cup third round draw: Wolves face Premier League opposition

Wolves will travel to Premier League Stoke City while West Brom will face Derby County at the Hawthorns.

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Stourbridge will travel to Wycombe Wanderers if they can get past Northampton Town next Tuesday following their postponement due to a frozen pitch.

Steve Bruce will be looking to cause a big cup upset as his Aston Villa side were drawn away to Spurs.

Wolves last travelled to what is now called the bet365 Stadium in 2012 towards the end of their relegation season in the Premier League.

Michael Kightly, who would join Stoke later that year, was on target in a 2-1 defeat.

Their last victory at the stadium came in 2005 when Carl Cort, Kenny Miller and Lee Naylor scored as Glenn Hoddle's team won 3-1.

Wolves have won six of eight FA Cup ties played between the two teams, who traditionally played out what was known as the Staffordshire derby for many decades.

Stoke won the last FA Cup meeting though, in 2011, when Robert Huth's late goal edged a dire encounter at Molineux.

The 32 third-round ties will be played across the weekend of 6-9 January 2017.

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