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With the Premier League back to business, the magic of the FA Cup is soon to follow. The FA Cup third round weekend is always a special occasion with the round of fixtures played just after the new year and including many upsets throughout the years. The current FA Cup holders are Liverpool after beating Chelsea on penalties in last season's final. Jurgen Klopp's side beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties in the final. (Credit: The FA / Twitter) There are plenty of great ties in the third round which promise to be special. The FA Cup third round draw in full: 1 Preston North End v Huddersfield Town2 Middlesbrough v Brighton & Hove Albion3 Chesterfield v West Bromwich Albion4 Manchester City v Chelsea5 Stockport County v Walsall6 Boreham Wood v Accrington Stanley7 Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth8 Derby County v Barnsley9 Cardiff City v Leeds United10 Brentford v West Ham United11 AFC Bournemouth v Burnley12 Coventry City v Wrexham13 Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers14 Aston Villa v Stevenage15 Luton Town v Wigan Athletic16 Oxford United v Arsenal17 Fleetwood Town v Queens Park Rangers18 Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers19 Grimsby Town v Burton Albion20 Blackpool v Nottingham Forest21 Dagenham & Redbridge or Gillingham v Leicester City22 Forest Green Rovers v Birmingham City23 Bristol City v Swansea City24 Hartlepool United v Stoke City25 Hull City v Fulham26 Crystal Palace v Southampton27 Millwall v Sheffield United28 Shrewsbury Town v Sunderland29 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United30 Manchester United v Everton31 Reading v Watford32 Ipswich Town v Rotherham United Which games are on TV and what time? Friday 6 January 2023 Manchester United v Everton, 8pm kick-off, ITV1, ITVX, STV and UTV Saturday 7 January 2023 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United, 6pm kick-off, BBC One and BBC iPlayer Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 8pm kick-off, ITV4 and ITVX Sunday 8 January 2023 Cardiff City v Leeds United, 2pm kick-off, ITV1, ITVX, UTV and STV Manchester City v Chelsea, 4:30pm kick-off, BBC One and BBC iPlayer Monday 9 January 2023 Oxford United v Arsenal, 8pm kick-off, ITV1, ITVX, UTV and STV Our pick of the bunch is the giant clash between Manchester City and Chelsea who have already just met in the Carabao Cup with City coming out as 2-0 winners. Reading v Watford and Gillingham v Leicester also looks to be fascinating ties. Who will prevail? Let us know!

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FA Cup third round: Which fixtures are on TV and what time?