And the holders, Manchester City, got Huddersfield, currently in revival mode under Darren Moore.
And three all-Premier League ties
Crystal Palace v Everton
Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley
Arsenal v Liverpool
The non-league teams didn’t get the best draw, though perhaps there’s a path to the next round for each of them.
Newport County or Barnet v Eastleigh or Reading
Watford v Chesterfield/Leyton Orient
AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate v Ipswich Town
Southampton v Alfreton Town or Walsall
Maidstone v Stevenage or Port Vale
With apologies to Arsenal and Liverpool, the Tyne-Wear derby is the tie of the round.
🏆 Newcastle United will travel to Sunderland in the third round of the #EmiratesFACup.
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) December 3, 2023
Tie to be played over the weekend of 6-7 January 2024. pic.twitter.com/2WfPQWLxC5
Well, then 😅
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) December 3, 2023
Full draw details
Hull City v Birmingham City
Newport County or Barnet v Eastleigh or Reading
Plymouth Argyle v Sutton United
Maidstone United v Stevenage or Port Vale
Coventry City v Oxford United
Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chelsea v Preston North End
QPR v Bournemouth
Gillingham v Sheffield United
Swansea City v Morecambe
Manchester City v Huddersfield Town
Blackburn Rovers v Cambridge United
Nottingham Forest v Blackpool or Forest Green Rovers
Wigan Athletic v Manchester United
Crystal Palace v Everton
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa
Sunderland v Newcastle United
Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City
Millwall v Leicester CIty
Watford v Chesterfield/Leyton Orient
AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate v Ipswich Town
Peterborough United v Leeds United
West Bromwich Albion v Aldershot or Stockport County
Southampton v Alfreton Town or Walsall
Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley
Fulham v Rotherham United
Norwich City v Crewe or Bristol Rovers
West Ham v Bristol City
Arsenal v Liverpool
Stoke City v Brighton and Hove Albion
Luton Town v Bolton Wanderers
Shrewsbury Town v Wrexham or Yeovil Town
Ties to be played the weekend of 6 January.
Updated
That concludes the draw
Hull v Birmingham
Newport or Barnet v Eastleigh or Reading
Maidstone v Stevenage or Port Vale
Plymouth v Sutton
Brentford v Wolves
Coventry v Oxford United
QPR v Bournemouth
Chelsea v Preston
Swansea v Morecambe
Gillingham v Sheffield United
Blackburn v Cambridge
Manchester City v Huddersfield
Wigan v Manchester United
Nottingham Forest v Blackpool or Forest Green
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa
Crystal Palace v Everton
Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff
Sunderland v Newcastle
Sunderland v Newcastle
Updated
Watford v Chesterfield or Leyton Orient
Millwall v Leicester
Peterborough v Leeds
AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate v Ipswich
Southampton v Alfreton or Walsall
West Brom v Aldershot or Stockport
Fulham v Rotherham
Tottenham v Burnley
West Ham v Bristol City
Norwich v Crewe or Bristol Rovers
Stoke v Brighton
Arsenal v Liverpool
Arsenal v Liverpool
Shrewsbury v Wrexham or Yeovil
And away we go
Luton v Bolton
Here we go, with Seema Jaswal presenting from FA HQ. Making the draw are Jen Beattie and Trevor Steven, a winner in 1984. Still Berwick-on-Tweed’s best ever footballer? Jen won the women’s trophy four times.
The draw is taking place before Eastleigh and Reading and will take place at 12.55pm. Eastleigh got Manchester United in the dummy draw. You’d have to fancy them to win that one.
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Let’s hope there’s no nonsense this time, shall we? (OK, maybe it might be a laugh.)
Who’s in the mix?
Preamble
Good afternoon, it falls upon I, Kings Place’s answer to Graham Kelly and Giorgio Marchetti, to run you through the FA Cup third round. Still one of the most evocative days of the year, this is when the tournament comes into its own before later becoming the plaything of the elite.
The draw will take place around 12.55pm, UK time. So, here’s the balls to be warmed.
1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Birmingham City
5. Blackburn Rovers
6. Brentford
7. Brighton & Hove Albion
8. Bristol City
9. Burnley
10. Cardiff City
11. Chelsea
12. Coventry City
13. Crystal Palace
14. Everton
15. Fulham
16. Huddersfield Town
17. Hull City
18. Ipswich Town
19. Leeds United
20. Leicester City
21. Liverpool
22. Luton Town
23. Manchester City
24. Manchester United
25. Middlesbrough
26. Millwall
27. Newcastle United
28. Norwich City
29. Nottingham Forest
30. Plymouth Argyle
31. Preston North End
32. Queens Park Rangers
33. Rotherham United
34. Sheffield United
35. Sheffield Wednesday
36. Southampton
37. Stoke City
38. Sunderland
39. Swansea City
40. Tottenham Hotspur
41. Watford
42. West Bromwich Albion
43. West Ham United
44. Wolverhampton Wanderers
45. Maidstone United
46. Morecambe
47. Notts County or Shrewsbury Town
48. Chesterfield or Leyton Orient
49. Aldershot Town or Stockport County
50. Alfreton Town or Walsall
51. Blackpool or Forest Green Rovers
52. Cambridge United
53. Bolton Wanderers
54. Wrexham or Yeovil Town
55. Crewe Alexandra or Bristol Rovers
56. Peterborough United
57. Eastleigh or Reading
58. Gillingham
59. Stevenage
60. Newport County or Barnet
61. Oxford United
62. York City or Wigan Athletic
63. Sutton United
64. AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate
The third round is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday, 6 January.
