Arsenal will face fellow Premier League side

Sunderland in the third round of the FA Cup,

while Manchester City travel to Norwich.

Tottenham will host Leicester City twice in the

same week after they were drawn together on

Monday, while Manchester United are set to face

Sheffield United.

All of the Premier League and Championship

teams enter the competition at this stage.

Jose Mourinho's struggling Chelsea received a bit

of a break -- a home tie against the winners of a

replay between League One's Scunthorpe and

League Two's Leyton Orient.

League Two's Exeter City were given the round's

glamour draw, at home against Liverpool.

Seventh-division Salford City, owned by

Manchester United's "Class of '92" stars, will host

Derby County should they get through their

second-round replay at Hartlepool United.

Watford will host Newcastle, while Southampton

host Crystal Palace in the other matchups

between Premier League sides.

Leeds United will face local rivals Rotherham in a

match where both managers -- Steve Evans and

Neil Redfearn -- have previously led the other

club.

Part-timers Whitehawk were handed a possible

trip to Everton. The sixth-tier side, who are on

their best run in the competition in their history,

will make the trip to Goodison Park if they get

through their second-round replay against

League Two Dagenham & Redbridge at home.

Whitehawk manager Steve King had admitted

before the draw that he was hoping to be given

the chance to take on Liverpool. And afterwards,

regarding the prospect of facing Everton instead,

King told the BBC: "I wanted the Reds but I got

the Blues. But we ain't got the blues."

Ties to be played the weekend of Jan. 9:

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