RECAP FA Cup Third round draw: City at home to Fulham, Rovers away at Peterborough

Bristol City last took on Fulham at Ashton Gate in front of fans in March 2020. (Photo by Harry Trump/Getty Images)

Bristol City will welcome Championship rivals Fulham to Ashton Gate whilst Bristol Rovers are away at Peterborough United.

Ties are due to be played from Friday 7 January to Monday 10 January but with other ties such as Chelsea versus Chesterfield, don’t expect either match to be chosen for television coverage by the BBC or ITV.

As a result of the draw, Rovers’ League Two match with Barrow scheduled for January 8 will now be rearranged as a result of their progression.

The draw was hardly one that fans excited given the Robins have already played Fulham at home this season whilst the Gas already made a visit to London Road this year.

City held the Cottagers to a 1-1 draw as Kasey Palmer cancelled out Aleksandr Mitrovic’s 50th strike in the last meeting. Rovers meanwhile were held to a goalless draw in January on their way to automatic promotion from League One last season.

A slight bit of intrigue for fans of Rovers is that they could line up against their former striker Jonson Clarke-Harris, who excelled since leaving the Memorial Stadium.

FA Cup 2021-22: Third round draw - see who Bristol City and Rovers drew

Key Events

Bristol City at home, Bristol Rovers away
Ties to be played on Friday 7 Jan to Monday 10 Jan

Mon, 06 Dec, 2021, 16:02 BST

Any upsets in Round Two?

Rovers would have been underdogs on Saturday despite the stature, given that the London side had been sixth in League Two leading into the game.

Let’s look at if there were any upsets elsewhere.

2008 FA Cup winners Portsmouth were defeated 2-1 by Harrogate Town, whilst Gary Bowyer's Salford City lost to non-league Chesterfield in the FA Cup, with the pressure on after a poor start to the season.

Mon, 06 Dec, 2021, 14:52 BST

What ball numbers are City and Rovers?

The draw numbers

1 Bournemouth

2 Arsenal

3 Aston Villa

4 Barnsley

5 Birmingham City

6 Blackburn Rovers

7 Blackpool

8 Brentford

9 Brighton & Hove Albion

10 Bristol City

11 Burnley

12 Cardiff City

13 Chelsea

14 Coventry City

15 Crystal Palace

16 Derby County

17 Everton

18 Fulham

19 Huddersfield Town

20 Hull City

21 Leeds United

22 Leicester City

23 Liverpool

24 Luton Town

25 Manchester City

26 Manchester United

27 Middlesbrough

28 Millwall

29 Newcastle United

30 Norwich City

31 Nottingham Forest

32 Peterborough United

33 Preston North End

34 Queens Park Rangers

35 Reading

36 Sheffield United

37 Southampton

38 Stoke City

39 Swansea City

40 Tottenham Hotspur

41 Watford

42 West Bromwich Albion

43 West Ham United

44 Wolverhampton Wanderers

45 Yeovil Town

46 Bristol Rovers

47 Port Vale

48 Morecambe

49 Hartlepool United

50 AFC Wimbledon

51 Wigan Athletic

52 Leyton Orient

53 Cambridge United

54 Mansfield Town

55 Swindon Town

56 Rotherham United

57 Charlton Athletic

58 Boreham Wood or St Albans City

59 Kidderminster Harriers

60 Shrewsbury Town

61 Chesterfield

62 Plymouth Argyle

63 Ipswich Town or Barrow

64 Harrogate Town

Mon, 06 Dec, 2021, 14:49 BST

Welcome

Welcome. I’m Jordan Jones and today I’ll be providing you live coverage of the third-round draw of the Emirates FA Cup.

Mon, 06 Dec, 2021, 18:25 BST

Here is the set up for the draw, exciting! It’s being broadcast from Wembley Stadium, rather than at Boreham Wood’s ground.