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FA Cup Third Round draw: Arsenal face Sunderland in five all-Premier League ties, Salford given Derby carrot

The draw for the Third Round of the tournament has been completed

Simon Rice
Monday 07 December 2015 20:44 GMT
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Arsene Wenger with the FA Cup trophy
Arsene Wenger with the FA Cup trophy

Holders Arsenal will play Sunderland in the Third Round of the FA Cup.

The tie was among five all Premier League encounters drawn on Monday evening. Those other fixtures are Watford vs Newcastle, Tottenham vs Leicester, Southampton vs Crystal Palace and Norwich vs Manchester City.

Salford City, the team co-owned by members of Manchester United's class of 92 and the lowliest team in the draw will be at home to Championship side Derby County if they come through their second round replay against Hartlepool.

Eastleigh, the only non-league side guaranteed to be in the Third Round, are at home to Bolton, who sit bottom of the Championship.

The other two non-league sides in the draw were Whitehawk, who if win their replay with Dagenham have a plum tie away against Everton and Grimsby, who will play Cardiff if they beat Shrewsbury in the Second Round.

Among the favourites to win the FA Cup are Manchester United, who are at home to Sheffield United. Liverpool have an interesting looking tie away against Exeter. Meanwhile troubled Chelsea will be at home against either Leyton Orient or Scunthorpe.

The ties are to be played between January 8 and 11.

FULL DRAW...

Watford v Newcastle

West Brom v Bristol City

West Ham v Wolves

Salford or Hartlepool v Derby

Exeter v Liverpool

Tottenham v Leicester

Colchester v Charlton

Peterborough v Preston

Northampton v MK Dons

Arsenal v Sunderland

Newport v Blackburn

Ipswich v Portsmouth

Birmingham v Bournemouth

Wycombe v Aston Villa

Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham

Oxford v Swansea

Brentford v Chesterfield or Walsall

Bury v Bradford

Manchester United v Sheffield United

Everton v Dagenham or Whitehawk

Southampton v Crystal Palace

Eastleigh v Bolton

Nottingham Forest v QPR

Carlisle v Yeovil

Chelsea v Leyton Orient or Scunthorpe

Doncaster v Stoke

Leeds v Rotherham

Cardiff v Grimsby or Shrewsbury

Huddersfield v Reading

Middlesbrough v Burnley

Norwich v Manchester City

Hull v Brighton

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