Arsenal will host Manchester United in the FA Cup third round next month in a meeting of the competition’s two most successful clubs.
Next month, the two most successful teams in the FA Cup will face off when Arsenal hosts Manchester United in the third round. Arsenal took home the final of their record 14 titles in 2020, whereas United holds the trophy after winning it for the thirteenth time previous season. The match is scheduled to take place at Emirates Stadium on the weekend of January 11–12. Salford, owned by United’s ‘Class of 92’ consisting of David Beckham, the Neville brothers, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, and Nicky Butt, is in fourth place and will be hosted by Manchester City, the 2023 champions and May runners-up.
Liverpool also hosts Accrington Stanley, a League Two rival.
Newcastle takes on Bromley, another struggling team in League Two, while Chelsea takes on Morecambe, the worst team in the fourth league.
Tamworth, one of just two non-league teams still in the tournament, drew Tottenham away. Redbridge and Dagenham, two other National League teams, are traveling to Millwall, a team in the second division.
Twenty lower-league and non-league teams that triumphed in the previous round are joined by 44 clubs from the Premier League and Championship in the third round of the competition.
Draw in full:
Southampton v Swansea
Arsenal v Man Utd
Exeter v Oxford
Leyton Orient v Derby
Reading v Burnley
Aston Villa v West Ham
Norwich v Brighton
Man City v Salford
Millwall v Dagenham
Liverpool v Accrington
Bristol City v Wolves
Preston v Charlton
Chelsea v Morecambe
Middlesbrough v Blackburn
Bournemouth v West Brom
Mansfield v Wigan
Tamworth v Tottenham
Hull v Doncaster
Sunderland v Stoke
Leicester v QPR
Brentford v Plymouth
Coventry v Sheff Wed
Newcastle v Bromley
Everton v Peterborough
Wycombe v Portsmouth
Birmingham v Lincoln
Leeds v Harrogate
Nottingham Forest v Luton
Sheff Utd v Cardiff
Ipswich v Bristol Rovers
Fulham v Watford
Crystal Palace v Stockport
— Ties to be played January 9-13
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