Follow live coverage as Sheffield United face Cardiff City in the FA Cup today. This season marks the 144th edition of the world’s oldest cup competition, with Manchester United the reigning champions after they beat local rivals Manchester City in the final at Wembley.

Cardiff have been eliminated from the FA Cup seven times across the last nine times they’ve faced sides from Yorkshire, with the exceptions being a 2-1 win against Leeds in the 2001-02 third round, and a 1-0 win over Barnsley in the 2007-08 semi-final.

With a crowd of just 6,126 watching at Bramall Lane, Cardiff took an unexpected but deserved first-half lead against a team 20 places above them in the second tier as Cian Ashford dispossessed Rhys Norrington-Davies before speeding clear and finishing smartly.

The third round of the FA Cup kicked off on Thursday with a handful of matches across England. Here is what went down. Cardiff City will continue their FA Cup pursuit following a slim 1-0 victory at Sheffield United.

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Omer Riza's side will be looking to do something no Cardiff team has done in 52 years when they travel to Sheffield United for their FA Cup third-round tie on Thursday (19:00 GMT). Cardiff's 3-1 win at Bramall Lane in January 1972 is the only time they have beaten the Blades in the competition,

Sheffield United bowed out of the FA Cup after suffering a 1-0 defeat at home to Cardiff City in the third-round. The Bluebirds scored the only goal of the game in the first half through youngster Cian Ashford,

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