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Topics: FA Cup, Football, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Newcastle United
Topics: FA Cup, Football, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Newcastle United
The FA Cup third-round draw took place today, with all Premier League and Championship clubs entering the competition.
The draw took place ahead of Eastleigh and Reading's second-round match at The Silverlake Stadium.
The headline ties were Arsenal being drawn against Premier League rivals Liverpool and Newcastle taking on local rivals Sunderland.
Here are the details of the full draw below...
Who is in the the third-round draw?
Arsenal are drawn against Liverpool
We have a Tyne–Wear derby on the horizon
Where are the Premier League's giants going?
As mentioned Arsenal and Liverpool have been drawn against one another. Meanwhile, Manchester United will travel to Wigan and holders Manchester City take on Huddersfield.
Some tasty ties in that draw
The headline ties there are Arsenal taking on Liverpool while Newcastle are taking on fierce local rivals Sunderland.
However, it's a shame that the likes of Maidstone and Eastleigh have not been gifted with a tie higher up the pyramid.
Newport County or Barnet vs Eastleigh or Reading
Hull City vs Birmingham City
Queens Park Rangers vs Bournemouth
Coventry City vs Oxford United
Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Plymouth Argyle vs Sutton United
Maidstone United vs Stevenage or Port Vale
Manchester City vs Huddersfield Town
Blackburn Rovers vs Cambridge United
Gillingham vs Sheffield United
Swansea City vs Morecambe
Chelsea vs Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff City
Crystal Palace vs Everton
Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest vs Blackpool or Forest Green Rovers
Wigan Athletic vs Manchester United
AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate vs Ipswich
Peterborough United vs Leeds United
Millwall vs Leicester City
Watford vs Chesterfield or Leyton Orient
Sunderland vs Newcastle United
West Ham United vs Bristol City
Tottenham Hotspur vs Burnley
Fulham vs Rotherham United
West Bromwich Albion vs Aldershot Town or Stockport County
Southampton vs Alfreton Town or Walsall
Luton Town vs Bolton Wanderers
Shrewsbury Town vs Wrexham or Yeovil Town
Arsenal vs Liverpool
Stoke City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Norwich City vs Crewe Alexander or Bristol Rovers
And we're up...
Ex Everton star Trevor Steven and four-time winner Jen Beattie are in charge of drawing the balls.
5 mins to go
The draw is set to take place in five minutes.
In the words of an Italian 'transfer-guru' with a nauseatingly-high screen time, "Here we go".
Who's in the third-round draw (Cont.)?
League One: Shrewsbury, Wigan, Blackpool, Cambridge, Bolton, Peterborough, Stevenage, Port Vale, Oxford, Reading, Bristol Rovers.
League Two: Walsall, Morecambe, Forest Green Rovers, Gillingham, Newport, Sutton, Stockport, Wrexham, Wimbledon, Crewe.
National League: Barnet, Eastleigh, Chesterfield, Aldershot.
National League North: Alfreton.
National League South: Maidstone, Yeovil Town.
Isthmian League South East Division: Ramsgate.
Who’s in the third-round draw?
There are 74 teams involved in the draw, but only 64 will play in the third round, with 10 second-round ties to be decided. They ate are as follows...
Premier League: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Burnley, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Luton, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Tottenham, West Ham, Wolves.
Championship: Birmingham City, Blackburn, Bristol City, Cardiff, Coventry, Huddersfield, Hull, Ipswich, Leeds, Leicester, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Norwich, Plymouth, Preston, QPR, Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Stoke, Sunderland, Swansea, Watford, West Brom.
SPORTbible's FA Cup simulator
Can’t wait for the real thing? Check out the FA Cup simulator SPORTbible sorted ahead of the third-round draw.
How many will we have gotten right? You can check it out here.
Manchester City - the reigning champions
Manchester City won last year’s competition as part of a historic FA Cup, Premier League and Champions League treble. Pep Guardiola’s men will be hoping for an easy home draw ahead to kick off this season’s cup.
Meanwhile, City’s local rivals and last term’s beaten finalists, Manchester United, fared well in cup competitions in the 22/23 campaign and will be targeting this year’s FA Cup.
How can I watch the FA Cuo third-round draw?
The best way to follow the FA Cup third-round draw is to, of course, follow SPORTbible’s excellent coverage of the event.
However, if you’ve forgotten your reading glasses you can tune in to the draw on ITV1 ahead of Eastleigh's home tie against Reading.
Coverage starts at 12:40pm, with the draw expected to be conducted around 15 minutes later. The game will then kick-off at 1:30pm.
Hello and welcome
The draw for the FA Cup third round takes place this afternoon, as teams from the Premier League and Championship enter the heralded cup competition and provide clubs from across the pyramid the chance to play England and Wales’ biggest sides.
Sort your coffees and teas now as the draw is set to begin at 12:55.
Live updates will be posted here from 12.30pm UK time.
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