
FA Cup Draw 2016: Full 3rd-Round Fixtures and Dates Released
Holders Manchester United will host Reading in the third round of the 2016-17 FA Cup after all the Premier League and Championship sides were entered into the competition in Monday's draw.
Premier League leaders Chelsea will face Notts County or Peterborough United, while Arsenal—the joint-most successful side in the competition's history with United—will get their campaign under way at Preston North End.
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side will play either Newport County or Plymouth Argyle at Anfield, and Pep Guardiola's Manchester City were paired with West Ham United.
Here is the full list of fixtures following the draw:
| Home | vs. | Away |
| Ipswich Town | vs. | Lincoln City/Oldham Atheltic |
| Barrow | vs. | Rochdale |
| Manchester United | vs. | Reading |
| Hull City | vs. | Swansea City |
| Sunderland | vs. | Burnley |
| Queens Park Rangers | vs. | Blackburn Rovers |
| Millwall | vs. | Bournemouth |
| West Ham United | vs. | Manchester City |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | vs. | MK Dons/Charlton Athletic |
| Blackpool | vs. | Barnsley |
| Wigan Athletic | vs. | Nottingham Forest |
| Birmingham City | vs. | Newcastle United |
| Chelsea | vs. | Notts County/Peterborough United |
| Middlesbrough | vs. | Sheffield Wednesday |
| West Bromwich Albion | vs. | Derby County |
| Everton | vs. | Leicester City |
| Liverpool | vs. | Newport County/Plymouth Argyle |
| Wycombe Wanderers | vs. | Stourbridge/Northampton Town |
| Watford | vs. | Burton Albion |
| Preston North End | vs. | Arsenal |
| Cardiff City | vs. | Fulham |
| Stoke City | vs. | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Cambridge United | vs. | Leeds United |
| Bristol City | vs. | Fleetwood Town/Shrewsbury Town |
| Huddersfield Town | vs. | Port Vale |
| Tottenham Hotspur | vs. | Aston Villa |
| Brentford | vs. | Halifax Town/Eastleigh |
| Bolton Wanderers | vs. | Crystal Palace |
| Norwich City | vs. | Southampton |
| Sutton United | vs. | AFC Wimbledon |
| Accrington Stanley | vs. | Luton Town |
| Rotherham United | vs. | Oxford United/Macclesfield Town |
Fixtures will be played across the weekend of Jan. 6 to Jan. 9, 2017.
Non-league sides Barrow and Sutton United will continue their campaigns against Rochdale and AFC Wimbledon, respectively.
Meanwhile, seventh-tier Stourbridge, the lowest-ranked side left in the draw, will face Wycombe Wanderers if they can see off League One's Northampton Town in the second round following an initial postponement.
Per Squawka, Old Trafford will see the return of former United centre-back Jaap Stam in the third round, as the Dutchman now manages Reading:
City's clash with West Ham is arguably the highlight all-Premier League draw of the round and will be a tough challenge for Guardiola as he takes charge of his first FA Cup match.
However, other top-flight pairings include Hull City hosting fellow strugglers Swansea City and Premier League champions Leicester City travelling to Goodison Park to face Everton.
Former FA Cup winners Steven Gerrard and Ian Wright analysed the draw on BT Sport Football:
Tottenham Hotspur are one of the Premier League sides who will be wary of an upset when they play host to Aston Villa, who have looked much better of late under manager Steve Bruce.





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