FA Cup Third Round: Man City Face Chelsea, Man Utd Trade Tackles With Everton (Full List)

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Manchester City will host Chelsea in the standout tie of the FA Cup third round as holders Liverpool and Manchester United were also drawn against Premier League opposition on Monday.

Liverpool will begin the defence of the trophy at home to struggling Wolves, while United will host Everton.

City have already dumped Graham Potter’s men out of the League Cup with a 2-0 win at the Etihad earlier this month.

The sides will meet again on the weekend of January 6-9, once the club game resumes after a break for the World Cup.

Premier League leaders Arsenal travel to League One Oxford United, while Newcastle will begin their quest for a first FA Cup since 1955 away to Sheffield Wednesday.

West Ham will also make the short trip to Brentford and Southampton travel to Crystal Palace in the other all Premier League ties.

The Draw in full:

Preston v Huddersfield

Middlesbrough v Brighton

Chesterfield v West Brom

Manchester City v Chelsea

Charlton or Stoke v Walsall

Boreham Wood v Accrington

Tottenham v Portsmouth

Derby v Barnsley

Cardiff v Leeds

Brentford v West Ham

Bournemouth v Burnley

Coventry v Wrexham

Norwich v Blackburn

Aston Villa v Stevenage

Luton v Wigan

Oxford v Arsenal

Fleetwood v QPR

Liverpool v Wolves

Grimsby v Burton

Blackpool v Nottingham Forest

Dagenham & Redbridge or Gillingham v Leicester

Forest Green v Birmingham

Bristol City v Swansea

Hartlepool v Stoke

Hull v Fulham

Crystal Palace v Southampton

Millwall v Sheffield United

Shrewsbury v Sunderland

Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle

Manchester United v Everton

Reading v Watford

Ipswich v Rotherham

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