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Manchester United Drawn Against Arsenal In FA Cup Third Round
Defending champions Manchester United have been drawn to face 14-time FA Cup winners Arsenal in the third round.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Premier League leaders Liverpool will host League Two side Accrington Stanley, while Manchester City will welcome Salford City, owned by members of the ‘Class of 92’.
Non-league side Tamworth, one of the last two non-league clubs remaining in the competition, will play at home against Tottenham Hotspur.
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The third-round fixtures are scheduled for the weekend of Saturday, January 11. This round marks the entry of the 44 Premier League and Championship clubs, who will join the 20 lower-league and non-league clubs that progressed from the second round.
There were audible groans from Manchester United supporters at Old Trafford as their team was drawn against Arsenal, after United won the trophy for a 13th time by defeating rivals Manchester City in May.
Salford City, owned by former Manchester United stars Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, and David Beckham, will face Manchester City in a highly anticipated clash.
Tamworth, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, earned their spot with a penalty shootout win over League One side Burton Albion and will now host Spurs under manager Ange Postecoglou. Fellow National League side Dagenham & Redbridge will travel to Championship team Millwall.
In another intriguing tie, Everton’s 39-year-old full-back Ashley Young could face his 18-year-old son Tyler, with Everton drawing Peterborough United at home. “Wow…dreams might come true,” Young posted on X.
Chelsea will host League Two’s bottom side Morecambe, while Bromley, also from the fourth tier, will face Newcastle United at St James’ Park.
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FA Cup third-round draw in full
Southampton v Swansea City
Arsenal v Manchester United
Exeter City v Oxford United
Leyton Orient v Derby County
Reading v Burnley
Aston Villa v West Ham
Norwich City v Brighton & Hove Albion
Manchester City v Salford
Millwall v Dagenham & Redbridge
Liverpool v Accrington Stanley
Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Preston North End v Charlton Athletic
Chelsea v Morecambe
Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers
Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion
Mansfield Town v Wigan Athletic
Tamworth v Tottenham
Hull City v Doncaster Rovers
Sunderland v Stoke City
Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers
Brentford v Plymouth Argyle
Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle United v Bromley
Everton v Peterborough United
Wycombe Wanderers v Portsmouth
Birmingham City v Lincoln City
Leeds United v Harrogate Town
Nottingham Forest v Luton Town
Sheffield United v Cardiff City
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
Fulham v Watford
Crystal Palace v Stockport County
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