Manchester United to host Reading in FA Cup third round

Man Utd to host Reading in FA Cup third round

Manchester United have been drawn at home to Reading in the third round of the FA Cup, while Arsenal will travel to Championship Preston North End.

Royals manager Jaap Stam played for the Red Devils between 1998 and 2001, winning the treble with Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

Meanwhile, Arsene Wenger's charges head to Deepdale in a clash of the two Invincibles - the only two clubs in English top-flight history to go a whole league season unbeaten.

West Ham United will host Manchester City in the pick of the all-Premier League ties, with Everton set to welcome Premier League champions Leicester City.

Chelsea and Liverpool will play lower-league sides, with the Blues hosting Peterborough United or Notts County, and the Reds travelling to League Two Newport County or Plymouth Argyle.

The 32 third-round ties will be played across the weekend of 6-9 January 2017.

FA Cup third round draw in full:

Ipswich Town vs. Lincoln City or Oldham Athletic Barrow vs. Rochdale Manchester United vs. Reading Hull City vs. Swansea City Sunderland vs. Burnley Queens Park Rangers vs. Blackburn Rovers Millwall vs. Bournemouth West Ham United vs. Manchester City Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Charlton Athletic or MK Dons Blackpool vs. Barnsley Wigan Athletic vs. Nottingham Forest Birmingham City vs. Newcastle United Chelsea vs. Notts County or Peterborough United Middlesbrough vs. Sheffield Wednesday West Bromwich Albion vs. Derby County Everton vs. Leicester City Liverpool vs. Newport County or Plymouth Argyle Wycombe Wanderers vs. Stourbridge or Northampton Town Watford vs. Burton Albion Preston North End vs. Arsenal Cardiff City vs. Fulham Stoke City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Cambridge United vs. Leeds United Bristol City vs. Shrewsbury Town or Fleetwood Town Huddersfield Town vs. Port Vale Tottenham Hotspur vs. Aston Villa Brentford vs. Halifax or Eastleigh Bolton Wanderers vs. Crystal Palace Norwich City vs. Southampton Sutton United vs. AFC Wimbledon Accrington Stanley vs. Luton Town Rotherham United vs. Oxford United or Macclesfield

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