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LONDON (AP) – England’s FA Cup holders Crystal Palace will face sixth-tier side Macclesfield in the third round next month after a draw will be held on Monday.<\/p>\n
Macclesfield are one of four minor league clubs remaining in the FA Cup and sit 14th in National League North.<\/p>\n
The team, formerly known as Macclesfield Town, reached the fourth round of the competition in 2013 but lost to Wigan.<\/p>\n
Palace are currently in fourth place in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
The draw means there are four games in the Premier League overall, with Aston Villa heading to Tottenham. Everton face Sunderland, Newcastle face Bournemouth and Manchester United host Brighton.<\/p>\n
Premier League leaders Arsenal faced 2008 champions Portsmouth, while Wrexham had a high-profile clash at home to Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n
Liverpool will host Barnsley, Manchester City will visit Exeter from the third tier, and Chelsea will visit their London rivals Charlton from the second tier.<\/p>\n
Complete lottery:<\/p>\n
wolves v shrewsbury<\/p>\n
doncaster v southampton<\/p>\n
Tottenham v Aston Villa<\/p>\n
Port Vale v Fleetwood<\/p>\n
preston v wigan<\/p>\n
Ipswich v Blackpool<\/p>\n
Wrexham v Nottingham Forest<\/p>\n
Charlton v Chelsea<\/p>\n
Manchester City v Exeter<\/p>\n
West Ham v QPR<\/p>\n
Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford<\/p>\n
fulham v middlesbrough<\/p>\n
everton v sunderland<\/p>\n
liverpool v barnsley<\/p>\n
burnley v millwall<\/p>\n
norwich v walsall<\/p>\n
portsmouth v arsenal<\/p>\n
derby v leeds<\/p>\n
Swansea v West Brom<\/p>\n
salford v swindon<\/p>\n
Boreham Wood v Brackley or Burton<\/p>\n
Grimsby v Weston-super-Mare<\/p>\n
Hull v Blackburn<\/p>\n
newcastle v bournemouth<\/p>\n
MK Dons v Oxford<\/p>\n
cheltenham v leicester<\/p>\n
cambridge v birmingham<\/p>\n
Bristol City v Watford<\/p>\n
stoke v coventry<\/p>\n
Macclesfield v Crystal Palace<\/p>\n
manchester united v brighton<\/p>\n
Sheffield United v Mansfield<\/p>\n
The tie games will be played over the weekend of January 10th-11th.<\/p>\n
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AP Soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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