FA Cup draw LIVE: 3rd round fixtures as Manchester City face Chelsea and holders Liverpool face Wolves
The ties are set as Premier League sides enter the competition, which still has four non-league teams
The 2022/23 FA Cup third round draw is complete with 64 teams learning their fate with the matches set to be played during the first full weekend of 2023.
Manchester City meet Chelsea in the biggest tie of the round, while holders Liverpool welcome fellow Premier League side Wolves.
But the non-league sides remain alive and hopeful of a fourth-round berth, including Boreham Wood, who take on Accrington. Wrexham will have hopes and dreams of upsetting Coventry to conjure up another story for Netflix to capture.
While Chesterfield host West Brom, who will need to be on it to avoid another upset. FA Cup specialists Arsenal will travel to Oxford, while Sheffield Wednesday will hope to upset Newcastle at Hillsborough.
Recap the full third round draw and reaction below:
FA Cup third round
That’s it folks, recap the entire draw below with the full draw listed out.
Ties will take place from 6 January to 8 January next year with kick-off times to follow.
Thanks for following along.
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From 5 January to 22 February, there is not much respite for the Cityzens:
- Chelsea [A], Premier League
- Chelsea [H], FA Cup third round
- Manchester United [A], Premier League
- Wolves [H], Premier League
- Tottenham [A], Premier League
- Aston Villa [H], Premier League
- Nottingham Forest [A] Premier League
- RB Leipzig [A], Champions League last-16
FA Cup third round
Do you believe in fairytales?
Well, these are the longest odds on those side still in the cup.
500/1 shot? Not likely, but the magic of the cup might just see one of these sides go on the most unlikely of runs.
- Accrington 500/1
- Stevenage 500/1
- Walsall 500/1
- Forest Green 500/1
- Gillingham 500/1
- Stockport 500/1
- Burton Albion 500/1
- Hartlepool 500/1
- Fleetwood 500/1
Odds via Betfair
FA Cup odds following third round draw
Here are the latest odds following the third round draw.
As you can see, Chelsea on the slide after drawing Man City away.
- Man City 10/3
- Liverpool 13/2
- Chelsea 15/2
- Arsenal 15/2
- Tottenham 8/1
- Man Utd 10/1
- Newcastle 12/1
- West Ham 20/1
- Leicester 25/1
- Aston Villa 25/1
- Brighton 33/1
- Crystal Palace 33/1
- Everton 50/1
Odds via Betfair
FA Cup third round draw in full
Preston vs Huddersfield
Middlesbrough vs Brighton
Chesterfield vs West Brom
Man City vs Chelsea
Charlton or Stockport vs Walsall
Boreham Wood vs Accrington
Tottenham vs Portsmouth
Derby vs Barnsley
Cardiff vs Leeds
Brentford vs West Ham
Bournemouth vs Burnley
Coventry vs Wrexham
Norwich vs Blackburn
Aston Villa vs Stevenage
Luton vs Wigan
Oxford vs Arsenal
Fleetwood Town vs QPR
Liverpool vs Wolves
Grimsby vs Burton Albion
Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest
Dagenham and Redbridge or Gillingham vs Leicester
Forest Green vs Birmingham City
Bristol City vs Swansea City
Hartlepool vs Stoke City
Hull City vs Fulham
Crystal Palace vs Southampton
Millwall vs Sheffield United
Shrewsbury vs Sunderland
Sheffield Wednesday vs Newcastle
Manchester United vs Everton
Reading vs Watford
Ipswich vs Rotherham
FA Cup Third Round
Coventry watch out, Paul Mullin will hope to create more memories in the third round.
Wrexham face Coventry...
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