THE FA Cup Third Round Draw: Man City Face Chelsea, Man United Gets Everton.

THE FA Cup third round draw for 2022/23 season has been completed on Monday night



Premier League champions Manchester City will host Chelsea in the FA Cup third round.

Both teams had faced each other in the Carabao Cup in November with Pep Guardiola's side winning 2-0. They will meet again at the Etihad Stadium in early January.


The Blues finished as runners-up last season after losing to Liverpool on penalties, having won the competition on eight previous occasions.

Last season also saw Chelsea knocked out of the final by same Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on penalties.


Liverpool are the current champions of the trophy after they beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties to win their first FA Cup since 2006.



Elsewhere, holders Liverpool will welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to Anfield, while Manchester United are at home to Everton in another all-Premier League tie.


National League Dagenham and Redbridge or League Two Gillingham will host 2021 winners Leicester City, while third-tier side Portsmouth will travel to Tottenham.


In other all-Premier League ties, Brentford are at home to West Ham, while Crystal Palace will host Southampton.

Premier League leaders Arsenal, who have won the FA Cup a record 14 times, will travel to Oxford United, who are 13th in League One.



The third round will be played between 6, 7, 8 and 9 January 2023.


Draws in full:

Preston v Huddersfield

Middlesbrough v Brighton

Chesterfield v West Brom

Manchester City v Chelsea

Charlton or Stockport County v Walsall

Boreham Wood v Accrington

Tottenham v Portsmouth

Derby v Barnsley

Cardiff v Leeds

Brentford v West Ham

Bournemouth v Burnley

Coventry v Wrexham

Norwich v Blackburn

Aston Villa v Stevenage

Luton v Wigan

Oxford v Arsenal

Fleetwood v QPR

Liverpool v Wolves

Grimsby v Burton

Blackpool v Nottingham Forest

Dagenham & Redbridge or Gillingham v Leicester

Forest Green v Birmingham

Bristol City v Swansea

Hartlepool v Stoke City

Hull City v Fulham

Crystal Palace v Southampton

Millwall v Sheffield United

Shrewsbury v Sunderland

Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle

Manchester United v Everton

Reading v Watford

Ipswich v Rotherham



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