FA Cup third round draw IN FULL - Bristol City v Wolves and Bournemouth v West Brom

The third-round FA Cup draw took place on BBC Two.The third-round FA Cup draw took place on BBC Two.
The third-round FA Cup draw took place on BBC Two. | Getty Images
64 teams entered the FA Cup third round draw and there’s two home and two away games apiece for the West Midlands clubs.

Aston Villa will take on West Ham in all Premier League clash in the third round of the FA Cup.

Elsewhere, West Brom will travel to the Vitality Stadium to face AFC Bournemouth of the Premier League. Wolves will travel to Ashton Gate to face Bristol City. Birmingham City are at home and will play their League One rivals Lincoln City.

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The draw was conducted by former Aston Villa striker Dion Dublin and ex-Manchester City manager Mark Hughes. It was held at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United who beat Man City in the 2023/24 final.

Ties are to be played on Saturday, January 11. Birmingham City’s League One match with Leyton Orient will be postponed due to their progression after beating Blackpool on Sunday.

If a team wins, it will pocket £115,000, and the losing team will get £25,000. Our friends at the Blackpool Gazette say that teams chosen for television could receive up to £100,000.

FA Cup third round draw

Arsenal v Manchester United

Aston Villa v West Ham

Birmingham City v Lincoln City

Bournemouth v West Brom

Brentford v Plymouth Argyle

Bristol City v Wolves

Chelsea v Morecambe

Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday

Crystal Palace v Stockport County

Everton v Peterborough United

Exeter City v Oxford United

Fulham v Watford

Hull City v Doncaster Rovers

Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers

Leeds United v Harrogate Town

Leicester City v QPR

Leyton Orient v Derby County

Liverpool v Accrington Stanley

Manchester City v Salford City

Mansfield Town v Wigan Athletic

Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

Millwall v Dagenham & Redbridge

Newcastle United v Bromley

Norwich City v Brighton & Hove Albion

Nottingham Forest v Luton Town

Preston North End v Charlton Athletic

Reading v Burnley

Sheffield United v Cardiff City

Southampton v Swansea City

Sunderland v Stoke City

Tamworth v Spurs

Wycombe Wanderers v Portsmouth

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