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:
Ball numbers for the draw
Here’s the all-important ball numbers for this evening’s draw. Plenty of big names to keep a look out for.
- AFC Bournemouth
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa
- Birmingham City
- Blackburn Rovers
- Blackpool
- Brentford
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bristol City
- Burnley
- Cardiff City
- Chelsea
- Coventry City
- Crystal Palace
- Everton
- Fulham
- Huddersfield Town
- Hull City
- Leeds United
- Leicester City
- Liverpool
- Luton Town
- Manchester City
- Manchester United
- Middlesbrough
- Millwall
- Newcastle United
- Norwich City
- Nottingham Forest
- Preston North End
- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading
- Rotherham United
- Sheffield United
- Southampton
- Stoke City
- Sunderland
- Swansea City
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Watford
- West Bromwich Albion
- West Ham United
- Wigan Athletic
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Grimsby Town
- Wrexham
- Accrington Stanley
- Fleetwood Town
- Ipswich Town
- Barnsley
- Forest Green Rovers
- Portsmouth
- Shrewsbury Town
- Hartlepool United
- Stevenage
- Charlton Athletic or Stockport County
- Boreham Wood
- Dagenham & Redbridge or Gillingham
- Oxford United
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Chesterfield
- Burton Albion
- Walsall
- Derby County
FA Cup 3rd round draw
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of the 2022/23 FA Cup 3rd round draw, where non-league sides can face Premier League teams and the prospect of giant-killings become reality.
This evening will see the all-important draw as the 44 teams from the top two tiers, and the 20 sides who have come through the 2nd round, find out their fates for the first weekend in January.
Anfield - home of reigning FA Cup holders Liverpool - will host the draw and the Reds are joined in the hat by footballing giants Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and the team they beat on penalties in last season’s final, Chelsea.
At the other end of the spectrum, three non-league sides - Wrexham, Chesterfield and Boreham Wood - have guaranteed their spot in the third round after victories this weekend, while a fourth National League outfit, Dagenham & Redbridge, are also in the draw ahead of their replay with League Two Gillingham.
Stick with us for full live coverage.
FA Cup success to provide striker for Accrington
Accrington boss John Coleman has revealed how FA Cup progress will enable the club to buy a striker.
“That win alone should enable me to bring a striker in,” said Coleman.
“One thing you can say about Andy [chairman Andy Holt] is that he’s a realist. He knows what we need.
“We don’t want to break our club but we need to strengthen in certain areas.
“He’s good with that and I think we will have the opportunity to bring another player in.”
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