Jaap Stam to return to Old Trafford as Manchester United draw Reading in FA Cup third round

Jaap Stam, a three-time Premier League winner with Manchester United, is heading back to Old Trafford. His Reading side have drawn the defending champions in the third-round, the pick of what was a pretty unremarkable third-round draw.

Arsenal face a trip to Deepdale to take on Preston North End, while Chelsea and Liverpool have favourable ties at home to look forward to.

Non-league sides Sutton United and Barrow haven't got their dream ties they were waiting for just yet; they take on AFC Wimbledon and Rochdale respectively.

Here's the complete draw:

Ipswich v Lincoln or Oldham

Barrow v Rochdale

Manchester United v Reading

Hull v Swansea

Sunderland v Burnley

QPR v Blackburn

Millwall v Bournemouth

West Ham v Manchester City

Brighton v Charlton or MK Dons

Blackpool v Barnsley

Wigan v Nottingham Forest

Birmingham v Newcastle

Chelsea v Notts County of Peterborough

Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

West Brom v Derby

Everton v Leicester

Liverpool v Newport County of Plymouth

Wycombe v Stourbridge or Northampton

Watford v Burton

Preston v Arsenal

Cardiff v Fulham

Stoke v Wolves

Cambridge v Leeds

Bristol City v Shrewsbury or Fleetwood

Huddersfield v Port Vale

Tottenham v Aston Villa

Brentford v Halifax or Eastleigh

Bolton v Crystal Palace

Norwich v Southampton

Sutton United v AFC Wimbledon

Accrington Stanley v Luton

Rotherham v Oxford or Macclesfield

Ties to be played on the 7, 8 and 9 of January 2017.

Rotherham United vs Oxford United or Macclesfield Town

Accrington Stanley vs Luton Town

Sutton United vs AFC Wimbledon

Norwich City vs Southampton

Bolton vs Crystal Palace

Brentford vs Halifax Town or Eastleigh

Tottenham vs Aston Villa

Huddersfield Town vs Port Vale

Bristol City vs Shrewsbury or Fleetwood

Cambridge United vs Leeds United

Stoke City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Cardiff City vs Fulham

Preston North End vs Arsenal

Watford vs Burton Albion

Wycombe Wanderers vs Stourbridge or Northampton Town

Liverpool vs Newport County or Plymouth Argyle

Everton vs Leicester City

West Brom vs Derby

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday

Chelsea vs Notts County or Peterborough United

Birmingham vs Newcastle

Wigan vs Nottingham Forest

Blackpool vs Barnsley

Brighton vs MK Dons or Charlton

West Ham vs Manchester City

Millwall vs Bournemouth

Queens Park Rangers vs Blackburn Rovers

Sunderland vs Burnley

Hull vs Swansea

Manchester United vs Reading

Barrow vs Rochdale

Ipswich Town vs Lincoln or Oldham

Here we go...

They are nearly ready to get on with it, promise.

Jesse Lingard's sensational late strike saw Manchester United win the famous old trophy for the the 12th time at the expense of Crystal Palace last season. Louis van Gaal didn't have long to celebrate it, mind, within hours reports were already emerging he was to be replaced by Jose Mourinho.

There are still one or two fixtures to be resolved before the third round gets underway in January and there are a few non-League sides hoping to still be apart of things when that weekend rolls around.

In addition to Sutton United and Barrow, Macclesfield Town are hoping to continue their FA Cup journey if they can beat Oxford United in their second round replay. Stourbridge's meeting with Northampton Town was postponed this weekend, while Lincoln City are hoping to upset Oldham Athletic later tonight. Non-league duo Eastleigh and FC Halifax Town will also meet in a second round replay.

One name that won't be in the hat for tonight's draw is Curzon Ashton. The National League North side stormed into a 3-0 lead against AFC Wimbledon until the League One side staged a pretty heroic comeback, scoring four times in the final 11 minutes on Sunday.

One of the most exciting dates of the football calendar is upon us. The FA Cup gets serious with the third round draw taking place tonight, with all 44 clubs from the Premier League and Football League joining the party. We still have the prospect of one or two 'David vs Goliath' encounters too, despite many of the non-league sides falling by the wayside.

Sutton United are among the sides looking for another giant killing having seen off League Two's Cheltenham Town, while Barrow will be hoping for the chance to upset someone else having already eliminated Bristol Rovers in what was the biggest upset of the second round.

Keep an eye out for your team's number below.

Third round draw numbers

1 AFC BOURNEMOUTH
2 ARSENAL
3 ASTON VILLA
4 BARNSLEY
5 BIRMINGHAM CITY
6 BLACKBURN ROVERS
7 BRENTFORD
8 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
9 BRISTOL CITY
10 BURNLEY
11 BURTON ALBION
12 CARDIFF CITY
13 CHELSEA
14 CRYSTAL PALACE
15 DERBY COUNTY
16 EVERTON
17 FULHAM
18 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
19 HULL CITY
20 IPSWICH TOWN
21 LEEDS UNITED
22 LEICESTER CITY
23 LIVERPOOL
24 MANCHESTER CITY
25 MANCHESTER UNITED
26 MIDDLESBROUGH
27 NEWCASTLE UNITED
28 NORWICH CITY
29 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
30 PRESTON NORTH END
31 QUEENS PARK RANGERS
32 READING
33 ROTHERHAM UNITED
34 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
35 SOUTHAMPTON
36 STOKE CITY
37 SUNDERLAND
38 SWANSEA CITY
39 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
40 WATFORD
41 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
42 WEST HAM UNITED
43 WIGAN ATHLETIC
44 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
45 AFC WIMBLEDON
46 WYCOMBE WANDERERS
47 MILLWALL
48 MACCLESFIELD TOWN OR OXFORD UNITED
49 BOLTON WANDERERS
50 BLACKPOOL
51 STOURBRIDGE OR NORTHAMPTON TOWN
52 NOTTS COUNTY OR PETERBOROUGH UNITED
53 CAMBRIDGE UNITED
54 PORT VALE
55 BARROW
56 ACCRINGTON STANLEY
57 LINCOLN CITY OR OLDHAM ATHLETIC
58 LUTON TOWN
59 SUTTON UNITED
60 EASTLEIGH OR FC HALIFAX TOWN
61 SHREWSBURY TOWN OR FLEETWOOD TOWN
62 CHARLTON ATHLETIC OR MILTON KEYNES DONS
63 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE OR NEWPORT COUNTY
64 ROCHDALE