Minor-league Macclesfield to host holder Crystal Palace in FA Cup 3rd round

English FA Cup holder Crystal Palace will travel to sixth-tier Macclesfield in the third round next month after the draw was made. Macclesfield, one of four minor-league clubs still in the FA Cup, sits 14th in the National League North.

In its previous guise as Macclesfield Town, the team reached the fourth round of the competition in 2013 before losing to Wigan. Palace is flying high in the Premier League, fourth in the standings. The draw on Monday threw up four all-Premier League ties, topped by Aston Villa's trip to Tottenham. Everton faces Sunderland, Newcastle takes on Bournemouth and Manchester United hosts Brighton.

Premier League leader Arsenal travels to 2008 winner Portsmouth, while Wrexham landed a high-profile home clash against Nottingham Forest. Liverpool hosts Barnsley, Manchester City faces third-tier Exeter and Chelsea visits London rival Charlton, which is in the second tier.

Full draw: Wolves v Shrewsbury Doncaster v Southampton, Tottenham v Aston Villa, Port Vale v Fleetwood, Preston v Wigan, Ipswich v Blackpool, Wrexham v Nottingham Forest, Charlton v Chelsea, Manchester City v Exeter, West Ham v QPR Sheffield, Wednesday v Brentford, Fulham v Middlesbrough, Everton v Sunderland, Liverpool v Barnsley, Burnley v Millwall, Norwich v Walsall, Portsmouth v Arsenal, Derby v Leeds, Swansea v West Brom, Salford v Swindon, Boreham Wood v Brackley or Burton, Grimsby v Weston-super-Mare, Hull v Blackburn, Newcastle v Bournemouth, MK Dons v Oxford, Cheltenham v Leicester, Cambridge v Birmingham, Bristol City v Watford, Stoke v Coventry, Macclesfield v Crystal Palace, Manchester United v Brighton, Sheffield United v Mansfield. Ties will be played around the weekend of January 10-11.