It’s that time again where the ‘big boys’ join the so called ‘minnows’ in the FA Cup.
The 3rd round draw has just taken place and has thrown up the usual mouth watering array of ties.
Holders Chelsea have been drawn at home to Watford. Arsenal are away at West Ham and Liverpool will visit Reading.
There are two other all Premiership ties with Aston Villa taking on Blackburn and Hull visiting Wigan and Conference side Kettering will be eagerly anticipating their replay with Leeds as the winners will travel to Old Trafford to play mighty Manchester United, a match which might well secure Kettering’s future should they make it
The draw in full:
Tottenham v Peterborough United
Brentford v Doncaster Rovers
Middlesbrough v Manchester City
Stoke City v York City
Notts County v Forest Green Rovers
Huddersfield Town v West Bromwich Albion
Sheffield United v QPR
MK Dons v Burnley
Chelsea v Watford
Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City
Preston North End v Colchester United
West Ham United v Arsenal
Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers
Portsmouth v Coventry City
Sunderland v Oxford United or Barrow
Wigan Athletic v Hull City
Everton v Carlisle United
Sheffield Wednesday v Crystal Palace
Tranmere Rovers or Aldershot Town v Wolves
Blackpool v Ipswich Town
Fulham v Swindon Town
Stockport County or Torquay v Brighton
Scunthorpe United v Barnsley
Southampton v Rotherham United or Luton Town
Bristol City v Cardiff City
Reading v Liverpool
Staines Town or Millwall v Derby County
Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United
Leicester City v Swansea City
Bolton Wanderers v Lincoln City
Accrington Stanley or Barnet v Gillingham
Manchester United v Kettering Town or Leeds United
The games will beplayed over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of January
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