The draw for the Third Round of the FA Cup was made on Monday, December 4th and the headlining fixture is a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton. They will clash at Anfield in the huge tie of the round and Liverpool will get the chance to land their first ever FA Cup victory over the Toffees at Anfield.
The times for the Third Round of the FA Cup will be played on January 6-7th, 2018. Manchester City are trading as the 4/1 outright favourites at William Hill to lift the cup after Pep Guardiola’s men received a home tie against fellow Premier League side Burnley for the Third Round. Among the other market leaders, Manchester United get a home game against Championship side Derby, while Chelsea hit the road to face Championship side, Norwich. Arsenal to go Nottingham Forest.
There are still three non-league sides left in the draw, with all of them needing replays to actually book their place in the Third Round. AFC Fylde will get a huge draw against Premier League side Bournemouth if they can get past Wigan. Woking, who play in the National League with Fylde will get a trip to Champions Side side Aston Villa if they can battle their way past Peterborough.
The lowest ranked team in the draw is seventh-tier Hereford, who have a big golden carrot dangling in front of them, as they would face former Premier League winners Leicester if they can see off League Two side, Fleetwood. Tottenham will play host to AFC Wimbledon at Wembley, while along with Liverpool v Everton and Man City v Burnley, the third all-Premier League tie sees Bright n play host to Crystal Palace.
FA Cup winner odds
Man City 4/1, Chelsea 6/1, Manchester United 6/1, Tottenham 8/1, Arsenal 9/1, Liverpool 10/1, Everton 20/1, Leicester 25/1, Southampton 28/1, bar 50/1
FA Cup Third Round Draw
Ipswich Town v Sheffield United
Watford v Bristol City
Birmingham City v Burton Albion
Liverpool v Everton
Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace
Aston Villa v Woking or Peterborough United
Bournemouth v AFC Fylde or Wigan
Coventry City v Stoke City
Newport County v Leeds United
Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town
Port Vale v Bradford City
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Brentford v Notts County
Queens Park Rangers v MK Dons
Manchester United v Derby County
Forest Green Rovers or Exeter City v West Bromwich Albion
Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale
Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Wimbledon
Middlesbrough v Sunderland
Fleetwood or Hereford v Leicester City
Blackburn Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra v Hull City
Cardiff City v Mansfield Town
Manchester City v Burnley
Shrewsbury Town v West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swansea City
Stevenage v Reading
Newcastle United v Luton Town
Millwall v Barnsley
Fulham v Southampton
Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North End
Norwich City v Chelsea
Gillingham or Carlisle United v Sheffield Wednesday
