Crawley Town draw Birmingham City in FA Cup

Crawley Town have drawn Championship giants Birmingham City away in the Third Round of the FA Cup.
File photo dated 11/05/13 of the Budweiser sponsored FA Cup trophy  as it was announced that the BBC and BT Sport are to share the rights to broadcast the FA Cup under a new four-year deal which kicks off next year. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday July 17, 2013. The BBC's FA Cup programming will be led by Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker and the corporation said coverage will be available on TV and there will also be live streaming online and on mobile devices. The competition will be returning to the BBC for the first time since 2008. See PA story MEDIA FACup. Photo credit should read: Anthony Devlin/PA WireFile photo dated 11/05/13 of the Budweiser sponsored FA Cup trophy  as it was announced that the BBC and BT Sport are to share the rights to broadcast the FA Cup under a new four-year deal which kicks off next year. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday July 17, 2013. The BBC's FA Cup programming will be led by Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker and the corporation said coverage will be available on TV and there will also be live streaming online and on mobile devices. The competition will be returning to the BBC for the first time since 2008. See PA story MEDIA FACup. Photo credit should read: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire
File photo dated 11/05/13 of the Budweiser sponsored FA Cup trophy as it was announced that the BBC and BT Sport are to share the rights to broadcast the FA Cup under a new four-year deal which kicks off next year. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday July 17, 2013. The BBC's FA Cup programming will be led by Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker and the corporation said coverage will be available on TV and there will also be live streaming online and on mobile devices. The competition will be returning to the BBC for the first time since 2008. See PA story MEDIA FACup. Photo credit should read: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

In what is sure to be a massively supported game at St Andrew’s, they will play the tie over the weekend of January 4-5.

However they must first overcome League 2 opponents Bristol Rovers who they will meet in their Second Round replay at the Checkatrade.com Stadium on Tuesday, December 17 following yesterday’s 0-0 draw at the Memorial Stadium.

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This afternoon’s draw was made live on ITV by 1999 FA Cup final winning goalscorer Teddy Sherringham and his son, AFC Wimbledon player Charlie.

FA Cup Third Round draw:

Barnsley v Hartlepool or Coventry City

Yeovil Town v Leyton Orient

Liverpool v Oldham or Mansfield Town

Nottingham Forest v West Ham

Bristol City v Watford

Southend Utd v Millwall

Middlesbrough v Hull City

West Bromwich Albion v Poeterborough Utd

Doncaster Rovers v Stevenage Borough

Stoke City v Leicester City

Southampton v Burnley

Newcastle Utd v Cardiff City

Rochdale v Leeds Utd

Wigan v MK Dons

Charlton v Wrexham or Oxford Utd

Manchester Utd v Swansea

Port Vale v Plymouth

Norwich v Fulham

Aston Villa v Sheffield Utd

Macclesfield v Sheffield Wednesday

Sunderland v Carlisle Utd

Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool

Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City

Everton v QPR

Brighton & Hove Albion v Reading

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

BIRMINGHAM CITY v BRISTOL ROVERS or CRAWLEY TOWN

Grimsby v Huddersfield Town

Ipswich Town v Preston North End

Derby County v Chelsea

AFC Bournemouth v Fleetwood or Burton Albion