THE FA Cup resumes action tonight – and the Premier League’s big boys have finally entered the fray.
Hundreds of teams across the nation have duked it out over the last few months to make it to the third round of the world’s oldest national football competition.
And interest in the competition is hotting up now a host of Premier League sides are set to kick off their respective bids to win the trophy.
The third round gets underway tonight with an all-Prem tie between Crystal Palace and Everton.
The pick of the fixtures is undoubtedly Sunday’s clash between title-chasing Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates.
A mouthwatering North East derby between old rivals Sunderland and Newcastle – the first in nearly eight years – is the second standout tie of the round.
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Footie fans up and down and the country will also be keen to see if non-league Maidstone United can continue their fairytale journey against Stevenage.
And OLBG’s supercomputer has predicted The Stones to dump the League One side in a massive giant-killing.
Their algorithm has also tipped Sunderland to do a number on struggling Newcastle at the Stadium of Light.
And Arsenal are expected to progress through to the fourth round with a win over Premier League table toppers Liverpool.
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Supercomputer’s FA Cup third-round predictions
Crystal Palace vs Everton
Crystal Palace (40%) vs Everton (36%)
Palace win
Brentford vs Wolves
Brentford (41%) vs Wolves (34%)
Brentford win
Fulham vs Rotherham
Fulham (85%) vs Rotherham (7%)
Fulham win
Tottenham vs Burnley
Tottenham (66%) vs Burnley (16.7%)
Tottenham win
AFC Wimbledon vs Ipswich
AFC Wimbledon (17.4) vs Ipswich (65%)
Ipswich win
Coventry vs Oxford
Coventry (62%) vs Oxford (20%)
Coventry win
Maidstone vs Stevenage
Maidstone (44%) vs Stevenage (32%)
Maidstone win
Millwall vs Leicester
Millwall (24%) vs Leicester (55%)
Leicester win
Sunderland vs Newcastle
Sunderland (40%) vs Newcastle (33%)
Sunderland win
Blackburn vs Cambridge
Blackburn (75%) vs Cambridge (12%)
Blackburn win
Gillingham vs Sheffield United
Gillingham (45%) vs Sheffield United (30%)
Gillingham win
Hull City vs Birmingham City
Hull (60%) vs Birmingham (21%)
Hull win
Newport vs Eastleigh
Newport (60%) vs Eastleigh (21%)
Newport win
Norwich vs Bristol Rovers
Norwich (31%) vs Bristol Rovers (42%)
Bristol Rovers win
Plymouth vs Sutton
Plymouth (78%) vs Sutton (11%)
Plymouth win
QPR vs Bournemouth
QPR (18%) vs Bournemouth (65%)
Bournemouth win
Southampton vs Walsall
Southampton (78%) vs Walsall (11%)
Southampton win
Stoke vs Brighton
Stoke (17%) vs Brighton (66%)
Brighton win
Watford vs Chesterfield
Watford (70%) vs Chesterfield (15.4%)
Watford win
Chelsea vs Preston
Chelsea (85%) vs Preston (7%)
Chelsea win
Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa
Middlesbrough (17%) vs Aston Villa (65%)
Aston Villa win
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff
Sheffield Wednesday (44%) vs Cardiff (30%)
Sheffield Wednesday win
Swansea vs Morecambe
Swansea (73%) vs Morecambe (12%)
Swansea win
Luton vs Bolton
Luton (64%) vs Bolton (17%)
Luton win
Manchester City vs Huddersfield Town
Man City (97%) VS Huddersfield (2%)
Manchester City win
Nottingham Forest vs Blackpool
Nottingham Forest (73%) vs Blackpool (13%)
Nottingham Forest win
Peterborough vs Leeds
Peterborough (42%) vs Leeds (21%)
Peterborough win
Shrewsbury vs Wrexham
Shrewsbury (34.5%) vs Wrexham (45%)
Wrexham win
West Brom vs Aldershot
West Brom (77%) vs Aldershot (10.5%)
West Brom win
West Ham vs Bristol City
West Ham (79%) vs Bristol City (11%)
West Ham win
Arsenal vs Liverpool
Arsenal (48%) vs Liverpool (30%)
Arsenal win
Wigan vs Manchester United
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Wigan (8%) vs Man United (80%)
Manchester United win
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