FA Cup draws: Man Utd face Villa, Leicester host Watford in third round
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Manchester United entertain Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round, while holders Leicester City welcome Watford and West Ham United are at home to Leeds United following Monday’s draw.
Non-league Chesterfield bagged a trip to face last season’s runners-up Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, while Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur host League One Morecambe.
Third-tier Swindon Town landed the possibility of a giant-killing when they were drawn at home to Manchester City
The third round, to be played from Jan. 7-10, includes teams from the Premier League and second-tier Championship.
Replays will return to this season’s competition after being dropped for COVID-19 enforced reasons last term, meaning Shrewsbury Town can dream of bringing Liverpool back to Montgomery Waters Meadow if they can force a draw at Anfield.
Kidderminster Harriers, the lowest ranked side left in the FA Cup, host Championship (second-tier) side Reading.
The draw
1 Boreham Wood v AFC Wimbledon 2 Yeovil Town v AFC Bournemouth 3 Stoke City v Leyton Orient 4 Swansea City v Southampton 5 Chelsea v Chesterfield 6 Liverpool v Shrewsbury Town 7 Cardiff City v Preston North End 8 Coventry City v Derby County 9 Burnley v Huddersfield Town 10 West Bromwich Albion v Brighton & Hove Albion 11 Kidderminster Harriers v Reading 12 Leicester City v Watford 13 Mansfield Town v Middlesbrough 14 Hartlepool United v Blackpool 15 Hull City v Everton 16 Bristol City v Fulham 17 Tottenham Hotspur v Morecambe 18 Millwall v Crystal Palace 19 Port Vale v Brentford 20 Swindon Town v Manchester City 21 Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers 22 Luton Town v Harrogate Town 23 Birmingham City v Plymouth Argyle 24 Manchester United v Aston Villa 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United 26 Newcastle United v Cambridge United 27 Barnsley v Ipswich Town or Barrow 28 Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers 29 West Ham United v Leeds United 30 Queens Park Rangers v Rotherham United 31 Charlton Athletic v Norwich City 32 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
