FA Cup 3rd round draw and fixtures: Man City vs Chelsea and other matches in England’s famous tournament

By | January 6, 2023

Premier League champions Manchester City will host Chelsea in the standout tie of the FA Cup third round.

Pep Guardiola’s side have already faced the Blues — who beat them in the 2021 UEFA Champions League final — in Carabao Cup action this season, with Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez on target to secure a 2-0 City victory at the Etihad Stadium.

The teams will now reconvene a matter of days after Mahrez again scored at Stamford Bridge in a 1-0 Premier League win on January 5.

Holders Liverpool also have a Premier League counterpart at home, with new Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui handed a daunting Anfield assignment.

Premier League leaders Arsenal, who were knocked out in round three by Nottingham Forest last season, face a trip to League One Oxford United.

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When is the FA Cup third round?

Third-round ties are being played from Friday, January 6 through Monday, January 9. The round kicked off with Manchester United’s 3-1 home victory over Everton.

The majority of the fixtures will be played on Saturday, January 7 at either 12.30 p.m. GMT (07.30 a.m. ET) or 3 p.m GMT (10 a.m. ET).

The third round is the first phase of the competition where Premier League and Championship teams take part.

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FA Cup third-round fixtures in full

Premier League teams in bold

Date Match Time (GMT/ET) Result
Jan. 6 Man United vs Everton 20:00/15:00 Man United 3-1 Everton
Jan. 7 Preston vs Huddersfield 12:30/07:30
Jan. 7 Reading vs Watford 12:30/07:30
Jan. 7 Tottenham vs Portsmouth 12:30/07:30
Jan. 7 Gillingham vs Leicester 12:30/07:30
Jan. 7 Forest Green vs Birmingham 12:30/07:30
Jan. 7 Crystal Palace vs Southampton 12:30/07:30
Jan. 7 Hull City vs Fulham 15:00/10:00
Jan. 7 Middlesbrough vs Brighton 15:00/10:00
Jan. 7 Fleetwood vs QPR 15:00/10:00
Jan. 7 Ipswich vs Rotherham 15:00/10:00
Jan. 7 Bournemouth vs Burnley 15:00/10:00
Jan. 7 Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest 15:00/10:00
Jan. 7 Chesterfield vs West Brom 15:00/10:00
Jan. 7 Millwall vs Sheffield United 15:00/10:00
Jan. 7 Boreham Wood vs Acc. Stanley 15:00/10:00
Jan. 7 Shrewsbury vs Sunderland 15:00/10:00
Jan. 7 Brentford vs West Ham 17:30/12:30
Jan. 7 Coventry vs Wrexham 17:30/12:30
Jan. 7 Luton vs Wigan 17:30/12:30
Jan. 7 Grimsby vs Burton 17:30/12:30
Jan. 7 Sheff. Wednesday vs Newcastle 18:00/13:00
Jan. 7 Liverpool vs Wolves 20:00/15:00
Jan. 8 Derby vs Barnsley 12:30/07:30
Jan. 8 Bristol City vs Swansea 12:30/07:30  
Jan. 8 Cardiff City vs Leeds United 14:00/09:00  
Jan. 8 Stockport vs Walsall 14:00/09:00  
Jan. 8 Hartlepool vs Stoke City 14:00/09:00  
Jan. 8 Norwich vs Blackburn 14:00/09:00  
Jan. 8 Aston Villa vs Stevenage 16:30/11:30  
Jan. 8 Man City vs Chelsea 16:30/11:30  
Jan. 9 Oxford United vs Arsenal 20:00/15:00  

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FA Cup third-round prize money

Winning clubs will receive £105,000 from the FA’s competition prize fund if they progress to round four.

This amounts to small change for the big boys of the Premier League, but can be a significant figure for clubs operating lower down the football pyramid.

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