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Goalless draw puts Orient in the hat for the third round

0 Leyton Orient
0 Scunthorpe
by Kadeem Simmonds
at Brisbane Road

For teams outside of the Premier League, the FA Cup third round is the aim. That’s when the big boys enter and the potential trips to Old Trafford and Anfield are close to a reality.

At 3pm, Leyton Orient and Scunthorpe were 90 minutes away from having their name in the hat for today’s draw.

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