FA Cup Draw 2014: Full List of 3rd-Round Fixtures and Dates Released
The big guns of English football announced their much-anticipated arrival on this season's FA Cup platform on Monday, where the nation discovered who would be clashing against who in the competition's third round.
The 44 combined teams from the Premier League and the Championship entered the mix and will now seek to help in sorting the wheat from the chaff after the next schedule of fixtures was announced.
Read on to see who did and didn't get lucky in finding out their 2014-15 FA Cup third-round opposition.
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| Home | vs. | Away |
| Arsenal | vs. | Hull City |
| Southampton | vs. | Ipswich Town |
| Stoke City | vs. | Wrexham |
| Charlton Athletic | vs. | Blackburn Rovers |
| Dover Athletic | vs. | Crystal Palace |
| AFC Wimbledon | vs. | Liverpool |
| Manchester City | vs. | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Aldershot or Rochdale | vs. | Nottingham Forest |
| West Bromwich Albion | vs. | Gateshead |
| Blyth Spartans | vs. | Birmingham City |
| Aston Villa | vs. | Blackpool |
| Rotherham | vs. | AFC Bournemouth |
| Huddersfield Town | vs. | Reading |
| Oxford United or Tranmere Rovers | vs. | Swansea City |
| Cardiff City | vs. | Colchester United |
| Bolton Wanderers | vs. | Wigan Athletic |
| Sunderland | vs. | Leeds United |
| Burnley | vs. | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Millwall | vs. | Bradford City |
| Derby County | vs. | Southport |
| Brentford | vs. | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Fulham | vs. | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Leicester City | vs. | Newcastle United |
| Scunthorpe United or Worcester City | vs. | Chesterfield |
| Everton | vs. | West Ham United |
| Cambridge United or Mansfield Town | vs. | Bury or Luton Town |
| Chelsea | vs. | Watford |
| Barnsley or Chester | vs. | Middlesbrough |
| Queens Park Rangers | vs. | Sheffield United |
| Accrington Stanley or Yeovil Town | vs. | Manchester United |
| Preston North End | vs. | Norwich City |
| Doncaster Rovers | vs. | Bristol City |
Fixtures will be played across the weekend beginning Jan. 3.
Must-Watch Matchups
Arsenal vs. Hull City
In an eerie twist of fate, last season's finalists, Arsenal and Hull City, were the first two teams to be drawn from the pot of 64, setting up a reenactment of the Wembley crescendo.
The Gunners will be pleased to boast home advantage for the third-round tie, but the Tigers have reason to be hopeful themselves, having earned a 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium in mid-October.
Arsene Wenger's men have lost three of their last six Premier League fixtures but will hope to see the FA Cup give them a boost in the domestic order.
Steve Bruce's side, meanwhile, will once again make their way to north London in the new year with a nothing-to-lose mentality, hoping they can make up for the mistakes of their 2013-14 Wembley defeat.
AFC Wimbledon vs. Liverpool
Another re-staging of past FA Cup finals sees Liverpool travelling to face Wimbledon almost 30 years after their 1987-88 clash.
Ex-Reds striker John Aldridge, who started for Liverpool in that final—which they would go on to lose 1-0—tweeted his feelings in memory of a fixture that saw him take on the powers of the Crazy Gang at their peak:
Lawrie Sanchez's first-half finish was enough to decide the tie on that occasion and Wimbledon will need another upset of even greater proportions if they're to recapture the spirit of that result.
Gary Lineker also tweeted his memories of that Wimbledon team, who boasted a vicious streak that arguably no other team has since shown to this day:
With their Premier League blueprint not exactly going to plan, Liverpool may well look to cup competition as an ideal opportunity to salvage their campaign, with Wimbledon presenting a hopeful route to the next round.
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