Five matches featuring teams from the top division were drawn on Monday for the third round of the FA Cup, with the matchup between Premier League champions Manchester City and rivals and last year’s losing finals Chelsea standing out.
Holders While 12-time champions, Wolverhampton Wanderers will visit Anfield to play Liverpool. The other Premier League matchups feature Crystal Palace hosting Southampton, Brentford hosting West Ham United, and Manchester United hosting Everton at home.
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A straightaway away trip to League One (third tier) Oxford United was assigned to Premier League leaders and record 14-time champions Arsenal.
The 2021 FA Cup champions Leicester City will travel to either Dagenham & Redbridge of the National League, in the fifth tier, or Gillingham of League Two, in the fourth tier, who are waiting on the results of their second round rematch.
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Premier League and Championship (second tier) clubs enter the competition in the third round, and the games take place from January 6 to January 9.
However, many of the elite athletes were likely more concerned with the World Cup in Qatar than with what happened at Anfield.
Manchester City and Chelsea, the latter of which has won the League Cup eight times, met each other earlier this month at the Etihad, with City coming out on top 2-0.
In their opening match, eighth-place Tottenham Hotspur welcomes third-tier Portsmouth.
Non-league Wrexham, which is co-owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney of Hollywood, visits Coventry City in the Championship, while Boreham Wood, the lowest-ranked team in the draw, hosts League One team Accrington Stanley at home.
Chesterfield, who competes in the National League as well, was given a trip to West Bromwich Albion of the Championship.
League Two team Stevenage is visiting Premier League Aston Villa under Unai Emery.
