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The result evoked memories of Leeds's inglorious defeats in the competition against Colchester in 1971 and Cardiff in 2002, while the Elland Road outfit were also overwhelming favourites when they lost the 1973 final to Sunderland.

Having started in Swansea& 8217;s last two games against Coventry and Cardiff, the early signs are encouraging.

Derry City winger Niall McGinn spent the weekend as a guest of the south-Wales club and attended their derby fixture with Cardiff City on Saturday.

League Two Macclesfield were handed a glamour tie at home to Everton - while last year's beaten finalists, Cardiff, host Reading.

DAVE JONES admitted skipper Stephen McPhail cost Cardiff City in their bid for a derby day victory.

Four goals, two red cards after Leon Britton& 8217;s late sending-off, a contested penalty and an apparently offside opener & 8211; both managers in agreement that this was a great advert for Welsh football.

ROBERTO MARTINEZ admitted his Swans blew their chance to make it a derby double against 10-man Cardiff.

Police, however, applauded the way the majority of fans conducted themselves as the clash between Swansea City and Cardiff City avoided the scenes of violence that accompanied the same fixture in September.

I am not pleased with the result, I am pleased with the way my squad reacted to things recently, but we have lost points against Coventry, Birmingham and now Cardiff so I cannot be happy with that.

The former Manchester City, Sunderland and Cardiff star played 20 times for Northern Ireland before being thrown out of the squad after a drinking binge in September 2005.

Stephen McPhail ready to gain revenge for Cardiff City in derby clash - WalesOnline

DARREN PRATLEY has dismissed talk of Swansea& 8217;s midfield crisis & 8211; insisting Roberto Martinez& 8217;s XI are still good enough to beat arch-rivals Cardiff.

Swansea City v Cardiff City: Your big derby preview - WalesOnline

They may have lost in Cardiff, but no longer does anyone mock their scrum, or do anything but admire them for extracting the very best out of what is available to them.

Another thing he says he has to do, but hasn& 8217;t managed to get round to it yet, is go and look at his portrait, which will be on display at the National Museum in Cardiff throughout December.

But, although Cardiff City& 8217;s Scottish striker says Ferrie Bodde and Jordi Gomez& 8217;s absence is a huge boost for the Bluebirds, the 22-year-old insists the visitors will still have to be wary of their rivals& 8217; ability to master the midf....

McShane in particular has started to rebuild his reputation at Hull and with the Republic of Ireland, while Chopra, a 5million signing from Cardiff in the summer of last year, will hope to do the same back in South Wales, and they could be in demand....

Yet with Gomez & 8211; the matchwinner the last time Cardiff City visited the Liberty & 8211; not a central option this time around thanks to suspension, the boy from Bangor will get his chance against the Bluebirds.

Ramsey reflected upon a dazzling 12-month period which has seen him make his Cardiff City debut, move to Arsenal in a record 5m move and make his Wales bow under John Toshack.

And I actually think the quality of the Championship has gone downhill over the last couple of seasons. It was certainly tougher when I started with Cardiff three or four years back, but I can& 8217;t give a reason for that.