Arsenal will face fellow Premier League side
Sunderland in the third round of the FA Cup,
while Manchester City travel to Norwich.
Tottenham will host Leicester City twice in the
same week after they were drawn together on
Monday, while Manchester United are set to face
Sheffield United.
All of the Premier League and Championship
teams enter the competition at this stage.
Jose Mourinho's struggling Chelsea received a bit
of a break -- a home tie against the winners of a
replay between League One's Scunthorpe and
League Two's Leyton Orient.
League Two's Exeter City were given the round's
glamour draw, at home against Liverpool.
Seventh-division Salford City, owned by
Manchester United's "Class of '92" stars, will host
Derby County should they get through their
second-round replay at Hartlepool United.
Watford will host Newcastle, while Southampton
host Crystal Palace in the other matchups
between Premier League sides.
Leeds United will face local rivals Rotherham in a
match where both managers -- Steve Evans and
Neil Redfearn -- have previously led the other
club.
Part-timers Whitehawk were handed a possible
trip to Everton. The sixth-tier side, who are on
their best run in the competition in their history,
will make the trip to Goodison Park if they get
through their second-round replay against
League Two Dagenham & Redbridge at home.
Whitehawk manager Steve King had admitted
before the draw that he was hoping to be given
the chance to take on Liverpool. And afterwards,
regarding the prospect of facing Everton instead,
King told the BBC: "I wanted the Reds but I got
the Blues. But we ain't got the blues."
Ties to be played the weekend of Jan. 9:

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