LIVERPOOL HAVE BEEN drawn against Merseyside rivals Everton in the third round of the FA Cup, in one of three all Premier League ties pulled out of the hat this evening.
Holders Arsenal will begin the defence of the trophy away at Nottingham Forest while Premier League leaders Manchester City get their campaign underway against Burnley at the Etihad Stadium.
The other all top-flight clash will see Chris Hughton’s Brighton host Crystal Palace at the Amex Stadium, while there is a Tees-Wear derby at the Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough will face Sunderland.
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Manchester United have been paired with Championship side Derby County and last year’s finalists Chelsea will travel to Carrow Road to face Norwich City.
The tie of the round is, however, the meeting of Liverpool and Everton at Anfield as the bitter city rivals face each other for the second time in the space of a few weeks, with their Premier League clash scheduled for later this month.
It will be the 18th time the sides face each other in the FA Cup, with Liverpool winning 10 of the previous meetings in the competition, including the 2-1 semi-final win in 2012.
The third round ties will take place over the weekend of 5-7 January.
FA Cup third round draw:
Ipswich Town v Sheffield United
Watford v Bristol City
Birmingham City v Burton Albion
Liverpool v Everton
Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace
Aston Villa v Woking or Peterborough United
Bournemouth v AFC Fylde or Wigan
Coventry City v Stoke City
Newport County v Leeds United
Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town
Port Vale v Bradford City
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Brentford v Notts County
Queens Park Rangers v MK Dons
Manchester United v Derby County
Forest Green Rovers or Exeter City v West Bromwich Albion
Doncaster Rovers v Slough Town or Rochdale
Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Wimbledon
Middlesbrough v Sunderland
Fleetwood or Hereford v Leicester City
Blackburn Rovers or Crewe Alexandra v Hull City
Cardiff City v Mansfield Town
Manchester City v Burnley
Shrewsbury Town v West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swansea City
Stevenage v Reading
Newcastle United v Luton Town
Millwall v Barnsley
Fulham v Southampton
Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North End
Norwich City v Chelsea
Gillingham or Carlisle United v Sheffield Wednesday
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Liverpool to host Merseyside rivals Everton in FA Cup third round
LIVERPOOL HAVE BEEN drawn against Merseyside rivals Everton in the third round of the FA Cup, in one of three all Premier League ties pulled out of the hat this evening.
Holders Arsenal will begin the defence of the trophy away at Nottingham Forest while Premier League leaders Manchester City get their campaign underway against Burnley at the Etihad Stadium.
The other all top-flight clash will see Chris Hughton’s Brighton host Crystal Palace at the Amex Stadium, while there is a Tees-Wear derby at the Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough will face Sunderland.
Manchester United have been paired with Championship side Derby County and last year’s finalists Chelsea will travel to Carrow Road to face Norwich City.
The tie of the round is, however, the meeting of Liverpool and Everton at Anfield as the bitter city rivals face each other for the second time in the space of a few weeks, with their Premier League clash scheduled for later this month.
It will be the 18th time the sides face each other in the FA Cup, with Liverpool winning 10 of the previous meetings in the competition, including the 2-1 semi-final win in 2012.
The third round ties will take place over the weekend of 5-7 January.
FA Cup third round draw:
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