First opponents in 2022/23 FA Youth Cup confirmed

Our Under-18s have been drawn at home to Queens Park Rangers in the third round of the FA Youth Cup.

The draw was conducted at Wembley Stadium today (Friday 18 November), with Stuart Lewis’ side set for a London derby in what will be our first outing in this season’s competition.

Youth teams from Premier League and Championship clubs enter at this stage of the tournament.

Fixtures in the third round are due to be played on or before Saturday 17 December. We shall confirm details on the scheduling of our tie in due course.

FA Youth Cup third round draw in full

Grimsby Town or Crewe Alexandra v Cardiff City
AFC Wimbledon v Leyton Orient
Colchester United v Portsmouth or Cambridge United
Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley or Derby County
Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion
Exeter City v Oxford United or Horndean
Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers
Arsenal v Millwall
Southend United v Middlesbrough or Milton Keynes Dons
Leeds United v Bolton Wanderers or Accrington Stanley
Everton v Reading
Preston North End v Rotherham United
Birmingham City v Luton Town
Rochdale v Fulham
Swansea City v Sunderland
Chelsea v Chester or Bradford City
Gillingham or Plymouth Argyle v Wigan Athletic
Lincoln City or Tranmere Rovers v Watford
Crystal Palace v Manchester United
Brighton & Hove Albion v Lowestoft Town or Dover Athletic
Aston Villa v Brentford
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City
Port Vale v Hull City
Sheffield United v West Ham United
Coventry City v Southampton
Bristol City v Stockport County or Fleetwood Town
Burnley v Norwich City
Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers
Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United
Stoke City v Blackpool
Huddersfield Town v Bromley or Ipswich Town
AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool