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2024/25 FA Cup third round draw: Arsenal host Man Utd; Chelsea & Liverpool draw League Two clubs
The draw for the 2024/25 FA Cup third round, conducted at Old Trafford, has set up a series of intriguing fixtures, headlined by reigning champions Manchester United facing off against Arsenal, the competition’s historic giants.
The clash between the two Premier League titans, scheduled for January, immediately captured attention and elicited audible reactions from the audience present at the venue.
In another high-profile tie, Manchester City will host Salford City, the League Two side co-owned by Manchester United’s Class of ’92, including Gary Neville. With City currently navigating a challenging phase, their readiness for the third round remains uncertain.
Meanwhile, league leaders Liverpool, widely regarded as one of Europe’s best teams this season, have drawn League Two’s Accrington Stanley, and Chelsea will travel to face Morecambe from the lower divisions.
2024/25 FA Cup third-round draw in full
- Southampton vs Swansea City
- Arsenal vs Manchester United
- Exeter City vs Oxford United
- Leyton Orient vs Derby County
- Reading vs Burnley
- Aston Villa vs West Ham
- Norwich City vs Brighton
- Man City vs Salford
- Millwall vs Dagenham and Redbridge
- Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley
- Bristol City vs Wolves
- Preston North End vs Charlton
- Chelsea vs Morecambe
- Bournemouth vs West Brom
- Mansfield Town vs Wigan
- Tamworth vs Tottenham
- Hull City vs Doncaster Rovers
- Sunderland vs Stoke
- Leicester vs QPR
- Brentford vs Plymouth
- Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday
- Newcastle vs Bromley
- Everton vs Peterborough United
- Wycombe Wanderers vs Portsmouth
- Birmingham City vs Lincoln City
- Leeds United vs Harrogate Town
- Nottingham Forest vs Luton
- Sheffield United vs Cardiff City
- Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers
- Fulham vs Watford
- Crystal Palace vs Stockport
- Middlesbrough vs Blackburn
All second-round ties were concluded across the last weekend of November. As is tradition in a tournament dating back to the Victorian era, the third round of fixtures will be contested at the start of January.
While specific dates and kick-off times will finalised in due course, all fixtures will take place on the weekend of Saturday, 11 January 2025.