Eighth tier side, Marine, have landed a date away at Premier League leaders Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup third round.
The Northern Premier League side are only the second side ever from England’s eighth tier division to play in the third round.
Current holders, Arsenal, have been drawn against six-time winners Newcastle United, while Aston Villa welcomes Liverpool to Villa Park in another all Premier League affair. Similarly, National League North side Chorley will welcome Wayne Rooney’s Championship strugglers Derby County.
All third round fixtures are scheduled for the weekend of 8-11 January 2021.
“It’s an unbelievable draw,” said Marine boss Neil Young.
“We will plan as best we can. Usually, with Jose’s teams, he puts pretty strong sides out. We have won seven games to get here and this is a great reward.”
The National League’s Stockport County will take on West Ham United at home while Manchester United play host to Championship side, Watford.
Draw in full
- Huddersfield Town v Plymouth Argyle
- Southampton v Shrewsbury Town
- Chorley v Derby County
- Marine v Tottenham Hotspur
- Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
- Stockport County v West Ham United
- Oldham Athletic v Bournemouth
- Manchester United v Watford
- Stevenage v Swansea
- Everton v Rotherham
- Nottingham Forest v Cardiff
- Arsenal v Newcastle
- Barnsley v Tranmere Rovers
- Bristol Rovers v Sheffield United
- Canvey Island/Boreham Wood v Millwall
- Blackburn Rovers v Doncaster
- Stoke City v Leicester
- Wycombe v Preston
- Crawley v Leeds
- Burnley v MK Dons
- Bristol City v Portsmouth
- QPR v Fulham
- Aston Villa v Liverpool
- Brentford v Middlesbrough
- Manchester City v Birmingham
- Luton v Reading
- Chelsea v Morecambe
- Exeter v Sheffield Wednesday
- Norwich v Coventry
- Blackpool v West Brom
- Newport County v Brighton
- Cheltenham v Mansfield
An upset in the works? I most certainly hope so.
Well, do they need to play this match? Lol.