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Arsenal, Tottenham to meet in FA Cup 3rd round

Malta Independent Sunday, 8 December 2013, 18:42 Last update: about 11 years ago

Premier League leader Arsenal will host north London rival Tottenham in the standout game of the FA Cup's third round following Sunday's draw.

Arsenal's last title was its 10th FA Cup in 2005, while Spurs have lifted the trophy eight times.

Record 11-time winner Manchester United, which last triumphed in 2004, hosts Swansea. Other all-Premier League matches are: Norwich vs. Fulham; Newcastle vs. Cardiff; and West Bromwich Albion vs. Crystal Palace.

Chelsea travels to Derby and Manchester City is at Blackburn. Derby and Blackburn both play in the second-tier League Championship.

Liverpool hosts third-tier Oldham or fourth-tier Mansfield, and defending champion Wigan hosts third-tier MK Dons.

The matches will be played in the first weekend of January.

Matches to be played on weekend of Jan. 4

Barnsley v Hartlepool/Coventry

Yeovil v Leyton Orient

Liverpool v Oldham/Mansfield

Noingham Forest v West Ham

Bristol City v Watford

Southend v Millwall

Middlesbrough v Hull

West Brom v Crystal Palace

Kidderminster v Peterborough

Doncaster v Stevenage

Stoke v Leicester

Southampton v Burnley

Newcastle v Cardiff

Rochdale v Leeds

Wigan v MK Dons

Charlton v Wrexham/Oxford

Manchester United v Swansea

Port Vale v Plymouth

Norwich v Fulham

Aston Villa v Sheffield United

Macclesfield v Sheffield Wednesday

Sunderland v Carlisle

Bolton v Blackpool

Blackburn v Manchester City

Everton v QPR

Brighton v Reading

Arsenal v Tottenham

Birmingham v Bristol Rovers/Crawley

Grimsby v Huddersfield

Ipswich v Preston

Derby v Chelsea

Bournemouth v Fleetwood/Burto

 
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