It all feels quite familiar.

The build-up to a big FA Cup tie between Wycombe Wanderers and an elite Premier League team.

But this time, one thing is missing – the fans.

Wanderers have met Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur in recent seasons, narrowly missing out on both occasions.

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The footballing gods have matched the Chairboys and Jose Mourinho’s Spurs together again, in a reverse fixture of the North London outfit’s dramatic 4-3 win at White Hart Lane in 2017.

It’s just the third time Wycombe have reached the fourth round of the cup, and incredibly, the second time they have faced this particular top-flight giant.

One of the most memorable things about that day was the 4,000 Wycombe fans that roared their team onto a great performance -  4,000 more than will be present on Monday evening.

These are the games lower league clubs get to enjoy once a decade if you’re lucky, so maybe fate has decided that Wanderers have had enough FA Cup fortune of late and that their loyal fans will have to enjoy this one from home.

Tottenham, who currently sit fifth in the top flight, attracted plenty of attention in the third round with their tie against eighth-tier Marine.

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Despite the result, there was certainly plenty of FA Cup magic in the air that night, and Wanderers fans will be hoping for the same as Mourinho and co. make the trip the Buckinghamshire.

39 places separate the clubs in the pyramid, and with national television cameras descending on Adams Park, it has all the makings of a huge upset.

Bizarrely, the Chairboys’ last match also came in this competition, a resounding 4-1 victory against Preston.

Bucks Free Press: Alex Samuel scored against Preston in the previous round (Prime Media)Alex Samuel scored against Preston in the previous round (Prime Media)

The situation since then has been far from ideal, with coronavirus cases leading to the postponement of two Championship fixtures.

Because of that, Wanderers are now set to have an intense schedule for the next couple of months.

They will be in action twice every week with only a couple of exceptions, a pile-up that could increase should they do the unthinkable and progress in the FA Cup. That would be a nice problem to have of course.

Gareth Ainsworth has used the two weeks to do some business in the transfer market, however.

Nick Freeman has been loaned out to League Two Leyton Orient and Josh Parker has moved permanently to Burton of League One.

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Those deals may free up some space for a couple of new signings before the end of the window.

The squad are set to return to training on Friday, January 22, so will have limited time to get ready for what is sure to be an extremely tough test against one of the best sides in the country.