Tuesday, 6 December 2016

FA Cup Draw 2016: Full 3rd-Round Fixtures and Dates Released


Defending champions Manchester United will host Reading in the third round of the 2016-17 FA Cup after all the Premier League and Championship sides were entered into the competition in Monday's draw. 

Current Premier League leaders Chelsea will face Notts County or Peterborough United, while Arsenal—the joint most successful side in the competition's history with United—will get their campaign underway against Preston North End.

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side drew Newport County, and Pep Guardiola's Manchester City were paired with West Ham United.

Here is the full list of fixtures following the draw:
FA Cup 2016-17: Third-Round Fixtures Home vs. Away Ipswich Town vs. Lincoln City/Oldham Atheltic Barrow vs. Rochdale Manchester United vs. Reading Hull City vs. Swansea City Sunderland vs. Burnley Queens Park Rangers vs. Blackburn Rovers Millwall vs. Bournemouth West Ham United vs. Manchester City Brighton & Hove Albion vs. MK Dons/Charlton Athletic Blackpool vs. Barnsley Wigan Athletic vs. Nottingham Forest Birmingham City vs. Newcastle United Chelsea vs. Notts County/Peterborough United Middlesbrough vs. Sheffield Wednesday West Bromwich Albion vs. Derby County Everton vs. Leicester City Liverpool vs. Newport County/Plymouth Argyle Wycombe Wanderers vs. Stourbridge/Northampton Town Watford vs. Burton Albion Preston North End vs. Arsenal Cardiff City vs. Fulham Stoke City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Cambridge United vs. Leeds United Bristol City vs. Fleetwood Town/Shrewsbury Town Huddersfield Town vs. Port Vale Tottenham Hotspur vs. Aston Villa Brentford vs. Halifax Town/Eastleigh Bolton Wanderers vs. Crystal Palace Norwich City vs. Southampton Sutton United vs. AFC Wimbledon Accrington Stanley vs. Luton Town Rotherham United vs. Oxford United/Macclesfield Town
BBC Sport

Fixtures will be played across the weekend of Jan. 6 to Jan. 9, 2017.

Non-league sides Barrow and Sutton United will continue their campaigns against Rochdale and AFC Wimbledon, respectively.

Meanwhile, seventh-tier Stourbridge, the lowest-ranked side left in the draw, will face Wycombe Wanderers if they can see off League One's Northampton Town in the second round following an initial postponement.

Per Squawka, Old Trafford will see the return of former United centre-back Jaap Stam in the third round, as the Dutchman now manages Reading:

City's clash with West Ham is arguably the highlight all-Premier League draw of the round and will be a tough challenge for Guardiola as he takes charge of his first FA Cup match.

However, other top-flight pairings include Hull City hosting fellow strugglers Swansea City and defending Premier League champions Leicester City travelling to Goodison Park to face Everton.

Former FA Cup winners Steven Gerrard and Ian Wright analysed the draw on BT Sport Football:

Tottenham Hotspur are one of the Premier League sides who will be wary of an upset when they face Aston Villa, who have looked much better of late under manager Steve Bruce.

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