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FA Cup third-round draw in full: Man City take on Chelsea in blockbuster Premier League clash along with HUGE ties


MANCHESTER CITY will face last season’s finalists Chelsea in a blockbuster FA Cup third round clash.

And Manchester United will take on Everton at Old Trafford in another all-Premier League showdown after they were drawn together.

Graham Potter’s Chelsea will travel to Pep Guardiola’s Man City in the FA Cup third roundCredit: PA
Liverpool, the current holders of the FA Cup, have landed a home tie against WolvesCredit: Sunday Times

BBC’s cameras headed to the Anfield home of holders Liverpool to pull out the ties tonight for one of the most beloved dates in English football.

Clubs from the Premier League and Championship join the competition at this stage as the heavyweights meet the minnows.

And this year’s FA Cup third round draw has the potential for even more giantkillings.

Former FA Cup winners Rachel Brown-Finnis and Mark Wright pulled out the ties – and they did not disappoint.

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None more so than League One Oxford United, who landed a plum home tie with Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Liverpool were handed a home tie with Wolves to begin their defence of the trophy.

National League Boreham Wood, the lowest team in the draw, knocked out Joey Barton’s Bristol Rovers at the weekend.

But they will have to get past Accrington Stanley from League One to try and get another shot at landing a big boy.

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However, National League Dagenham & Redbridge could be hosting Prem opposition in Leicester City if they can overcome Gillingham in their second round replay.

Here is the FA Cup third round draw in full:

Preston vs Huddersfield

Middlesbrough vs Brighton

Chesterfield vs West Brom

Man City vs Chelsea

Charlton/Stockport vs Walsall

Boreham Wood vs Accrington Stanley

Tottenham vs Portsmouth

Derby vs Barnsley

Cardiff vs Leeds

Brentford vs West Ham

Bournemouth vs Burnley

Coventry vs Wrexham

Norwich vs Blackburn

Aston Villa vs Stevenage

Luton vs Wigan

Oxford United vs Arsenal

Fleetwood vs QPR

Liverpool vs Wolves

Grimsby vs Burton

Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest

Dagenham & Redbridge / Gillingham vs Leicester

Forest Green vs Birmingham

Bristol City vs Swansea

Hartlepool vs Stoke

Hull City vs Fulham

Crystal Palace vs Southampton

Millwall vs Sheffield United

Shrewsbury vs Sunderland

Sheffield Wednesday vs Newcastle

Manchester United vs Everton

Reading vs Watford

Ipswich vs Rotherham

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The FA Cup third round proper will take place across the weekend of 6, 7 and 8 January.

Winning clubs will collect £105,000 from the competition prize fund.


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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