The FA Cup trophy
The FA Cup third round draw has thrown up a series of intriguing ties for Merseyside's representatives with Liverpool FC facing a first ever meeting with AFC Wimbledon, Everton handed an all-Premier League clash with West Ham, Tranmere facing a potential clash with Swansea and non-league Southport and Chester handed trips to Championship opposition.
The Reds face a pseudo re-run of the 1988 final, one of the greatest Cup shocks of all time, when they face AFC Wimbledon, the team founded from the ashes of the old Crazy Gang after Wimbledon FC were franchised into MK Dons ten years ago.
The Blues take on West Ham at Goodison, having beaten the Hammers 2-1 at Goodison last month, while Tranmere 's reward if they can win their second round replay with Oxford will be a home tie with Premier League Swansea.
Giant-killers Southport's reward for beating Eastleigh is a trip to Championship table-toppers Derby while Chester will travel to Middlesbrough if they can win their replay against Barnsley.
The draw in full Southampton v Ipswich Stoke City v Wrexham Charlton Athletic v Blackburn Rovers Dover Athletic v Crystal Palace AFC Wimbledon v Liverpool Manchester City v Sheffield Wednesday Aldershot/Rochdale v Nottingham Forest West Bromwich Albion v Gateshead Blyth Spartans v Birmingham City Aston Villa v Blackpool Rotherham United v AFC Bournemouth Huddersfield Town v Reading Oxford United/Tranmere Rovers v Swansea City Cardiff City v Colchester United Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic Sunderland v Leeds United Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur Millwall v Bradford City Derby County v Southport Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester City v Newcastle United Scunthorpe/Worcester City v Chesterfield Everton v West Ham United Cambridge United/Mansfield v Bury/Luton Town Chelsea v Watford Barnsley/Chester v Middlesbrough Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United Accrington/Yeovil Town v Manchester United Preston North End v Norwich City Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City
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