Rams will hit the road for Cup clash with the Sky Blues
ROO’S MEN PICKED UP POINT IN COVENTRY IN OCTOBER
DERBY County will travel to face Championship rivals Coventry City in the FA Cup third round.
The Rams have already visited the Coventry Building Society Arena in the League this season, drawing 1-1 in October thanks to Graeme Shinnie’s late equaliser.
All third round ties will take place between Friday, January 7, and Monday, January 10, with winning clubs picking up £82,000 from the competition prize fund.
National League leaders Chesterfield have landed a plum tie away against eight-time winners Chelsea.
The Spireites were one of five nonLeague sides to win a place in the hat for the draw and will face the Blues at Stamford Bridge after beating League Two Salford City in the second round.
Fellow minnows Yeovil Town and Kidderminster Harriers have home draws, against Championship sides Bournemouth and Reading respectively.
Holders Leicester City have been drawn to play Premier League rivals Watford.
Brendan Rodgers’ side, who beat Chelsea in last season’s final, face Claudio Ranieri’s Watford in one of three all-Premier League ties.
Manchester United will play Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa at Old Trafford
and high-flying West Ham United have a home tie against Leeds United.
League Two side Swindon Townwill host Premier League leaders Manchester City at the County Ground and League One Shrewsbury Town will travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool.
Millwall will face London rivals Crystal Palace at the Den, League One Morecambe will travel to take on Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal have been drawn to play Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
Harrogate Town, who reached the third round for the first time after winning 2-1 away against Portsmouth on Saturday, will take on Championship side Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. ■■FA Cup third round draw: Boreham Wood or St Albans City v AFC Wimbledon, Yeovil Town v Bournemouth, Stoke City v Leyton Orient, Swansea City v Southampton, Chelsea v Chesterfield, Liverpool v Shrewsbury Town, Cardiff City v Preston North End, Coventry City v Derby County, Burnley v Huddersfield Town, West Bromwich Albion v Brighton & Hove Albion, Kidderminster Harriers v Reading, Leicester City v Watford, Mansfield Town v Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United v Blackpool, Hull City v Everton, Bristol City v Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur v Morecambe, Millwall v Crystal Palace, Port Vale v Brentford, Swindon Town v Manchester City, Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers, Luton Town v Harrogate Town, Birmingham City v Plymouth Argyle, Manchester United v Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United, Newcastle United v Cambridge United, Barnsley v Ipswich Town or Barrow, Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers, West Ham United v Leeds United, Queens Park Rangers v Rotherham United, Charlton Athletic v Norwich City, Nottingham Forest v Arsenal.