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FA Cup draw LIVE: 3rd round fixtures as Manchester City face Chelsea and holders Liverpool face Wolves

The FA Cup 3rd round draw will see the Premier League teams learn their fate in the competition  (The FA via Getty Images)
The FA Cup 3rd round draw will see the Premier League teams learn their fate in the competition (The FA via Getty Images)

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 3rd round draw live updates

  • The FA Cup 3rd Round takes place from 6-8 January

  • FA Cup Third Round: Best ties

  • Holders Liverpool take on Wolves at Anfield as Manchester United welcome Everton

  • Manchester City host Chelsea just days after Premier League meeting at Stamford Bridge

  • Non-league side Boreham Wood face Accrington, while Wrexham travel to Coventry

  • Chesterfield host West Brom, with Dagenham & Redbridge hosting vs Leicester if they get past Gillingham

  • FA Cup third round draw in full

  • FA Cup latest odds with Man City favourites ahead of Liverpool

FA Cup third round

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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.

FA Cup second round highest attendances

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Sheffield Wednesday will hope for an even bigger turnout in the third round...

Pompey hope to pull off FA Cup repeat against Tottenham

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Portsmouth start the mind game with Tottenham early...

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Chelsea in third round of FA Cup confirms tricky period for Pep Guardiola’s Man City.

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

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FA Cup third round

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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

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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

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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

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Coventry watch out, Paul Mullin will hope to create more memories in the third round.

Wrexham face Coventry...

FA Cup Third Round

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Chesterfield’s Jeff King on facing West Brom at home: “It’s a good chance, especially at home, we have to give ourselves the best opportunity,” says

“We’ll want to go in wanting to win and get to the fourth round.”

FA Cup Third Round

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Boreham Wood boss Luke Garrard: “Wanted Liverpool or Manchester City away, I saw John’s reaction and he was devastated.

“We have four league games before. I don’t watch League One, it’ll be interesting.”

Accrington manager John Coleman: “The one good thing is one of us will go through to the next round.”

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“Home draw is always the priority, they always raise their game when you play them,” says John Aldridge.

“Wolves are dangerous, Liverpool have a squad that can go through.

“Boreham Wood vs Accrington is the tie of the round for me. The league is beyond us now, the three cups are all doable.

“It’s always a great cup to win. It was great to do it last year. Let’s hope we can get into the fourth round.”

FA Cup Third Round: Best ties

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Manchester United vs Everton

Sheffield Wednesday vs Newcastle

Manchester City vs Chelsea

Chesterfield vs West Brom

Boreham Wood vs Accrington

Tottenham vs Portsmouth

Cardiff vs Leeds

Coventry vs Wrexham

Oxford vs Arsenal

Liverpool vs Wolves

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Sheffield Wednesday vs Newcastle

Manchester United vs Everton

Reading vs Watford

Ipswich vs Rotherham

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Hull City vs Fulham

Crystal Palace vs Southampton

Millwall vs Sheffield United

Shrewsbury vs Sunderland

FA Cup Third Round Draw

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Dagenham and Redbridge or Gillingham vs Leicester

Forest Green vs Birmingham City

Bristol City vs Swansea City

Hartlepool vs Stoke City

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Liverpool vs Wolves

Grimsby vs Burton Albion

Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest

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Norwich vs Blackburn

Aston Villa vs Stevenage

Luton vs Wigan

Oxford vs Arsenal

Fleetwood Town vs QPR

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Derby vs Barnsley

Cardiff vs Leeds

Brentford vs West Ham

Bournemouth vs Burnley

Coventry vs Wrexham

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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

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Look out for these numbers coming up:

2 Arsenal

12 Chelsea

21 Liverpool

23 Manchester City

39 Tottenham

46 Wrexham

57 Boreham Wood

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Mark Wright and Rachel Brown-Finnis will conduct the draw at Anfield.

We’re ready to go...

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Accrington manager John Coleman: “It’s hard work, to keep the club afloat. I’m most proud of, came in 1999, we’ve never gone into admin.

“Hard work by lots of people. It’s saved us from that. We hold our head high and do it the right way.

“We wouldn’t be where we are now without [the FA Cup], certainly not a League One team.

“Liverpool played Man United and 10 times watched us. It has enabled us to go full time.”

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Chesterfield’s Jeff King on his goal in the last round: “I’ve hit a few shots from crazy places, I’d like to say I meant it.

“I did mean it. They all count, it was important and now I’m excited to see who we get.

“My uncle played in the FA Cup. I haven’t spoken to him recently but he’s watched me a few times.”

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Boreham Wood manager Luke Garrard: “Hopefully we get a big boy away from home.

“The work that’s gone on at the club off last year’s run is fantastic.

“For me, it’s part of my life, it’s galvanised the community as well.”

FA Cup Third Round Draw

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Former Liverpool defender Mark Wright will assist with the draw coming up shortly, which of course takes place at Anfield, the home of the holders.

FA Cup Third Round Draw

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“He’s like Bill Shankley, we’re grateful he’s come here, he’s brought fantastic memories,” says former Liverpool striker John Aldridge on Jurgen Klopp. “He’s won every one now.

“The FA Cup used to be bigger than the league.

“To get to the final and win the famous trophy with the club I supported as a kid, it was very special indeed.”

FA Cup Third Round Draw

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Welcome, we’ll have the draw for the FA Cup third round with you shortly...

Who do you want your side to draw?

Non-league sides Wrexham, Chesterfield, Boreham Wood and Dagenham & Redbridge will be eyeing up a Premier League trip.

FA Cup third round draw: Chesterfield star hoping for Manchester United

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Armando Dobra is hoping Chesterfield draw Manchester United in the third round.

Dobra struck on the stroke of half-time and the National League side earned a famous win over League Two hosts AFC Wimbledon.

“I support Manchester United, so United away would be good,” Dobra told BBC Radio Sheffield.

“It was a really really good performance. We dominated from the first minute to the end.”

Joey Barton: FA Cup exit was ‘lowest moment of his career’

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Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton says defeat and exit in the second round of the FA Cup was the “lowest moment of his career”.

Rovers went down at home to Boreham Wood, with the National League side’s goalkeeper not called on to make a save until the 82nd minute.

“Some of them are fortunate to be professional footballers on that show,” Barton told BBC Radio Bristol.

“That’s the lowest point of my career as a player, that’s the lowest point of my career as a coach.”

Ball numbers for the draw

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Here’s the all-important ball numbers for this evening’s draw. Plenty of big names to keep a look out for.

  1. AFC Bournemouth

  2. Arsenal

  3. Aston Villa

  4. Birmingham City

  5. Blackburn Rovers

  6. Blackpool

  7. Brentford

  8. Brighton & Hove Albion

  9. Bristol City

  10. Burnley

  11. Cardiff City

  12. Chelsea

  13. Coventry City

  14. Crystal Palace

  15. Everton

  16. Fulham

  17. Huddersfield Town

  18. Hull City

  19. Leeds United

  20. Leicester City

  21. Liverpool

  22. Luton Town

  23. Manchester City

  24. Manchester United

  25. Middlesbrough

  26. Millwall

  27. Newcastle United

  28. Norwich City

  29. Nottingham Forest

  30. Preston North End

  31. Queens Park Rangers

  32. Reading

  33. Rotherham United

  34. Sheffield United

  35. Southampton

  36. Stoke City

  37. Sunderland

  38. Swansea City

  39. Tottenham Hotspur

  40. Watford

  41. West Bromwich Albion

  42. West Ham United

  43. Wigan Athletic

  44. Wolverhampton Wanderers

  45. Grimsby Town

  46. Wrexham

  47. Accrington Stanley

  48. Fleetwood Town

  49. Ipswich Town

  50. Barnsley

  51. Forest Green Rovers

  52. Portsmouth

  53. Shrewsbury Town

  54. Hartlepool United

  55. Stevenage

  56. Charlton Athletic or Stockport County

  57. Boreham Wood

  58. Dagenham & Redbridge or Gillingham

  59. Oxford United

  60. Sheffield Wednesday

  61. Chesterfield

  62. Burton Albion

  63. Walsall

  64. Derby County

FA Cup 3rd round draw

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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

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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.”