FA Cup third round draw in full: Arsenal host Manchester United as Tamworth land plum Tottenham tie

A blockbuster showdown between Arsenal and holders Manchester United will headline the FA Cup third round in January, while a number of lower and non-league sides landed plum draws.

Arsenal vs Manchester United was just the second fixture drawn by former Red Devils strikers Mark Hughes and Dion Dublin at Old Trafford on Monday night, prompting groans from the home supporters in attendance, with the two resurgent teams also set to meet in a high-profile Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening.

It marks the second season in a row that the Gunners have drawn heavyweight opposition in the third round of the FA Cup, having lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool at the same stage last season.

National League members Tamworth will host Tottenham after upsetting two League One sides in a row in Huddersfield and Burton to reach round three, while Dagenham & Redbridge - the only other non-league team left in this year’s competition - travel to face Championship outfit Millwall after shock wins over Crewe and AFC Wimbledon.

Manchester City are set to host local fourth-tier side Salford - a club co-owned by Manchester United’s six ‘Class of 92’ members in Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt - in another fixture steeped in narrative, while League Two club Accrington Stanley will head to Anfield to battle Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Chelsea are also at home to League Two opposition in Morecambe in a repeat of the 2021 third round fixture which they won 4-0 at Stamford Bridge, while Bromley go to Newcastle in their first-ever third round fixture after edging out Solihull Moors in a repeat of last season’s National League play-off final.

Crystal Palace entertain League One opposition in Stockport alongside only a second-ever Yorkshire derby between Leeds and Harrogate. Aside from Arsenal vs Manchester United, the only other all-Premier League affair in the third round will come at Villa Park, where Aston Villa meet West Ham.

Bristol City will be eyeing another upset against Wolves after beating the Hammers last season, while third-tier Peterborough go to Everton in a game that could see Ashley Young go up against his teenage son Tyler and Brentford host a Plymouth team currently struggling under the management of Wayne Rooney.

Fulham take on Watford, while QPR head to meet Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester at the King Power Stadium and Charlton are on the road against Championship opponents in Preston.

Leyton Orient are at home to Derby after goalkeeper Josh Keeley - on loan from Spurs - scored a 99th-minute equaliser against Oldham on Saturday, with The Os eventually prevailing 2-1 in extra time against non-league opponents after another last-gasp goal.

FA Cup third round draw in full

Southampton vs Swansea

Arsenal vs Manchester United

Exeter vs Oxford

Leyton Orient vs Derby

Reading vs Burnley

Aston Villa vs West Ham

Norwich vs Brighton

Manchester City vs Salford

Millwall v Dagenham & Redbridge

Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley

Bristol City vs Wolves

Preston vs Charlton

Chelsea vs Morecambe

Middlesbrough vs Blackburn

Bournemouth vs West Brom

Mansfield vs Wigan

Tamworth vs Tottenham

Hull vs Doncaster

Sunderland vs Stoke

Leicester vs QPR

Brentford vs Plymouth

Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday

Newcastle vs Bromley

Everton vs Peterborough

Wycombe vs Portsmouth

Birmingham vs Lincoln

Leeds vs Harrogate

Nottingham Forest vs Luton

Sheffield United vs Cardiff

Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers

Fulham vs Watford

Crystal Palace vs Stockport