Met Police are in talks with the FA over rescheduling some of next month’s FA Cup third-round ties after all SEVEN London-based Premier League sides were handed home draws
- All seven London-based Premier League teams have been drawn home fixtures
- Arsenal will host Liverpool in the standout tie of the third round of the FA Cup
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The Met Police are in talks with the FA about rescheduling some of next month’s FA Cup third-round ties after the draw produced a security nightmare for the force.
In a quirk of fate all seven of London’s Premier League clubs have been drawn at home, as have Millwall and QPR.
The ties are due to be played between Friday January 5 and Monday January 8, with the precise timings yet to be determined.
The Met Police are expected to have a strong input into the scheduling due to the logistical challenges.
To compound matters for the Met much of their policing resource is being taken up by marshalling the weekly pro-Palestine marches that have been taking place in central London on Saturdays.
Liverpool’s trip to the Emirates to face Arsenal is the standout tie in the third round draw
Spurs will welcome Burnley to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the third round of the FA Cup
In another unfortunate twist both Luton (Kenilworth Road pictured) and Watford have been drawn at home so Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Police will also be in for a busy weekend
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In another unfortunate twist both Luton and Watford have also been drawn at home so Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Police will also be in for a busy weekend.
The Met Police and FA declined to comment.
Arenal’s welcome of Liverpool headlines an intriguing third round of the FA Cup. It will be the first time the sides have met in the competition since 2014 when Arsene Wenger’s Gunners won their fifth-round tie at the Emirates 2-1.
The clash will evoke memories of the final in 2001 which saw Michael Owen’s double secure a 2-1 victory and one part of a Cup treble for Liverpool.
That was one of their eight triumphs in the competition, while the Gunners have won the trophy a record 14 times.
FA CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW
Luton Town vs Bolton
Shrewsbury Town vs Wrexham
Arsenal vs Liverpool
Stoke City vs Brighton
Norwich vs Crewe or Bristol Rovers
West Ham vs Bristol City
Tottenham vs Burnley
Fulham vs Rotherham United
West Brom vs Aldershot or Stockport
Southampton vs Alfreton or Walsall
Wimbledon vs Ipswich
Peterborough vs Leeds United
Millwall vs Leicester City
Watford vs Chesterfield or Leyton Orient
Sunderland vs Newcastle
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff
Crystal Palace vs Everton
Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest vs Blackpool or Forest Green
Wigan vs Manchester United
Manchester City vs Huddersfield Town
Blackburn Rovers vs Cambridge United
Gillingham vs Sheffield United
Swansea City vs Morecambe
Chelsea vs Preston
QPR vs Bournemouth
Coventry vs Oxford
Brentford vs Wolves
Plymouth vs Sutton United
Maidstone United vs Stevenage or Port Vale
Newport County or Barnet vs Eastleigh
Hull City vs Birmingham City
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