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FA Cup third-round draw: Liverpool set for derby with Everton

Liverpool will take on Everton in a Merseyside derby in the third round of the FA Cup.

It will be the second time new Toffees boss Sam Allardyce leads the club into their most important game, with the Reds also set to host Everton in the Premier League this month.

That tie is not the only grudge match that came out of the hat as Premier League and Championship teams entered the national competition, with Crystal Palace set to visit Brighton and Middlesbrough facing Sunderland.

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Arsenal face a trip to second-tier club Nottingham Forest, while Forest's Midlands rivals Derby County also landed a plum draw away to Manchester United.

Tottenham will be at home to League One outfit AFC Wimbledon and Manchester City face a stern test in Premier League overachievers Burnley.

DateMatchTime (GMT)TV?
TBCIpswich Town vs Sheffield UnitedTBCTBC
TBCWatford vs Bristol CityTBCTBC
TBCBirmingham City vs Burton AlbionTBCTBC
TBCLiverpool vs EvertonTBCTBC
TBCBrighton vs Crystal PalaceTBCTBC
TBCAston Villa vs Woking or Peterborough UnitedTBCTBC
TBCBournemouth vs AFC Fylde or Wigan AthleticTBCTBC
TBCCoventry City vs Stoke CityTBCTBC
TBCNewport County vs Leeds UnitedTBCTBC
TBCBolton Wanderers vs Huddersfield TownTBCTBC
TBCPort Vale or Yeovil Town vs Bradford CityTBCTBC
TBCNottingham Forest vs ArsenalTBCTBC
TBCBrentford vs Notts CountyTBCTBC
TBCQPR vs MK DonsTBCTBC
TBCManchester United vs Derby CountyTBCTBC
TBCForest Green or Exeter City vs West BromTBCTBC
TBCDoncaster Rovers vs Slough or RochdaleTBCTBC
TBCTottenham vs AFC WimbledonTBCTBC
TBCMiddlesbrough vs SunderlandTBCTBC
TBCFleetwood Town or Hereford vs Leicester CityTBCTBC
TBCBlackburn Rovers or Crewe Alexandra vs Hull CityTBCTBC
TBCCardiff City vs Mansfield TownTBCTBC
TBCManchester City vs BurnleyTBCTBC
TBCShrewsbury Town vs West HamTBCTBC
TBCWolves vs Swansea CityTBCTBC
TBCStevenage vs ReadingTBCTBC
TBCNewcastle United vs Luton TownTBCTBC
TBCMillwall vs BarnsleyTBCTBC
TBCFulham vs SouthamptonTBCTBC
TBCWycombe Wanderers vs PrestonTBCTBC
TBCNorwich City vs ChelseaTBCTBC
TBCGillingham or Carlisle United vs Sheffield WednesdayTBCTBC

Chelsea, one of the last teams to be drawn, were handed an away match at Championship club Norwich City.

Hereford, who were one of the lowest-ranked teams in the second round, will be rewarded with a home tie against Leicester City if they can come through a replay against Fleetwood Town.

Slough, who play at the same level of the English pyramid, face Rochdale on Monday night with a trip to Doncaster Rovers waiting for the winner.

League Two side Luton Town can look forward to a visit to St James' Park to face Newcastle United, while Championship high-flyers Wolves will hope to upset struggling Swansea City.

The third-round ties will be played on the weekend commencing January 5, with broadcast details to follow.

Arsenal are the defending FA Cup champions and have won the competition in three of the past four years, with Manchester United interrupting their recent dominance in 2015-16.

Those wins have made the Gunners the most successful team in FA Cup history, with 13 wins - one ahead of United and five ahead of third-placed Tottenham.

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