Arsenal kick off quest for historic Cup treble at Leeds
FA Cup third-round draw pits holders against struggling Premiership rivals while Yeovil Town celebrate home tie with Liverpool
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Your support makes all the difference.FA Cup holders Arsenal will travel to Leeds in the third round of the FA Cup.
The Elland Road club, who moved off the bottom of the Barclaycard Premiership yesterday with a home draw against Chelsea, have home advantage in the match against the nine–times winners.
Manchester United, who have won the competition more times than any other club – 10 – also face an all Premiership encounter, they are at Aston Villa.
There are three other all–Premiership contests over the weekend of January 3–4.
Southampton will meet Newcastle at St Mary's Stadium, while Birmingham take on Blackburn at St Andrews in a match won 4–0 by the visitors yesterday.
Manchester City, who have not won the competition since 1969, face the side they beat that day – Leicester – in round three.
FA CUP THIRD-ROUND DRAW
Wimbledon v Stoke City
Cardiff City v Sheffield United
Wycombe W or Mansfield Town v Burnley
Crewe Alexandra v Telford United
Bristol City or Barnsley v Scunthorpe United or Sheffield Wednesday
Portsmouth v Blackpool
Northampton Town v Rotherham United
Fulham v Cheltenham Town
Manchester City v Leicester City
Southampton v Newcastle United
Yeovil Town v Liverpool
Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers
Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion
Watford v Chelsea
Kidderminster Harriers v Wolverhampton W
Gillingham v Charlton Athletic
Swansea C v Macclesfield T or Cambridge Utd
Leeds United v Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Southend U v Port Vale or Scarborough
Sunderland v Hartlepool United
Tranmere Rovers v Bolton Wanderers
Preston North End v Reading
Wigan Athletic v West Ham United
Middlesbrough v Notts County
Ipswich Town v Derby County
Coventry City v Peterborough United
Everton v Norwich City
AFC Bournemouth or Accrington Stanley v Colchester United
Bradford City v Luton Town
Millwall v Walsall
Ties to be played 3rd and 4th of January
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