FA Cup 2021/22 – 3rd Rd tie-by-tie preview

The 150th anniversary of the FA Cup continues on Friday 7th January with the 3rd Round, and over that weekend 64 clubs, from the Premier League to the National League North in the football pyramid, will battle it out for a place in the 4th Round.

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The Thirty-two FA Cup 3rd Round Ties (listed in tie no. order).

Tie No. 1	Boreham Wood	AFC Wimbledon
League Status	National League	EFL 1
Level	5	3
Best Cup Run	Round 3	Round 5
FA Cup Form	Only non-league club to make 3rd Rd in both last two seasons	Just once gone beyond 3rd Rd in 17 previous campaigns
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings	KO: Saturday 3.0pm

Tie No. 2	Yeovil Town	AFC Bournemouth
League Status	National League	EFL Championship
Level	5	2
Best Cup Run	Round 5	QUARTER FINALS
FA Cup Form	Looking to make Bournemouth record 22nd football league scalp as a NL side	Went beyond 3rd Rd in both last two seasons
Notes	Won 3-2 in 1924/25 & Won 1-0 in 1970/71	Won 3-1 in 1960/61. KO: Saturday 5.30pm

Tie No. 3	Stoke City	Leyton Orient
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL 2
Level	2	4
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	SEMI-FINALS
FA Cup Form	Exited in 3rd Rd in each of the last 5 yrs	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 11 years ago
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings	KO: Sunday 2.0pm

Tie No. 4	Swansea City	Southampton
League Status	EFL Championship	Premier League
Level	2	1
Best Cup Run	SEMI-FINALS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Went beyond 3rd Rd 3 times in last 4 years	Went beyond 3rd Rd 4 times in last 5 years
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings	KO: Saturday 5.30pm (BBC Wales)

Tie No. 5	Chelsea	Chesterfield
League Status	Premier League	National League
Level	1	5
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	SEMI-FINALS
FA Cup Form	Have won through their last 23 Round 3 ties – a competition record	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 7 years ago
Notes	Won 4-1 in 1910/11 and Won 3-0 in 1949/50 replay	KO: Saturday 5.30pm

Tie No. 6	Liverpool	Shrewsbury Town
League Status	Premier League	EFL 1
Level	1	3
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	QUARTER FINALS
FA Cup Form	Went beyond 3rd Rd 9 times in last 10 seasons	Went beyond 3rd Rd twice in  last 3 seasons
Notes	Won 4-0 in 1995/96 & Won 1-0 in 2019/20 replay	KO: Sunday 2.0pm

Tie No. 7	Cardiff City	Preston North End
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL Championship
Level	2	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Just twice gone beyond 3rd Rd in last 6 years	Exited in 3rd Rd in each of the last 3 years
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings	KO: Sunday 2.0pm (S4C)

Tie No. 8	Coventry City	Derby County
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL Championship
Level	2	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Just twice went beyond Rd 3 in last 7 yrs	5 times went beyond Rd 3 in last 7 yrs
Notes	Won 1-0 in 1973/74 replay & Won 2-0 in 1997/98	Won 3-2 in 1996/97. KO: Saturday 12.30pm

Tie No. 9	Burnley	Huddersfield Town
League Status	Premier League	EFL Championship
Level	1	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Went beyond 3rd Rd 5times in last 6 yrs	Exited in Rd 3 in each of the last 3 yrs
Notes	Won 3-1 in 1914/15, Won 1-0 in 1923/24, Won 2-1 in 1956/57 and Won 3-0 in 1963/64	Won 3-2 in 1921/22 replay and Won 1-0 in 1971/72. KO: Saturday 12.30pm

Tie No. 10	West Bromwich Albion	Brighton and Hove Albion
League Status	EFL Championship	Premier League
Level	2	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	5 times went beyond Rd 3 in last 7 yrs	6 times went beyond Rd 3 in last 8 yrs
Notes	KO: Saturday 3.0pm	Won 3-1 in 2018/19 replay

Tie No. 11	Kidderminster Harriers	Reading
League Status	National League North	EFL Championship
Level	6	2
Best Cup Run	Round 5	SEMI-FINALS
FA Cup Form	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 8 yrs ago	4 times went beyond Rd 3 in last 7 yrs
Notes	Lowest ranked club remaining	No previous FA Cup meetings. KO: Saturday 3.0pm

Tie No. 12	Leicester City	Watford
League Status	Premier League	Premier League
Level	1	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	FA Cup holders – went beyond 3rd Rd 4 times in last 5 years	Exited in Rd 3 in both last 2 seasons
Notes	Won 3-1 in 1908/09 replay, Won 6-3 in 1935/36 & Won 2-0 in 1981/82	Competing in FA Cup for 125th time. KO: Saturday 3.0pm

Tie No. 13	Mansfield Town	Middlesbrough
League Status	EFL 2	EFL Championship
Level	4	2
Best Cup Run	QUARTER FINALS	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 14 years ago	Exited in Rd 3 in both last 2 seasons
Notes	Won 2-0 in 1966/67	Won 2-0 in 2007/08. KO: Saturday 12.15pm

Tie No. 14	Hartlepool United	Blackpool
League Status	EFL 2	EFL Championship
Level	4	2
Best Cup Run	Round 4	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 13 yrs ago	Just twice went beyond Rd 3 in last 9 yrs
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings	KO: Saturday 12.30pm

Tie No. 15	Hull City	Everton
League Status	EFL Championship	Premier League
Level	2	1
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	4 times went beyond Rd 3 in last 6 yrs	3 times went beyond Rd 3 in last 6 yrs
Notes	Won 3-2 in 1926/27 second replay & Won 2-0 in 1950/51	Won 2-1 in 1963/64 replay. KO: Saturday 5.30pm (BBC)

Tie No. 16	Bristol City	Fulham
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL Championship
Level	2	2
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	Went beyond Rd 3 every other year in last 8 seasons	Went beyond Rd 3 in both last 2 seasons
Notes	Won 2-1 in 1989/90	KO: Saturday 12.30pm

Tie No. 17	Tottenham Hotspur	Morecambe
League Status	Premier League	EFL 1
Level	1	3
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	Round 3
FA Cup Form	Went beyond Rd 3 in all last 7 yrs	Second successive year equalling best run
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings	KO: Sunday 2.0pm

Tie No. 18	Millwall	Crystal Palace
League Status	EFL Championship	Premier League
Level	2	1
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	RUNNERS-UP
FA Cup Form	Went beyond Rd 3 in all last 5 yrs	Exited in Rd 3 in both last 2 seasons
Notes	Won 2-0 in 1921/22 replay, Won 4-1 in 1950/51, Won 2-0 in 1956/57 & Won 2-1 in 1984/85 replay. Competing in FA Cup for 125th time.	Won 5-3 in 1928/29 replay & Won 2-1 in 1975/76 replay. KO: Saturday 12.45pm (ITV)

Tie No. 19	Port Vale	Brentford
League Status	EFL 2	Premier League
Level	4	1
Best Cup Run	SEMI-FINALS	QUARTER FINALS
FA Cup Form	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 8 years ago	Went beyond Rd 3 in all last 3 seasons
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings	KO: Saturday 3.0pm

Tie No. 20	Swindon Town	Manchester City
League Status	EFL 2	Premier League
Level	4	1
Best Cup Run	SEMI-FINALS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 10 yrs ago	Went beyond Rd 3 in all last 9 seasons
Notes	Won 2-0 in 1909/10 & Won 2-1 in 1963/64. KO: Friday 8.0pm (ITV)	Won 10-1 in 1929/30 replay, Won 7-0 in 1952/53 & Won 2-0 in 2001/02 10-1 is Swindon’s record FA Cup defeat.

Tie No. 21	Wigan Athletic	Blackburn Rovers
League Status	EFL 1	EFL Championship
Level	3	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 8 yrs ago	Exited in Rd 3 in all last 4 seasons
Notes	KO: Saturday 3.0pm	Won 4-2 in 1997/98

Tie No. 22	Luton Town	Harrogate Town
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL 2
Level	2	4
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	Round 3
FA Cup Form	Last year made Rd 4 for 1st time in 8 yrs	First time in Rd 3 in 49th campaign
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings	KO: Sunday 12.30pm

Tie No. 23	Birmingham City	Plymouth Argyle
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL 1
Level	2	3
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	SEMI-FINALS
FA Cup Form	Just 2x gone beyond Rd 3 in last 6 yrs	Last year made Rd 4 for 1st time in 13 yrs
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings	KO: Saturday 5.30pm

Tie No. 24	Manchester United	Aston Villa
League Status	Premier League	Premier League
Level	1	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Made at least QF in all last 7 seasons	Exited in Rd 3 in all last 5 seasons
Notes	Won 5-1 in 1905/06, Won 2-0 in 1907/08, Won 2-1 in 1910/11, Won 6-4 in 1947/48, Won 1-0 in 1962/63, Won 2-1 in 1976/77, Won 3-2 in 2001/02, Won 2-1 in 2003/04, Won 2-1 in 2006/07, Won 2-0 in 2007/08	Won 2-1 in 1919/20 & Won 2-1 in 1957 FA Cup Final. Most common tie of the Round. KO: Monday 7.55pm (BBC)

Tie No. 25	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield United
League Status	Premier League	EFL Championship
Level	1	2
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	3 times went beyond Rd 3 in last 5 yrs	Made QF in both last 2 seasons
Notes	Won 3-1 in 1891/92, Won 2-1 in 1936/37 replay, Won 3-0 in 1948/49, Won 4-3 in 1949/50 replay & Won 3-0 in 1965/66	Won 4-0 in 1900/01, Won 3-1 in 1927/28 & Won 2-0 in 1946/47 rep. KO: Sunday 2.0pm

Tie No. 26	Newcastle United	Cambridge United
League Status	Premier League	EFL 1
Level	1	3
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	QUARTER FINALS
FA Cup Form	4 times went beyond Rd 3 in last 5 years	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 7 years ago
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings	KO: Saturday 3.0pm

Tie No. 27	Barnsley	Barrow
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL 2
Level	2	4
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	Round 3
FA Cup Form	Went beyond Rd 3 in both last 2 years	13th time in Rd 3 in 111th campaign
Notes	Won 3-0 in 1969/70. KO: Saturday 3.0pm	Hold record for most R3 appearances but yet to make Rd 4.

Tie No. 28	Peterborough United	Bristol Rovers
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL 2
Level	2	4
Best Cup Run	QUARTER FINALS	QUARTER FINALS
FA Cup Form	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 4 yrs ago	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 14 yrs ago
Notes	KO: Saturday 3.0pm	Won 4-1 in 1938/39, Won 1-0 in 1952/53 & Won 3-1 in 1968/69

Tie No. 29	West Ham United	Leeds United
League Status	Premier League	Premier League
Level	1	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	Went beyond Rd 3 in all last 4 seasons	Exited in Rd 3 in all last 4 seasons
Notes	Won 4-1 in 1929/30	Won 1-0 in 1923/24 replay KO: Sunday 2.15pm (ITV)

Tie No. 30	Queens Park Rangers	Rotherham United
League Status	EFL Championship	EFL 1
Level	2	3
Best Cup Run	RUNNERS-UP	Round 5
FA Cup Form	Twice went beyond 3rd Rd in last 3 seasons	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 20 yrs ago
Notes	No previous FA Cup meetings	KO: Saturday 3.0pm

Tie No. 31	Charlton Athletic	Norwich City
League Status	EFL 1	Premier League
Level	3	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	SEMI-FINALS
FA Cup Form	Last went beyond 3rd Rd 8 years ago	Went beyond Rd 3 in both last 2 seasons
Notes	Won 1-0 in 2008/09 replay	KO: Sunday 2.0pm

Tie No. 32	Nottingham Forest	Arsenal
League Status	EFL Championship	Premier League
Level	2	1
Best Cup Run	WINNERS	WINNERS
FA Cup Form	4 times gone beyond Rd 3 in last 8 seasons	Went beyond 3rd Rd in all last 3 seasons
Notes	Won 2-1 in 1987/88 & Won 4-2 in 2017/18. Only club to KO Arsenal in 3rd Rd in last 25 years.	Won 1-0 in 1978/79 & Won 2-0 in 1992/93 KO: Sunday 5.15pm (ITV)