FA Cup 3rd Round Draw

The draw for the third round of the FA Cup has taken place.

The full draw is as follows:

Arsenal v Sunderland
Birmingham v Bournemouth
Brentford v Chesterfield/Walsall
Bury v Bradford City
Cardiff City v Grimsby/Shrewsbury
Carlisle v Yeovil
Chelsea v Leyton Orient/Scunthorpe
Colchester v Charlton
Doncaster v Stoke City
Eastleigh v Bolton
Everton v Dagenham & Redbridge/Whitehawk
Exeter City v Liverpool
Huddersfield v Reading
Hull City v Brighton
Ipswich v Portsmouth
Leeds United v Rotherham
Manchester United v Sheffield United
Middlesbrough v Burnley
Newport County v Blackburn
Northampton v MK Dons
Norwich v Manchester City
Nottingham Forest v QPR
Oxford United v Swansea
Peterborough v Preston NE
Salford City/Hartlepool v Derby
Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham
Southampton v Crystal Palace
Tottenham v Leicester
Watford v Newcastle
West Bromwich v Bristol City
West Ham v Wolves
Wycombe v Aston Villa

Ties to be played 8-11 January

Highlights

There are five all Premier League ties, including repeats of the 1961 FA Cup final (Tottenham v Leicester).

All Premier League Ties

Watford v Newcastle
Tottenham v Leicester
Arsenal v Sunderland
Southampton v Crystal Palace
Norwich v Manchester City

Non-League Teams

Elsewhere, all four remaining non-league teams in the draw should be reasonably happy with their potential ties, although three of them still need to make it through a 2nd round replay.

Cardiff City v Grimsby/Shrewsbury
Salford/Hartlepool v Derby
Everton v Dagenham & Redbridge/Whitehawk
Eastleigh v Bolton

Televised games TBC

FA Cup 3rd Round Replay Dates

Following this weekend's third round FA Cup ties, seven fixtures ended in draws and will require a replay.

The dates for the FA Cup 3rd round replays are as follows:

Tuesday 13th January

Bristol City v Doncaster Rovers (7.45pm)

Chesterfield v Scunthorpe (7.45pm)

West Ham United v Everton (7.45pm)

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham (7.45pm)


Wednesday 14th January

Bradford City v Millwall (7.45pm)

Ipswich Town v Southampton (7.45pm)

Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley (8.00pm)



All of these replays will also count towards our FA Cup prediction game. It's not too late to join in - just click on the graphic below.

Hereford United: A Bad Week To Have A Bad Day

To talk about today being a bad day for Hereford United requires the perspective that this has been a bad year for Hereford United. Come to think of it, the teenies haven't exactly been a great decade for Hereford United, or their fans. Today is just another bad day, one of many that have come Hereford's way recently.

 Today the Football Association suspended Hereford United from all football activity, along with their majority shareholder, Alan McCarthy - or at least their previous majority shareholder, as once again ownership of the club appears confused  and the only thing that the club's fans can be sure of is the state of the club is not healthy.

 The Football Association have said that they understand the importance of football clubs to local communities and that they will be working hard to ensure that football returns to Hereford as soon as possible.

  "The FA understands the importance of football clubs to their local communities and will continue to work with all relevant parties to ensure senior football returns to Hereford at the earliest opportunity."

I am sure that statement will fill Hereford fans with joy as they contemplate the plight of their club. The 'relevant parties' haven't been doing a great job of looking after their club, and the Football Association haven't exactly had a great track record looking after grassroots football lately.

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