FA Cup third-round draw in full: Liverpool v Everton and Brighton v Crystal Palace the stand-out ties
The draw for the third round of the FA Cup has produced a series of major derbies, including a first match at this stage of the competition since 1932 between Liverpool and Everton.
Jurgen Klopp and Sam Allardyce’s teams were paired together during Monday night’s draw, as were Premier League rivals Crystal Palace and Brighton and Hove Albion. North-East neighbours Sunderland and Middlesbrough, who have both been relegated in recent years to the Championship, were also drawn together.
Arsenal, who are attempting to win the trophy for a fourth time in five years, will begin their defence at Nottingham Forest.
Other especially eye-catching fixtures include AFC Wimbledon’s return to Wembley in the FA Cup some 30 years on from their memorable triumph in 1988 to face Tottenham Hotspur.
Luton Town, now of League Two and the FA Cup finalists in 1959, also have glamorous away Premier League opponents in Newcastle United. Premier League leaders Manchester City have a tricky home tie against Sean Dyche’s Burnley, while Manchester United host Derby County and Chelsea are away at Norwich City.
Hereford, who are in the seventh tier of the football pyramid, will face 2016 Premier League champions Leicester City if they manage to overcome Fleetwood in their second-round replay. Four non-league sides were involved in the draw, which was conducted by Glenn Hoddle and Jermain Jenas ahead of the second-round match between Slough Town and Rochdale, but none are currently guaranteed a place in the third round.
National League club AFC Fylde will have the opportunity to face Premier League opposition in Bournemouth if they beat Wigan Athletic in their replay. Woking, who also play in the fifth tier of the pyramid, have the chance to play at Villa Park against Aston Villa if they beat Peterborough in their replay.
The ties will take place on Jan 5-7, with timings dependent on which matches are selected for live screening by BBC and BT Sport. There was criticism last year that broadcasters often opted to show big Premier League clubs rather than the more romantic ties, such as the third-round fixture between non-league Sutton United and AFC Wimbledon.
Sutton did eventually make it to a televised tie against Arsenal in the fifth round. Arsenal subsequently beat Manchester City and Chelsea in the semi-final and final to win what was a record 13th FA Cup.
The draw in full:
Ipswich v Sheffield United
Watford v Bristol City
Birmingham v Burton
Liverpool v Everton
Brighton v Crystal Palace
Aston Villa v Woking or Peterborough
Bournemouth v AFC Fylde or Wigan
Coventry v Stoke
Newport v Leeds
Bolton v Huddersfield
Port Vale or Yeovil v Bradford
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Brentford v Notts County
QPR v MK Dons
Manchester United v Derby
Forest Green or Exeter v West Brom
Doncaster v Slough Town or Rochdale
Tottenham v AFC Wimbledon
Middlesbrough v Sunderland
Fleetwood or Hereford v Leicester
Blackburn or Crewe v Hull
Cardiff v Mansfield
Manchester City v Burnley
Shrewsbury v West Ham
Wolves v Swansea
Stevenage v Reading
Newcastle v Luton
Millwall v Barnsley
Fulham v Southampton
Wycombe v Preston
Norwich v Chelsea
Gillingham or Carlisle v Sheffield Wednesday
Ties to be played January 5-7
One for the ages?
Another exciting looking tie is 2016 Premier League champions away at Hereford United (if Hereford can win their replay against Fleetwood Town.
That concludes the draw
No doubts about the tie of the round there...Liverpool will host Everton! There's also Brighton vs Crystal Palace and Bournemouth at home against non-league Fylde or Wigan.
Last up
Gillingham or Carlisle vs Sheffield Wednesday
Tough draw Norwich
Norwich City vs Chelsea
Next
Wycombe Wanderers vs Preston North End
Next up
Fulham vs Southampton
All-Championship tie
Millwall vs Barnsley
Home banker?
Newcastle vs Luton Town
Next up
Stevenage vs Reading
The home side could be the favourites here
Wolves vs Swansea
Another giant-killing for Shrewsbury?
Shrewsbury Town vs West Ham
All Premier League tie
Manchester City vs Burnley
Next up
Cardiff City vs Mansfield Town
Upset alert
Blackburn or Crewe vs Hull City
Great draw
Fleetwood Town or Hereford vs Leicester City
Tees-Wear derby
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
London derby
Tottenham Hotspur vs AFC Wimbledon
The Slough fans seem a bit upset...
Doncaster Rovers vs Slough Town or Rochdale
Banana skin?
Forest Green Rovers or Exeter City vs West Brom
United are up against...
Manchester United vs Derby County
Next up
QPR vs MK Dons
Next up
Brentford vs Notts County
The holders will play...
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
Next
Port Vale or Yeovil Town v Bradford City
Local derby
Bolton Wanderers vs Huddersfield Town
Next up
Newport County vs Leeds United
A tale of two cities
Coventry City vs Stoke City
Potentially a huge trip for non-league Fylde
Bournemouth vs AFC Fylde or Wigan
Less exciting
Aston Villa vs Woking or Peterborough United
And another big rivalry!
Brighton vs Crystal Palace
Would you believe it?!
Liverpool vs Everton
Next
Birmingham City vs Burton Albion
Next
Watford vs Bristol City
First up
Ipswich Town vs Sheffield United
Here we go
Jake Humphrey is the host, and the venue is Slough Town's home ground Holloways Park ahead of Slough's FA Cup second round match tonight against Rochdale.
Glenn Hoddle and Jermaine Jenas will make the draw.
Nearly there
The draw will be getting under way in around about 10 minutes. Hereford v Newcastle? Wrexham v Arsenal? Sutton v Coventry? Yep, the BBC's montage has them all.
An English institution
Evening all,
Welcome to our coverage of one of the great days in the English sporting calendar. Yes we are just minutes away from seeing which lower-league teams will get a chance to lose 3-0 against the second string of one of the Premier League's leading lights.
For these part-time plumbers and postmen, the opportunity to test themselves against Mohamed Elneny and Matteo Darmian is just a draw of a ball away.
There is also the opportunity to be patronised the hell out of by BBC commentators and possibly go down in football folklore for ever more.
Think Ronny Radford scoring for Hereford against Newcastle, Mickey Thomas for Wrexham against Arsenal, er Nigel Jemson for Shrewsbury against Everton.
The third round stage is of course when all the Premier League and Championship teams join the competition, and alongside them will be four non-league teams in the pot - AFC Fylde, Hereford, Slough and Woking.
Woking you may recall have some pedigree in this competition. In January 1991 the Surrey-based side pulled off one of the great FA Cup shocks when as a Conference team they knocked out second-tier outfit West Brom 4-2 at the Hawthorns. They were then beaten 1-0 by top-flight side Everton in the fourth round.
More recently, Woking reached the third round in 1997 and took Premier League side Coventry to a replay which they narrowly lost 2-1.
But enough about Woking. Tonight's draw gets under way at around 7pm, and precedes the second round match between seventh-tier Slough Town and League One side Rochdale.
Here are the ball numbers in full:
Bournemouth
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Barnsley
Birmingham City
Bolton
Brentford
Brighton
Bristol City
Burnley
Burton Albion
Cardiff City
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Derby County
Everton
Fulham
Huddersfield
Hull City
Ipswich Town
Leeds United
Leicester
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Middlesbrough
Millwall
Newcastle
Norwich City
Nottingham Forest
Preston North End
QPR
Reading
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton
Stoke
Sunderland
Swansea
Tottenham
Watford
West Brom
West Ham
Wolves
Woking or Peterborough
MK Dons
Newport County
Wycombe Wanderers
Port Vale/Yeovil
Shrewsbury Town
Doncaster Rovers
Slough Town or Rochdale
AFC Wimbledon
Stevenage
Mansfield Town
Luton Town
Bradford City
Blackburn/Crewe
AFC Fylde or Wigan
Gillingham or Carlisle
Notts County
Forest Green Rovers or Exeter City
Fleetwood Town or Hereford
Coventry City