Merseyside rivals meet in third round

Rivals Liverpool and Everton will meet in the FA Cup third round.

Jurgen Klopp’s Premier League leaders will have home advantage in the cup Merseyside derby.

Holders Manchester City landed a home tie against Port Vale, while Manchester United will visit Wolves – the club that knocked them out of last season’s competition at the quarter-final stage.

The draw, conducted at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium by Tony Adams and Micah Richards, landed dream opportunities for some of the non-league sides in the hat.

National League AFC Fylde will mark their first thirdround appearance with a trip to Sheffield United, with National League North Boston hosting Newcastle if they beat Rochdale in a second-round replay.

Elsewhere, Eastleigh or Crewe will entertain Championship strugglers Barnsley, with Hartlepool going to Oxford if they get past Exeter, and Rotherham hosting Hull.

Leicester, second in the Premier League, entertain Wigan, with Frank Lampard’s Chelsea welcoming Nottingham Forest to Stamford Bridge.

Draw: Leicester v Wigan, QPR v Swansea, Fulham v Aston Villa, Chelsea v Nottm Forest, Wolves v Man Utd, Charlton v West Brom, Rochdale/Boston v Newcastle, Cardiff v Forest Green/Carlisle, Oxford v Exeter/Hartlepool.

Sheff Utd v AFC Fylde, Southampton v Huddersfield, Liverpool v Everton, Bristol City v Shrewsbury, Bournemouth v Luton, Brighton v Sheff Wed, Bristol Rovers/Plymouth v Coventry/Ipswich, Eastleigh/ Crewe v Barnsley, Man City v Port Vale.

Middlesbrough v Tottenham, Reading v Blackpool, Watford v Tranmere, Preston v Norwich, Millwall v Newport, Crystal Palace v Derby, Rotherham v Hull, Brentford v Stoke.

Fleetwood v Portsmouth, Arsenal v Leeds, Gillingham v West Ham, Burton v Northampton, Burnley v Peterborough, Birmingham v Blackburn.

Ties to be played January 3-6.