FA Cup third round draw: Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool learn fates
Manchester United won last season’s FA Cup (Picture: Getty)
The FA Cup third round draw has been made for 2024-25 with Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool’s opponents confirmed.
The Gunners will host current holders United in a massive showdown, which resulted in audible gasps from the BBC studio when it was drawn.
Chelsea, meanwhile, will play against League Two bottom side Morecambeat Stamford Bridge and Liverpool lock horns with Accrington Stanley, another club in the fourth tier of English football, at Anfield.
Manchester City face Class-of-92-owned Salford City in a match which is sure to attract plenty of attention given their connections to United while non-league Tamworth, in the fifth tier of English football, host Tottenham.
The third round is the stage of the competition where every Premier League and Championship side enters – setting up the possibility of David vs Goliath clashes and giant killings – which make the cup so iconic.
FA Cup third round draw in full
Southampton vs Swansea
Arsenal vs Manchester United
Exeter City vs Oxford United
Leyton Orient vs Derby
Reading vs Burnley
Aston Villa vs West Ham
Norwich vs Brighton
Man City vs Salford
Millwall vs Dagenham and Redbridge
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley
Bristol City vs Wolves
Preston vs Charlton
Chelsea vs Morecambe
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn
Bournemouth vs West Brom
Mansfield vs Wigan
Tamworth vs Tottenham
Hull vs Doncaster
Sunderland vs Stoke
Leicester vs QPR
Brentford vs Plymouth
Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle vs Bromley
Everton vs Peterborough
Wycombe vs Portsmouth
Birmingham vs Lincoln
Leeds vs Harrogate
Nottingham Forest vs Luton
Sheffield United vs Cardiff
Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers
Fulham vs Watford
Crystal Palace vs Stockport
When is the FA Cup third round? Full schedule for 2024/25
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal host holders Man Utd at the Emirates (Picture: Getty)
The third round will take place on the weekend of Saturday, January 11.
Replays have been scrapped at every stage of this year’s competition, meaning that games will head straight to extra-time and if required, penalties, in the event of a draw after the end of normal time.
Third Round: Saturday, January 11, 2025
Fourth Round: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Fifth Round: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Quarter Final: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Semi Final: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Final: Saturday, May 17, 2025
