Holders Chelsea draw Forest in FA Cup

Chelsea will begin the defence of their FA Cup crown with a home tie against Championship club Nottingham Forest.

The draw for the third round, which was made on Monday night, also gave home ties for favourites Manchester City, who will host Rotherham of the Championship.

Arsenal, the record winners of the trophy with 13, including three wins in the past five years, will be away to non-league Solihull or Blackpool of League One.

Liverpool will travel to Wolves in one of only two all-Premier League ties while Tottenham are away to non-league Southport or League Two side Tranmere and Manchester United host Reading.

The ties will be played between January 4 and 7.

Draw:

Accrington v Ipswich

Aston Villa v Swansea

Bolton v Walsall/Sunderland

Bournemouth v Brighton

Brentford v Oxford

Bristol City v Huddersfield

Burnley v Barnsley

Chelsea v Nottm Forest

Crystal Palace v Grimsby

Derby v Southampton

Everton v Lincoln

Fulham v Oldham

Gillingham v Cardiff

Guiseley/Fleetwood v AFC Wimbledon

Man City v Rotherham

Man Utd v Reading

Middlesbrough v Peterborough/Bradford

Millwall v Hull

Newcastle v Blackburn

Norwich v Portsmouth

Preston v Doncaster

QPR v Leeds

Sheff Utd v Barnet

Sheff Wed v Luton

Shrewsbury v Stoke

Solihull/Blackpool v Arsenal

Tranmere/Southport v Tottenham

West Brom v Wigan

West Ham v Birmingham

Woking v Watford

Wolves v Liverpool

Wrexham/Newport v Leicester