FA Cup third round draw LIVE: Updates as Liverpool, Manchester United and Premier League sides learn fate
A total of 64 sides will found out their opponents for the next round, with all Championship and Premier League sides entering the draw
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Your support makes all the difference.The draw for the third round of the FA Cup is set to take place as the Premier League sides learn their opponents for their opening fixtures in the oldest cup competition in football.
The 20 top-flight sides will be joined by all 24 Championship teams as well as the 20 clubs who made it through the second round this weekend, including the remaining non-league representatives Dagenham & Redbridge and Tamworth.
Such sides will be hoping for ties against the blockbuster English sides, from holders Manchester United to current Premier League leaders Liverpool and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, who were last season’s losing finalists but are in the midst of a horror run.
For those clubs, the road to Wembley begins here, with ties to be played across the weekend of 11-12 January 2025 and the draw made at Old Trafford.
Follow the latest updates from the draw below:
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Star of Chelsea’s show, Cole Palmer has become an entertainment product in his own right
Meanwhile, things are looking better and better for Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea. Lawrence Ostlere was at Stamford Bridge to watch the Cole Palmer show:
Cole Palmer has become an entertainment product in his own right
Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa: Palmer produced an assist and a wonderfully taken goal in what increasingly feels like an inevitable show of brilliance at Stamford Bridge
Why transformed Ryan Gravenberch embodies Liverpool 2.0 under Arne Slot
And Richard Jolly has picked out a reinvented Ryan Gravenberch for special praise after Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the table to nine points.
Why transformed Ryan Gravenberch embodies Liverpool 2.0 under Arne Slot
Bought by Jurgen Klopp and reinvented under Slot, the Dutch midfielder is an example of how Liverpool’s succession planning built the foundation for their excellent start to this season
The secret to Arne Slot’s success separating Liverpool from their rivals
Let’s start, though, with some reaction to yesterday’s action, and particularly events at Anfield as Liverpool took another significant step towards the title even at this early stage. Miguel Delaney explains why Arne Slot’s first few months in charge have been such a success:
The secret to Arne Slot’s success separating Liverpool from their rivals
The Dutch coach has used a version of Pep Guardiola’s style to reduce the Man City boss to a pale imitation of Jose Mourinho
FA Cup third round draw LIVE
Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s LIVE coverage of the draw for the third round of the FA Cup. The competition is set to hot up with the arrival of the 44 clubs from the top two English tiers, with Premier League and Championship teams joining the 20 sides who progressed from the second round this weekend.
We’re expecting the draw to be made at some time around 7.15pm GMT - let’s get going.
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