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\nPalace beat Man City 1-0 in the final last season<\/p>\n
FA Cup holders Crystal Palace have been handed a trip to sixth-tier Macclesfield in the third round of this year’s competition.<\/p>\n
Macclesfield, one of four non-league clubs remaining at the time the draw was made, currently sit 14th in National League North.<\/p>\n
In their previous guise as Macclesfield Town, the Silkmen reached the fourth round of the competition in 2013, where they lost to Wigan.<\/p>\n
\nPalace beat Man City 1-0 in the final last season<\/p>\n
The draw threw up four all-Premier League ties, topped by Aston Villa\u2019s trip to Tottenham, while Everton face Sunderland, Newcastle take on Bournemouth and Brighton travel to Manchester United.<\/p>\n
Premier League leaders Arsenal face a trip to Fratton Park to face 2008 winners Portsmouth, while Wrexham have landed a high-profile home clash against Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n
Liverpool are at home to Barnsley, Manchester City face League One Exeter, and there is a tasty-looking London derby between Charlton and Chelsea at The Valley.<\/p>\n
National League South side Weston-super-Mare will travel to League Two Grimsby, who had their own taste of cup glory earlier this season when they knocked Manchester United out of the League Cup.<\/p>\n
Boreham Wood, looking to replicate their stunning run to the fifth round three years ago, are at home to Burton.<\/p>\n
All matches will be played around the weekend of 10-11 January 2026.<\/p>\n
FA Cup third round draw<\/p>\n
Doncaster Rovers v Southampton<\/p>\n
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town<\/p>\n
Port Vale v Fleetwood Town<\/p>\n
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa<\/p>\n
Ipswich Town v Blackpool<\/p>\n
Preston North End v Wigan Athletic<\/p>\n
Charlton Athletic v Chelsea<\/p>\n
Wrexham v Nottingham Forest<\/p>\n
West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers<\/p>\n
Manchester City v Exeter City<\/p>\n
Fulham v Middlesbrough<\/p>\n
Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford<\/p>\n
Liverpool v Barnsley<\/p>\n
Everton v Sunderland<\/p>\n
Norwich City v Walsall<\/p>\n
Burnley v Millwall<\/p>\n
Derby County v Leeds United<\/p>\n
Portsmouth v Arsenal<\/p>\n
Salford City v Swindon Town<\/p>\n
Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion<\/p>\n
Grimsby Town v Weston-super-Mare<\/p>\n
Boreham Wood v Burton Albion<\/p>\n
Newcastle United v Bournemouth<\/p>\n
Hull City v Blackburn Rovers<\/p>\n
Cheltenham Town v Leicester City<\/p>\n
MK Dons v Oxford United<\/p>\n
Bristol City v Watford<\/p>\n
Cambridge United v Birmingham City<\/p>\n
Macclesfield v Crystal Palace<\/p>\n
Stoke City v Coventry City<\/p>\n
Sheffield United v Mansfield Town<\/p>\n
Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion<\/p>\n
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