FA Cup third round: Holders Chelsea host Arsenal nemesis, Liverpool travel to Premier League side

It is that time of year again for Premier League clubs to enter the oldest national competition in world football and there are some riveting clashes set to take place in the FA Cup Third Round.

Chelsea won the competition last season, beating Manchester United 1-0 in May, but there is a new man at the helm in west London with Maurizio Sarri set to get his first taste of FA Cup action on the weekend of Saturday 5 January 2019.

FA Cup third round draw: Five key ties you need to know about

  1. Manchester United vs. Reading
  2. Chelsea vs. Nottingham Forest
  3. Solihull Moors/Blackpool vs. Arsenal
  4. Wolves vs. Liverpool
  5. Manchester City vs. Rotherham United

The draw took place this evening at Stamford Bridge and was conducted by former Blues midfielder Ruud Gullit as well as Paul Ince.

And so, it is that magical time of the season again when the minnows of the Football League have presented the opportunity to pit their wits against Premier League opposition and there have certainly been some very memorable upsets over the years.

So, without further ado, here are the FA Cup Third Round fixtures for the 2018/19 season:

Bolton vs. Walsall/Sunderland

Millwall vs. Hull

Gillingham vs. Cardiff

Brentford vs. Oxford

Sheffield Wednesday vs. Luton

Manchester United vs. Reading

Everton vs. Lincoln

Tranmere/Southport vs. Tottenham

Preston vs. Doncaster

Newcastle vs. Blackburn

Chelsea vs. Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace vs. Grimsby Town

Derby County vs. Southampton

Accrington Stanley vs. Ipswich

Fulham vs. Oldham

Wrexham/Newport vs. Leicester

Bristol City vs. Huddersfield

Solihull Moors/Blackpool vs. Arsenal

Shrewsbury Town vs. Stoke City

Manchester City vs. Rotherham United

Bournemouth vs. Brighton

West Ham vs. Birmingham City

Woking vs. Watford

Burnley vs. Barnsley

QPR vs. Leeds United

Sheffield United vs. Barnet

Norwich vs. Portsmouth

Guiseley/Fleetwood vs. AFC Wimbledon

West Brom vs. Wigan Athletic

Middlesbrough vs. Peterborough/Bradford City

Wolves vs. Liverpool

Aston Villa vs. Swansea City

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