FA Cup fixtures: Liverpool vs Everton, Arsenal vs Leeds Utd and the rest of the 3rd round ties
The much-anticipated draw for the FA Cup third round has been made.
The pick of the ties sees a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton, in what will be the fifth meeting between these two rivals in the competition’s history.
Holders Manchester City face League Two side Port Vale at the Etihad Stadium, and speaking to the BBC after the draw, their manager joked that they may ‘have to park the bus a few times!’.
Eight of the ten London clubs have been drawn at home, with the pick of the matches seeing Arsenal take on Leeds United and Marcelo Bielsa at the Emirates Stadium.
Chelsea host Nottingham Forest, while Tottenham and West Ham are on the road.
Spurs face a reunion with former players Jonathan Woodgate and Robbie Keane when they face Middlesborough, while West Ham are away to Gillingham.
Here is the third round draw in full...
Leicester City | vs | Wigan Athletic |
QPR | vs | Swansea City |
Fulham | vs | Aston Villa |
Chelsea | vs | Nottingham Forest |
Wolves | vs | Man Utd |
Charlton Athletic | vs | West Brom |
Rochdale/Boston Utd | vs | Newcastle Utd |
Cardiff City | vs | Forest Green or Carlisle |
Oxford Utd | vs | Exeter/Hartlepool |
Sheffield Utd | vs | AFC Flyde |
Southampton | vs | Huddersfield |
Liverpool | vs | Everton |
Bristol City | vs | Shrewsbury Town |
Bournemouth | vs | Luton Town |
Brighton | vs | Sheffield Wednesday |
Bristol Rovers/Plymouth | vs | Coventry/Ipswich |
Eastleign/Crewe Alexandra | vs | Barnsley |
Man City | vs | Port Vale |
Middlesbrough | vs | Tottenham |
Reading | vs | Blackpool |
Watford | vs | Tranmere |
Preston | vs | Norwich City |
Millwall | vs | Newport County |
Crystal Palace | vs | Derby County |
Rotherham | vs | Hull City |
Brentford | vs | Stoke City |
Fleetwood Town | vs | Portsmouth |
Arsenal | vs | Leeds Utd |
Gillingham | vs | West Ham |
Burton Albion | vs | Northampton |
Burnley | vs | Peterborough |
Birmingham City | vs | Blackburn Rovers |
The matches will be played across the weekend of Friday January 3 to Sunday January 5, 2020.