FA Cup Draw 2018 Schedule: 3rd-Round Fixtures and Dates Released
FA Cup holders Chelsea have been drawn at home to Championship side Nottingham Forest in the third round of the 2018-19 FA Cup.
Elsewhere, Arsenal face either non-league side Solihull Moors or Blackpool, Manchester United will welcome Reading to Old Trafford, and Premier League champions Manchester City host Rotherham United.
There are also a couple of all-Premier League ties in the draw. Wolverhampton Wanderers will host Liverpool, while Bournemouth take on Brighton & Hove Albion.
FA Cup 3rd-Round Fixtures
Bolton Wanderers vs. Walsall or Sunderland
Gillingham vs. Cardiff City
Sheffield Wednesday vs. Luton Town
Manchester United vs. Reading
Everton vs. Lincoln City
Tranmere or Southport vs. Tottenham
Preston vs. Doncaster Rovers
Chelsea vs. Nottingham Forest
Wrexham or Newport vs. Leicester City
Fulham vs. Oldham
Solihull Moors or Blackpool vs. Arsenal
Manchester City vs. Rotherham United
Bournemouth vs. Brighton
West Ham vs. Birmingham City
Woking vs. Watford
QPR vs. Leeds United
Sheffield United vs. Barnet
Guiseley or Fleetwood vs. AFC Wimbledon
West Brom vs. Wigan
Middlesbrough vs. Peterborough or Bradford
Wolves vs. Liverpool
All matches are scheduled to be played over the weekend of Saturday, January 5. The full schedule is available from the competition's official website.
Chelsea will be favourites to beat Nottingham Forest, but history suggests they may face a tough challenge at Stamford Bridge:
One of the most intriguing ties is the prospect of tiny Solihull Moors taking on Arsenal.
The National League side, which competes in the fifth tier of English football, were only formed in 2007 and are in the third-round draw for the first time in their brief history.
They drew 0-0 with Blackpool at home in the second round, with the two sides set to replay at Bloomfield Road to decide who will face Unai Emery's men.
Match of the Day showed the Solihull Moors' reaction to the draw:
The Gunners will be hoping to improve on last season's showing. They were knocked out in the third round by Nottingham Forest in what was Arsene Wenger's last FA Cup match in charge.
The draw has been kind to both Manchester clubs. City will face a struggling Rotherham side who are 20th in the Championship, while United take on Reading who are a place below in 21st.
However, Liverpool face a far trickier tie at Wolves. Nuno Espirito Santo's side are 12th in the Premier League and have held both Manchester City and Arsenal to 1-1 draws this season.
Tottenham will also be confident of progressing to the fourth round. Mauricio Pochettino's men will head to Merseyside to face either National League side Southport or Tranmere Rovers from League Two (fourth tier).
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