Newcastle handed away draw in FA Cup

Newcastle United will travel to Birmingham City in the third round of the FA Cup.

Rafa Benitez’s side faces the Blues in the Championship this weekend.

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Sunderland got a home draw against fellow Premier League side Burnley.

Other games between top flight sides include West Ham v Manchester City, Everton v Leicester and Hull City v Swansea.

Middlesbrough will play host to Sheffield Wednesday.

FA CUP THIRD-ROUND 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 will take place between January 6 and January 9.

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