Chelsea drawn against Morecambe in FA Cup third round
Yesterday at 03:43 PM
Favorable draw
Chelsea will face Morecambe FC in the third round of the FA Cup, set to be played the second weekend of January at Stamford Bridge.
If this sounds familiar, that's because it's the exact same tie as we had four years ago, almost down to the day, in 2021, when Frank Lampard was still the manager — he would be sacked a couple weeks later, though not because of the 4-1 victory in this fixture. (Don't worry, Enzo, I'm sure you're safe!)
In any case, the tie is obviously quite favorable: Morecambe are back in League Two (they were up in League One for a couple seasons in the meantime) and in the lower half of that table, even.
The draw for the third round of the 2024-25 FA Cup is as follows. See if you can find the marquee matchup of the round.
Southampton vs. Swansea City
Arsenal vs. Manchester United
Exeter City vs. Oxford United
Leyton Orient vs. Derby County
Reading vs. Burnley
Aston Villa vs. West Ham United
Norwich City vs. Brighton & Hove Albion
Manchester City vs. Salford City
Millwall vs. Dag & Red
Liverpool vs. Accrington Stanley
Bristol City vs. Wolves
Preston North End vs. Charlton Athletic
CHELSEA vs. Morecambe
Middlesbrough vs. Blackburn Rovers
AFC Bournemouth vs. West Brom
Mansfield Town vs. Wigan Athletic
Tamworth vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Hull City vs. Doncaster Rovers
Sunderland vs. Stoke City
Leicester City vs. QPR
Brentford vs. Plymouth Argyle
Coventry City vs. Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle United vs. Bromley
Everton vs. Peterborough United
Wycombe Wanderers vs. Portsmouth
Birmingham City vs. Lincoln City
Leeds United vs. Harrogate Town
Nottingham Forest vs. Luton Town
Sheffield United vs. Cardiff City
Ipswich Town vs. Bristol Rovers
Fulham vs. Watford
Crystal Palace vs. Stockport County
