Minor league Macclesfield to host holder Crystal Palace in FA Cup 3rd round
LONDON AP English FA Cup holder Crystal Palace will journey to sixth-tier Macclesfield in the third round next month after the draw was made Monday Macclesfield one of four minor-league clubs still in the FA Cup sits th in the National League North In its previous guise as Macclesfield Town the crew reached the fourth round of the competition in before losing to Wigan The draw threw up four all-Premier League ties topped by Aston Villa s trip to Tottenham Everton faces Sunderland Newcastle takes on Bournemouth and Manchester United hosts Brighton Premier League leader Arsenal travels to winner Portsmouth while Wrexham landed a high-profile home clash against Nottingham Forest Liverpool hosts Barnsley Manchester City faces third-tier Exeter and Chelsea visits London rival Charlton which is in the second tier Full draw Wolves v Shrewsbury Doncaster v Southampton Tottenham v Aston Villa Port Vale v Fleetwood Preston v Wigan Ipswich v Blackpool Wrexham v Nottingham Forest Charlton v Chelsea Manchester City v Exeter West Ham v QPR Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford Fulham v Middlesbrough Everton v Sunderland Liverpool v Barnsley Burnley v Millwall Norwich v Walsall Portsmouth v Arsenal Derby v Leeds Swansea v West Brom Salford v Swindon Boreham Wood v Brackley or Burton Grimsby v Weston-super-Mare Hull v Blackburn Newcastle v Bournemouth MK Dons v Oxford Cheltenham v Leicester Cambridge v Birmingham Bristol City v Watford Stoke v Coventry Macclesfield v Crystal Palace Manchester United v Brighton Sheffield United v Mansfield Ties will be played around weekend of January - AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source