The FA Cup third round draw took place live on the BBC on Monday evening
ITV and BBC have now confirmed their main broadcast selections for the round
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By SPENCER MORGAN
Published: 07:41 EST, 6 December 2024 | Updated: 07:47 EST, 6 December 2024
The main live broadcast selections for the 2024-25 Emirates FA Cup Third Round have now been made by the BBC and ITV with six matches to be televised in January.
The pick of the matches is undoubtedly Arsenal vs Manchester United, set to take place on Sunday, January 12 at the Emirates Stadium.
There were groans from the United fans present at the draw earlier this week as the holders were handed a daunting trip to their rivals.
The game will be broadcast on BBC One and will be a rematch of the clash which took place in north London on Wednesday.
Ruben Amorim suffered his first defeat as United manager as the Gunners ran out 2-0 winners thanks to goals from Jurrien Timber and William Saliba.
Elsewhere, Pep Guardiola's struggling Manchester City were drawn at home to the Class of 92-backed Salford City with that match taking place on Saturday, January 11 at 5.45pm on BBC One.
Arsenal's third round clash with Manchester United will be shown on BBC One on January 12
Pep Guardiola's Man City will host the Class of 92's Salford City on January 11, also on BBC One
Salford are into the third round for the first time in club history and they will now look to go toe-to-toe with the ailing Premier League champions, who lost to United in last season’s final at Wembley in May.
The remainder of the main broadcast selections will be aired on ITV.
Those include an all Premier League encounter between Aston Villa and West Ham at 8pm on Friday, January 10 and Accrington Stanley's visit to Liverpool at 12.15pm on Saturday, January 11.
Non-league Tamworth, the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, will host Premier League Tottenham at 12.30pm on Sunday, January 12.
National League side Tamworth are on a run of cup scalps after knocking out League One sides Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion in rounds one and two.
They now face their biggest one yet as they welcome Ange Postecoglou’s star-studded side to their 4,000-capacity Lamb Ground in the new year.
Dagenham and Redbridge travel to Milwall at 7.30pm on Monday, January 13, to be shown on ITV4.
Each of the sides involved in these main live broadcast selections will receive £85,000 in addition to any payments from the competition’s prize fund.
Further broadcast selections and the full Emirates FA Cup Third Round schedule will be announced as soon as possible.
FA Cup third round draw
Southampton v Swansea City
Arsenal v Manchester United
Exeter City v Oxford United
Leyton Orient v Derby County
Reading v Burnley
Aston Villa v West Ham
Norwich City v Brighton
Manchester City v Salford City
Millwall v Dagenham & Redbridge
Liverpool v Accrington Stanley
Bristol City v Wolves
Preston North End v Charlton Athletic
Chelsea v Morecambe
Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers
AFC Bournemouth v West Brom
Mansfield Town v Wigan Athletic
Tamworth v Tottenham
Hull City v Doncaster Rovers
Sunderland v Stoke City
Leicester City v QPR
Brentford v Plymouth Argyle
Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle United v Bromley
Everton v Peterborough United
Wycombe Wanderers v Portsmouth
Birmingham City v Lincoln City
Leeds United v Harrogate Town
Nottingham Forest v Luton Town
Sheffield United v Cardiff City
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
Fulham v Watford
Crystal Palace v Stockport