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Eastleigh face stadium switch for dream Man Utd FA Cup tie

Manchester United's FA Cup fourth round tie may take place at a neutral venue.

United are set to take on Eastleigh or Newport after beating Wigan Athletic in the third round.

However, The Mail states that if Eastleigh are the team to progress, they will not be able to host United at their home ground.

They have a capacity of only 5,192, which is far lower than most Premier League venues.

“The logistical issues for a club of our size in playing a club the size of Manchester United means we do need to explore and communicate certain provisional plans in the hope of reducing the understandable high volume of calls we are dealing with," the National League club said in a statement on Wednesday.

“We are unable to confirm potential ticket allocations or prices however we can confirm that the fixture would be played at our home stadium unless our Safety Advisory Group feels the club cannot stage the match safely, which we feel is extremely unlikely.

“We are exploring the possibility of extending our temporary seating to increase capacity to enable more fans to attend should we be successful."

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