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Live Coverage: FA Cup third-round draw - as it happened

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See how an exciting third-round draw for the FA Cup panned out in our live updates.

One of the most hotly-anticipated events of the football calendar for many fans in England took place on Monday night when the draw for the FA Cup third round was made.

Remarkably, last year's final between Arsenal and Hull City was the first tie drawn and there were plenty more tasty ties.

See how it all unfolded in our updates below.

Evening folks! It's one of the biggest nights of the year for many football fans across the country as they eagerly await their fate in England's club competition for all.
Click here to see all the numbers for tonight's draw. There's 64 numbers in the pot, with six of them being 'or' balls with a replay still to be played.
Tonight's draw takes place in Hull, where BBC Sport have put on an aquarium theme as the 'big fish' enter the competition to compete with the minnows.
As mentioned above, there are eight non-league teams in tonight's draw. Five of those are definitely through and the two lowest-ranked sides - Blyth Spartans and Worcester City - will be desperate to draw the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.
In the rehearsal earlier tonight, Manchester United drew Chelsea! Hull City boss Steve Bruce is speaking at the moment and his side got Arsenal in the rehearsal. Let's hope for not too many all-Premier League ties.
Blyth, along with Conference sides Dover, Southport, Gateshead and Wrexham are the non-leaguers definitely through. What a win it was for the Spartans over nearby Hartlepool United.
There's some controversial news before the draw as Chesterfield are charged for fielding an ineligible player in their victory over MK Dons. They're likely to only be fined, though.
Here we go then. The draw will be conducted by Newcastle United great Alan Shearer and local coach Paul Adamson. Ready?
ARSENAL vs. HULL CITY
A repeat of last year's final!
Southampton vs. Ipswich Town
Stoke City vs. Wrexham
Charlton Athletic vs. Blackburn Rovers
Dover Athletic vs. Crystal Palace
AFC Wimbledon vs. Liverpool
Manchester City vs. Sheffield Wednesday
Aldershot or Rochdale vs. Nottingham Forest
West Bromwich Albion vs. Gateshead
Blyth Spartans vs. Birmingham City
Aston Villa vs. Blackpool
Rotherham United vs. Bournemouth
Huddersfield Town vs. Reading
Oxford United or Tranmere Rovers vs. Swansea City
Cardiff City vs. Colchester United
Bolton Wanderers vs. Wigan Athletic
Sunderland vs. Leeds United
Burnley vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Millwall vs. Bradford City
Derby County vs. Southport
Brentford vs. Brighton & Hove Albion
Fulham vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City vs. Newcastle United
Scunthorpe or Worcester City vs. Chesterfield
Everton vs. West Ham United
Cambridge United or Mansfield vs. Bury or Luton Town
Chelsea vs. Watford
Barnsley or Chester vs. Middlesbrough
Queens Park Rangers vs. Sheffield United
Accrington Stanley or Yeovil Town vs. Manchester United
Preston North End vs. Norwich City
Doncaster Rovers vs. Bristol City
AND THERE WE HAVE IT!
How unbelievable is it that the first tie out of the bowl is a repeat of last year's final?!
The Tigers also drew the Gunners in the rehearsal? Steve Bruce says: "I hope it's as good as the final."
Bruce thought that his side had been drawn at home, but they're in fact going to have to travel to the Emirates.
The developing story on the draw can be found here, but from me it's goodbye for now. Enjoy your evening and if you fancy following Southampton vs. Manchester United then our live coverage for that is here.

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