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FA Cup Third Round: Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd Opponents Confirmed
The FA Cup third round includes all 20 Premier League and 24 Championship clubs with no replays; ties settle by extra time or penalties if drawn.
- On Monday, the FA Cup third-round draw took place, setting fixtures for the weekend commencing Sunday, 10 January involving major clubs including Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.
- Entry at this stage included all 20 Premier League clubs and 24 Championship teams, joined by the 20 second-round winners in a draw conducted by Joe Cole, former England international, and Peter Crouch, former England international.
- The draw produced several London and cross-division matchups, with Liverpool, reigning Premier League champions, hosting League One side Barnsley at Anfield and Manchester United facing Brighton.
- Replays have been removed for this year's competition, so tied games go to extra-time and penalties after 90 minutes, and prize money rises with semi-final winners earning 1,060,000 and final winners 2,120,000.
- Holders Crystal Palace face Macclesfield while Manchester United seek to reclaim the 2023-24 trophy, with Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool also hunting silverware and Weston-super-Mare as the lowest-ranked team.
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FA Cup third round: Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd opponents confirmed
The draw for the third round of this year’s FA Cup was conducted on Monday. Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool are among the major clubs to have learned their opponents. All 20 Premier League teams entered at this stage alongside 24 from the Championship. They join non-league sides Macclesfield, Weston-super-Mare and Boreham Wood, all of whom have progressed to the third round. Boreham Wood await the winners of the final second-round tie y…
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The Independent (US)Man United handed Premier League opponents as FA Cup third round draw revealed
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