Our FA Cup third round fate - if we beat Eastleigh!
The draw for the FA Cup third round took place ahead of kick-off at this afternoon's game against Eastleigh - and before the game we learned that a win today would pair us against Newport County or Barnet in the next stage, away from home.
Ties are scheduled to take place on the weekend of Saturday 6 January - but first, we need to overcome Eastleigh today. Nothing to be taken for granted!
But now both teams go into the game knowing the incentive on offer at stake today, and who may meet for a place in Round Four.
Newport and Barnet met in South Wales on Saturday; the Exiles scored a minute before half-time, and the Bees scored a minute before the 90, meaning they will replay their encounter in North London in a little over a week's time.
In the case of a draw at the Silverlake Stadium today, the fixture would go to a replay to take place on Tuesday 12 December - which would push back the league encounter with Oxford by one week.
The full draw is as follows...
- Luton Town v Bolton Wanderers
- Shrewsbury Town v Wrexham or Yeovil Town
- Arsenal v Liverpool
- Stoke City v Brighton & Hove Albion
- Norwich City v Crewe Alexandra or Bristol Rovers
- West Ham United v Bristol City
- Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley
- Fulham v Rotherham United
- West Bromwich Albion v Aldershot or Stockport County
- Southampton v Alfreton Town or Walsall
- AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate v Ipswich Town
- Peterborough United v Leeds United
- Millwall v Leicester City
- Watford v Chesterfield or Leyton Orient
- Sunderland v Newcastle United
- Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City
- Crystal Palace v Everton
- Middlesbrough v Aston Villa
- Nottingham Forest v Blackpool or Forest Green Rovers
- Wigan Athletic v Manchester United
- Manchester City v Huddersfield Town
- Blackburn Rovers v Cambridge United
- Gillingham v Sheffield United
- Swansea City v Morecambe
- Chelsea v Preston North End
- Queens Park Rangers v AFC Bournemouth
- Coventry City v Oxford United
- Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Plymouth Argyle v Sutton United
- Maidstone United v Stevenage or Port Vale
- Newport County or Barnet v Eastleigh or Reading
- Hull City v Birmingham City