FA Cup: Arsenal face holders Man Utd as Tottenham away to non-league Tamworth

Holders Manchester United face a trip to Arsenal in the third round of this season's FA Cup as two of the favorites to lift the trophy horns early in the new year.

In a repeat of the 2005 FA Cup final, won by Arsenal on penalties, new Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim will face the club who have won the competition a record fourteen times, including in Mikel Arteta's first year was in charge.

In the real glamor ties, Tottenham visit non-league Tamworth, while fellow National League club Dagenham and Redbridge will make a relatively short trip to Championship club Millwall in January.

Elsewhere, Bromley, in their first season in the Football League and in the FA Cup third round for the first time in their history, head to St James' Park to take on Newcastle.

Premier League leaders Liverpool, who defeated Arsenal in the third round last season, will take on Accrington Stanley, while Manchester City will take on Salford City in an intriguing clash between two closely matched sides.

There will also be a local flavor for League Two side Harrogate, who will take on Leeds at Elland Road. Morecambe have also been handed a big third round tie with a trip to London to take on in-form Chelsea.

The only other Premier League match sees Aston Villa host West Ham, while Russell Martin's Southampton will play his former side Swansea. He left the club in June 2023 to take over at the Saints.

The third round matches will be played on the weekend of January 10-13, with the FA set to confirm the full schedule in due course.

Full FA Cup third round draw

Southampton vs Swansea

Arsenal vs Man Utd

Exeter vs Oxford

Leyton Orient vs Derby

Reading vs Burnley

Aston Villa vs West Ham

Norwich vs Brighton

Man City vs Salford

Millwall vs Dagenham and Redbridge

Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley

Bristol City vs Wolves

Preston vs Charlton

Chelsea vs Morecambe

Middlesbrough vs Blackburn

Bournemouth vs West Brom

Mansfield vs Wigan

Tamworth v Tottenham

Hull vs Doncaster

Sunderland v Stoke

Leicester vs QPR

Brentford vs Plymouth

Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday

Newcastle vs Bromley

Everton vs Peterborough

Wycombe vs Portsmouth

Birmingham vs. Lincoln

Leeds vs Harrogate

Nottingham Forest vs Luton

Sheffield United-Cardiff

Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers

Fulham vs Watford

Crystal Palace vs Stockport

Key dates for the FA Cup in 2024-2025:

Third round: Saturday January 11, 2025

Fourth round: Saturday February 8, 2025

Fifth round: Saturday March 1, 2025

Quarter-final: Saturday March 29, 2025

Semi-final: Saturday April 26, 2025

Final: Saturday May 17, 2025