FA Cup

MARINE’S plum FA Cup tie with Tottenham will be shown live on BBC One at 5pm.
The eighth-tier side pocket £75,000 for being broadcast live on TV and pick up an extra £61,500 if they cause an upset.

Jose Mourinho will take his high-flying Spurs to eighth-tier Marine for a Sunday tea-time clash live on BBC on January 10Credit: AFP

Marine celebrating beating Havant & Waterlooville in round two – to set up the biggest match in their history Credit: PA:Press Association

The gap between the two sides is the biggest in FA Cup third-round history as the Mersysiders welcome Jose Mourinho’s Premier League leaders to Rossett Park on Sunday, January 10.
Leeds’ trip to League Two Crawley will be shown Sunday lunchtime on the Beeb while Arsenal’s game with Newcastle is the day before at 5.30pm.
BT Sport are to show National League North side Chorley taking on Derby at 1.30pm on third-round Saturday, with Manchester United and Watford kicking off at 8pm on the same channel.

ALL THE TV GAMES

HERE’S where you can find all the matches live on TV for FA Cup third-round weekend

FRIDAY 8 JANUARY 2021Aston Villa v Liverpool (7.45pm*) – BT Sport 1
SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2021Chorley v Derby County (12.15pm) – BT Sport 1Arsenal v Newcastle United (5.30pm) – BBC OneManchester United v Watford (8pm) – BT Sport 1
SUNDAY 10 JANUARY 2021Crawley Town v Leeds United (1.30pm) – BBC OneMarine v Tottenham Hotspur (5pm) – BBC OneNewport County v Brighton & Hove Albion (7.45pm) – BT Sport 1
MONDAY 11 JANUARY 2021Stockport County v West Ham United (8pm) – BT Sport 1

West Ham’s clash at National League Stockport will be shown on Monday January 11, on BT Sport.

All other matches will be made available to stream across a combination of platforms and red-button services on the BBC and BT Sport, with eight other games being put on The FA Player.
Marine were already ecstatic at by far the biggest game in their history – even before their TV pay-day.
Neil Young, manager of the Northern Premier League Division One North West club, said: “It’s an unbelievable draw. We will plan as best we can.
“Usually with Jose’s teams, he puts pretty strong sides out.

“We have won seven games to get here and this is a great reward.”

Manchester City, who were drawn at home to Birmingham, are the bookies’ favourites at around 7/2.
Next come Chelsea and Liverpool on about 8/1, with United on 9/1.
Spurs actually might be flattered to not be amongst that group – as perhaps it suggests bookies reckon Mourinho’s men will remain busy in the Prem title race.

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TOTTENHAM’S FA Cup tie against Marine could be moved to Anfield. The eighth-tier minnows are located in Tier 2, meaning that as many as 2,000 fans could be permitted to attend. Their Rossett Park home, however, only boasts a capacity of 3,000 – making social distancing very difficult. Manager Neil Young has insisted that they […] More

NON-LEAGUE Marine have been handed a dream FA Cup third round home tie against Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham.
Marine became only the second-ever eighth-tier side to reach this stage of the competition after knocking out League Two Colchester, on penalties, and Havant and Waterlooville.

Marine have been handed a dream FA Cup draw at home to TottenhamCredit: PA:Press Association

The draw will be particularly sweet for Niall Cummins, scorer of the winner in the second round, who supports Spurs’ fierce rivals Arsenal.
Now they will be rewarded with their biggest game ever as they welcome the Premier League leaders to their 3,185 capacity-stadium in Merseyside.
And with the region set to be placed in Tier 2 when nationwide lockdown ends, some fans are expected to be able to be in attendance.
The tie will see the biggest-ever gap between two clubs in the third round.

Manager Neil Young said: “It’s an unbelievable draw.
“We’ve got seven games under our belts to get here, and that’s the reward.
“For the players, the committee and the supporters here, it’s unbelievable for us.”
Morecambe players will also enjoy a sensational trip to Stamford Bridge after drawing Chelsea.

Elsewhere Manchester United will host Watford while the holders Arsenal take on Newcastle in an all-Premier League tie.

Jose Mourinho will take his Spurs side to eighth-tier MarineCredit: Getty Images – Getty

FA Cup third round draw in full

1 Huddersfield Town v Plymouth Argyle
2 Southampton v Shrewsbury Town
3 Chorley v Derby County
4 Marine v Tottenham Hotspur
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
6 Stockport County v West Ham United
7 Oldham Athletic v AFC Bournemouth
8 Manchester United v Watford
9 Stevenage v Swansea City
10 Everton v Rotherham United
11 Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City
12 Arsenal v Newcastle United
13 Barnsley v Tranmere Rovers
14 Bristol Rovers v Sheffield United
15 Canvey Island or Boreham Wood v Millwall
16 Blackburn Rovers v Doncaster Rovers
17 Stoke City v Leicester City
18 Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North End
19 Crawley Town v Leeds United
20 Burnley v Milton Keynes Dons
21 Bristol City v Portsmouth
22 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham
23 Aston Villa v Liverpool
24 Brentford v Middlesbrough
25 Manchester City v Birmingham City
26 Luton Town v Reading
27 Chelsea v Morecambe
28 Exeter City v Sheffield Wednesday
29 Norwich City v Coventry City
30 Blackpool v West Bromwich Albion
31 Newport County v Brighton & Hove Albion
32 Cheltenham Town v Mansfield Town 

Liverpool will travel to Aston Villa, hoping to avoid a repeat of their stunning 7-2 Prem defeat, while Manchester City play Birmingham.
The winners of a non-league battle between Canvey Island and Boreham Wood, still outstanding from round two, will welcome Millwall.
Sixth-tier side Chorley, who stunned Peterborough away from home, will face Wayne Rooney Championship’s rock-bottom side Derby.
And West Ham will fancy their chances of progressing away at Stockport County with Everton hosting Rotherham.
There’s also a west London derby between Queens Park Rangers and Fulham while Crawley host Leeds.
The ties will take place across the weekend of Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 of January.

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