The FA Cup 3rd Round draw has been completed, and several plum ties have been “picked out of the hat” including Exeter vs. Liverpool, Eastleigh vs. Bolton and Manchester United vs. Sheffield United.
The 135th edition of the tournament began in July with 736 professional and amateur teams participating from across England and Wales. Four non-league teams are in the draw for the 3rd Round but we only know that Eastleigh will be playing so far (the other three teams need to complete their 2nd Round games).
The teams that have made it to the FA Cup 3rd Round will play their matches between January 8-11. For viewers in the United States, select FA Cup games will be shown across FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2 and FOX Soccer 2GO.
The draw for the FA Cup 3rd Round is as follows:
Watford vs. Newcastle United
West Brom vs. Bristol City
West Ham United vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers
Salford City or Hartlepool vs. Derby County
Exeter City vs. Liverpool
Spurs vs. Leicester City
Colchester vs. Charlton
Peterborough vs. Preston
Northampton vs. MK Dons
Arsenal vs. Sunderland
Newport County vs. Blackburn Rovers
Ipswich Town vs. Portsmouth
Birmingham vs. Bournemouth
Wycombe vs. Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday vs. Fulham
Oxford United vs. Swansea
Brentford vs. Chesterfield or Walsall
Bury vs. Bradford
Manchester United vs. Sheffield United
Everton vs. Dagenham & Redbridge or Whitehawk
Southampton vs. Crystal Palace
Eastleigh vs. Bolton
Nottingham Forest vs. QPR
Carlisle United vs. Yeovil
Chelsea vs. Leyton Orient or Scunthorpe
Doncaster vs. Stoke City
Leeds United vs. Rotherham
Cardiff City vs. Grimsby or Shrewsbury
Huddersfield Town vs. Reading
Middlesbrough vs. Burnley
Norwich City vs. Manchester City
Hull vs. Brighton
The defending champions are Premier League side Arsenal, after they beat Aston Villa 4–0 in the previous final on May 30, 2015.
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