FA Cup third round draw: Man United to face Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa

All third-round ties are scheduled to be played between January 7-10
FA Cup third round draw: Man United to face Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa

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FA Cup holders Leicester have been drawn to play Premier League rivals Watford in the third round.

Brendan Rodgers’ side, who beat Chelsea in last season’s final, face former boss Claudio Ranieri in one of three all-Premier League ties.

Manchester United will play Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa at Old Trafford and high-flying West Ham have a home tie against Leeds.

National League leaders Chesterfield have landed a plum tie at eight-time winners Chelsea, while fellow minnows Yeovil and Kidderminster have home draws against Championship sides Bournemouth and Reading respectively.

The winners of Monday’s second-round tie between Boreham Wood and St Albans will play AFC Wimbledon at home.

League Two side Swindon will host Premier League leaders Manchester City at the County Ground and League One side Shrewsbury will travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool.

Millwall will face London rivals Crystal Palace at the Den, League One outfit Morecambe will travel to Tottenham and Arsenal, who have lifted the trophy a record 14 times, have been drawn to play at Nottingham Forest.

Harrogate, who reached the third round for the first time after winning 2-1 at Portsmouth on Saturday, take on Luton at Kenilworth Road.

Premier League sides Burnley, Wolves and Newcastle have all been handed home ties, at Huddersfield, Sheffield United and Cambridge respectively, while Southampton will play at Swansea.

Everton face a trip to Hull and Southampton travel to Swansea, while the top-flight’s bottom club Norwich have been drawn to play at League One side Charlton.

All third-round ties are scheduled to be played between January 7-10.

FA Cup third-round draw in full:

Boreham Wood/St Albans v AFC Wimbledon 

Yeovil v Bournemouth 

Stoke v Leyton Orient 

Swansea v Southampton 

Chelsea v Chesterfield 

Liverpool v Shrewsbury 

Cardiff v Preston 

Coventry v Derby 

Burnley v Huddersfield 

West Brom v Brighton 

Kidderminster v Reading 

Leicester v Watford 

Mansfield v Middlesbrough 

Hartlepool v Blackpool 

Hull v Everton 

Bristol City v Fulham 

Tottenham v Morecambe 

Millwall v Crystal Palace 

Port Vale v Brentford 

Swindon v Manchester City 

Wigan v Blackburn 

Luton v Harrogate 

Birmingham v Plymouth 

Manchester United v Aston Villa 

Wolves v Sheffield United 

Newcastle v Cambridge 

Barnsley v Ipswich/Barrow 

Peterborough v Bristol Rovers 

West Ham v Leeds 

QPR v Rotherham 

Charlton v Norwich 

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

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