BLACKBURN Rovers have been drawn at home to Coventry City in the third round of the FA Cup sponsored by E-On.

Rovers were early out of the hat in this afternoon's draw, and Mark Hughes' wish of a home tie has come to fruition with a match against Iain Dowie's Championship side.

Coventry are currently mid-table and were beaten 1-0 against Sheffield United on Saturday, however they did knock Manchester United out of the Carling Cup earlier this season, so it promises to be an enticing tie.

Their assistant manager is a familiar and popular face to Rovers fans, Tim Flowers is sure to get a decent reception back at Ewood Park.

The two clubs last met in the fourth round of the competition back in the 1996/97 season, when despite Tim Sherwood giving Rovers a first minute lead, goals from Eoin Jess and Darren Huckerby saw the visitors win 2-1.

The draw in full:

Preston v Scunthorpe
Port Vale or Chasetown v Cardiff
Colchester v Peterborough
Bolton v Sheffield United
Blackburn v Coventry
Brighton v Mansfield
Northampton/Walsall v Millwall
Charlton v West Brom
Watford v Crystal Palaec
Luton or Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
Plymouth v Hull
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Tranmere v Hereford
Tottenham v Reading
Burnley v Arsenal
Bristol City v Middlesbrough
Fulhamv Bristol Rovers
Huddersfield v Birmingham
Horsham or Swansea v Havant & Waterlooville
Sunderland v Wigan
Oxford or Southend v Dagenham & Redbridge
Everton v Oldham
Derby v Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton v Leicester
West Ham v Manchester City
Ipswich v Portsmouth
Wolves v Cambridge
Barnsley v Blackpool
Chelsea v QPR
Stoke v Newcastle
Swindon v Burton Albion or Barnet
Norwich v Bury

Ties to be played the weekend of the 5th and 6th of January.