Fixture dates, kick-off times and talkSPORT coverage as Man City face Chelsea and Arsenal go to League One Oxford United


Manchester City will host Chelsea in what promises to be a mouth-watering third round tie as the FA Cup takes centre-stage this weekend.

The draw for the famous third round was made in late November and pitted the Premier League giants against each other at the Etihad Stadium.

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Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties in last season’s final

Premier League leaders Arsenal will go to League One outfit Oxford United, while holders Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw against Wolves on Saturday.

Newcastle United served up the biggest shock as their unbeaten run stretching back to August was ended by Sheffield Wednesday in a 2-1 defeat.

Blackpool thrashed Nottingham Forest 4-1, while Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Brentford also crashed out.

But Tottenham and Leicester managed to overcome Portsmouth and Gillingham, respectively, while Southampton, Brighton, Fulham and West Ham made it through to the fourth round.

The pick of the ties sees last season’s beaten finalists go to the Etihad Stadium

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The pick of the ties sees last season’s beaten finalists go to the Etihad Stadium


National League Boreham Wood’s secured a replay against Accrington Stanley thanks to a 1-1 draw.

Fifth tier leaders Wrexham beat Coventry 4-3 and Chesterfield secured a 3-3 draw with West Brom.

Meanwhile, League Two side Stevenage will go to Aston Villa.

Below you can see the FA Cup third round draw in full…

FA Cup third round draw

Friday, January 6

  • Manchester United 3-1 Everton

Saturday, January 7

  • Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Portsmouth
  • Gillingham 0-1 Leicester
  • Forest Green Rovers P-P Birmingham City
  • Preston North End 3-1 Huddersfield Town
  • Reading 2-0 Watford
  • Crystal Palace 1-2 Southampton
  • Blackpool 4-1 Nottingham Forest
  • Middlesbrough 1-5 Brighton
  • Chesterfield 3-3 West Brom
  • Boreham Wood 1-1 Accrington Stanley
  • Bournemouth 2-4 Burnley
  • Fleetwood Town 2-1 QPR
  • Hull City 0-2 Fulham
  • Millwall 0-2 Sheffield United
  • Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Sunderland
  • Ipswich Town 4-1 Rotherham United
  • Brentford 0-1 West Ham
  • Coventry City 3-4 Wrexham
  • Grimsby Town 1-0 Burton Albion
  • Luton Town 1-1 Wigan Athletic
  • Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Newcastle
  • Liverpool 2-2 Wolves

Sunday, January 8

  • Bristol City vs Swansea City, 12:30
  • Derby County vs Barnsley, 12:30
  • Cardiff City vs Leeds United, 14:00 – LIVE on talkSPORT
  • Hartlepool vs Stoke City, 14:00
  • Norwich vs Blackburn, 14:00
  • Stockport vs Walsall, 14:00
  • Manchester City vs Chelsea, 16:30 – LIVE on talkSPORT
  • Aston Villa vs Stevenage, 16:30

Monday, January 9

  • Oxford United vs Arsenal, 20:00 – LIVE on talkSPORT





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