Earlyface

FA CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW


Arsenal will meet Tottenham Hotspur in the pick of the FA Cup Third Round ties.

The draw had been relatively
kind to the Premier League big guns - until Andre Villas-Boas' side were forced to make the trip to the Emirates Stadium for a huge north London derby. Both sides have already met
this season, with the Gunners
claiming a 1-0 victory at home back in September.

Liverpool were the first big
name out, and they could face a repeat of last year's shock exit against Oldham Athletic - if they beat Mansfield Town in a replay.

This season, it will be at Anfield however. West Ham will travel to face
Nottingham Forest, whilst
holders Wigan Athletic host MK Dons as they look to retain their trophy with a run to Wembley.

Manchester United face a tricky challenge at home to Swansea City, and David Moyes will be
looking for some rest-bite with a positive Cup run.

Manchester City will make a
tricky trip to Blackburn Rovers, and Everton will meet QPR in a tie that's far from easy for Roberto Martinez.

Chelsea face a very tricky trip
to Championship side Derby
County side, whilst three of the remaining four non-league teams were handed home ties.

FA Cup: Third Round draw (in full): Barnsley v Hartlepool United or Coventry City Yeovil Town v Leyton Orient Liverpool v Oldham Athletic or Mansfield Town Nottingham Forest v West Ham United Bristol City v Watford Southend United v Millwall Middlesbrough v Hull City
West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace
Kidderminster Harriers v Peterborough United Doncaster Rovers v Stevenage Stoke City v Leicester City Southampton v Burnley Newcastle United v Cardiff City
Rochdale v Leeds United Wigan Athletic v MK Dons Charlton Athletic v Wrexham or Oxford United Manchester United v Swansea
City Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle Norwich City v Fulham Aston Villa v Sheffield United Macclesfield Town v Sheffield
Wednesday Sunderland v Carlisle United Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City
Everton v QPR Brighton & Hove Albion v Reading Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham City v Bristol
Rovers or Crawley Town Grimsby Town v Huddersfield
Town Ipswich Town v Preston North
End Derby County v Chelsea AFC Bournemouth v Fleetwood
Town or Burton Albion