Ties to be played weekend of January 5, 6 and 7

Third round draw: Stockport v Bolton, Wimbledon v Middlesbrough, Watford v Arsenal, Manchester City v Swindon, Halifax or Stoke v Everton, Wycombe v Fulham, Charlton v Blackpool, Sheffield Utd v Nottingham Forest, Leicester v Mansfield, Chesterfield or Southend v Tranmere, Derby v Plymouth or Bristol Rovers, Brighton v Preston, Grimsby v York, Rotherham v Southampton, Burnley v Canvey Island, Millwall v Scunthorpe, Cheltenham v Oldham, Darlington v Peterborough, Walsall v Bradford, Norwich v Chelsea, Macclesfield v West Ham, Exeter or Dagenham and Redbrige v Ipswich, Portsmouth v Leyton Orient, Liverpool v Birmingham, Coventry v Tottenham, Cardiff v Leeds, Barnsley v Blackburn, Sunderland v West Brom, Newcastle v Crystal Palace, Aston Villa v Manchester Utd, Crewe v Sheffield W, Wolverhampton v Gillingham