Live Coverage: FA Cup third-round draw - as it happened

FA Cup third-round draw - as it happened

The third-round draw for the FA Cup is one of the most highly-anticipated days of the year for fans of the smaller clubs in England.

Today it was two of the biggest teams in the country who stole the headlines as North London rivals Arsenal drew Tottenham Hotspur.

Read how the draw unfolded in our updates below.

4.27pmThanks for joining us on Sports Mole for live updates on the draw. I recommend that you now head here for coverage on Arsenal 0-0 Everton in the Premier League. Just under half an hour played at the Emirates.
4.24pmTies will be played on January 4 & 5.
4.24pmA clear standout tie there as Arsenal host Tottenham Hotspur in a North London derby!
4.23pmAND THAT'S THAT!
4.22pmAFC Bournemouth vs. Fleetwood or Burton Albion
4.22pmDerby County vs. Chelsea
4.22pmIpswich Town vs. Preston North End
4.21pmGrimsby Town vs. Huddersfield Town
4.21pmBirmingham City vs. Bristol Rovers or Crawley
4.21pmARSENAL VS. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
4.20pmBrighton & Hove Albion vs. Reading
4.20pmEverton vs. Queens Park Rangers
4.20pmBlackburn Rovers vs. Man City
4.20pmBolton Wanderers vs. Blackpool
4.19pmSunderland vs. Carlisle United
4.19pmMacclesfield vs. Sheffield Wednesday
4.19pmAston Villa vs. Sheffield United
4.18pmNorwich City vs. Fulham
4.18pmPort Vale vs. Plymouth Argyle
4.18pmManchester United vs. Swansea City
4.17pmCharlton Athletic vs. Wrexham or Oxford United
4.17pmWigan Athletic vs. MK Dons
4.17pmRochdale vs. Leeds United
4.17pmNewcastle United vs. Cardiff City
4.16pmSouthampton vs. Burnley
4.16pmStoke City vs. Leicester City
4.16pmDoncaster Rovers vs. Stevenage
4.15pmKidderminster Harriers vs. Peterborough United
4.15pmWest Bromwich Albion vs. Crystal Palace
4.15pmMiddlesbrough vs. Hull City
4.14pmSouthend United vs. Millwall
4.14pmBristol City vs. Watford
4.14pmNottingham Forest vs. West Ham United
4.13pmLiverpool vs. Oldham Athletic or Mansfield
4.13pmYeovil Town vs. Leyton Orient
4.13pmBarnsley vs. Hartlepool or Coventry
4.12pmWe're just about ready to go. Sheringham Senior has just emptied the balls.
4.10pmHere's all 64 teams in the hat: 1 AFC Bournemouth 2 Arsenal 3 Aston Villa 4 Barnsley 5 Birmingham City 6 Blackburn Rovers 7 Blackpool 8 Bolton Wanderers 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 Burnley 11 Cardiff City 12 Charlton Athletic 13 Chelsea 14 Crystal Palace 15 Derby County 16 Doncaster Rovers 17 Everton 18 Fulham 19 Huddersfield Town 20 Hull City 21 Ipswich Town 22 Leeds United 23 Leicester City 24 Liverpool 25 Manchester City 26 Manchester United 27 Middlesbrough 28 Millwall 29 Newcastle United 30 Norwich City 31 Nottingham Forest 32 Queens Park Rangers 33 Reading 34 Sheffield Wednesday 35 Southampton 36 Stoke City 37 Sunderland 38 Swansea City 39 Tottenham Hotspur 40 Watford 41 West Bromwich Albion 42 West Ham United 43 Wigan Athletic 44 Yeovil Town 45 Sheffield United 46 Preston North End 47 Port Vale 48 Bristol Rovers or Crawley Town 49 Milton Keynes Dons 50 Carlisle United 51 Macclesfield Town 52 Southend United 53 Oldham Athletic or Mansfield Town 54 Rochdale 55 Peterborough United 56 Hartlepool United or Coventry City 57 Kidderminster Harriers 58 Plymouth Argyle 59 Wrexham or Oxford United 60 Fleetwood Town or Burton Albion 61 Grimsby Town 62 Leyton Orient 63 Bristol City 64 Stevenage
4.08pm

4.06pmAfternoon folks! There's 64 balls ready to be drawn at Wembley, with Teddy and Charlie Sheringham becoming the first father-and-son duo to make the draw.
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