With the FKF Premier League back on, the World Cup in full swing and the promise of the Harambee Stars getting back together, you’d be forgiven for not holding your breath over the FA Cup draw. But we’ve got some exciting news!The draw has been made for the third round of the English national cup, the stage of the competition where Premier League clubs join the fray. And we’ve been handed some juicy match-ups off the bat. Manchester City will host Chelsea in, while Manchester United take on Everton and holders Liverpool welcome Wolves.##NAJAVA_MECA_6853577##City and Chelsea played in the UEFA Champions League final in 2021 and have also faced each in the Carabao Cup in November. The draws obviously love to pit them head-to-head. The Blues and the Sky Blues will meet again at the Etihad Stadium in early January.Elsewhere in the draw, 14-time winners Arsenal – a competition high – go to League One side Oxford United, while third-tier promotion hopefuls Portsmouth get a trip to Tottenham.The FA Cup third round draw has been completed 🏆✅ pic.twitter.com/nZCe8gBSBq— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 28, 2022 National League leaders Wrexham were given a Championship away day at Coventry City, while the other non-League sides in the draw – Boreham Wood and Chesterfield – will face home ties against Accrington Stanley and West Bromwich Albion, respectively.Dagenham and Redbridge – the other team in the fifth tier of English football – will get a home draw against Premier League side Leicester City if they overcome their second-round replay against League Two Gillingham.As well as Manchester United – Everton and Liverpool – Wolves, there were other all-Premier League ties in the form of Brentford hosting West Ham and Crystal Palace taking on Southampton.FA Cup Third-round draw 6, 7, 8 and 9 January 2023Preston – HuddersfieldMiddlesbrough – BrightonChesterfield – West BromManchester City – ChelseaCharlton or Stockport – WalsallBoreham Wood – Accrington StanleyTottenham – PortsmouthDerby County – BarnsleyCardiff City – LeedsBrentford – West HamBournemouth – BurnleyCoventry – WrexhamNorwich – BlackburnAston Villa – StevenageLuton – WiganOxford United – ArsenalFleetwood Town – QPRLiverpool – WolvesGrimsby – Burton AlbionBlackpool – Nottingham ForestDagenham & Redbridge or Gillingham – Leicester CityForest Green Rovers – Birmingham CityBristol City – SwanseaHartlepool – Stoke CityHull City – FulhamCrystal Palace – SouthamptonMillwall – Sheffield UnitedShrewsbury – SunderlandSheffield Wednesday – NewcastleManchester United – EvertonReading – WatfordIpswich – Rotherham
