Monday evening marked one of the most eagerly awaited dates in the football calendar as the Emirates FA Cup third round proper draw took place.
With all Premier League and Championship clubs entering the competition at this stage, it represented a chance for all of those clubs who have fought their way to this stage to land a potential dream draw.
And one of the stand-out ties was the visit of Premier League giants Liverpool to League Two outfit Exeter City.
The Emirates FA Cup
Third Round Proper draw
Monday 7 December 2015
Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff
Ties to be played 8-11 January 2016
Winning clubs receive £67,500 from prize fund
The draw took place at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff - the city which hosted six FA Cup Finals at its Millennium Stadium. England Women's head coach Mark Sampson and former Wales and Arsenal forward John Hartson were drawing the balls.
Another intriguing tie was National League club Eastleigh's home clash with the Championship's bottom club Bolton Wanderers.
There are five all-Premier League ties as leaders Leicester City face a trip to fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, while holders Arsenal begin their defence at the Emirates against Sunderland.
Meanwhile, if Whitehawk can overcome Dagenham & Redbridge in next week's replay, they will travel to Merseyside to take on Everton.
The third round proper matches will be played between 8 and 11 January 2016.
The Draw in Full
1 Watford v Newcastle United
2 West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City
3 West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 Hartlepool United v Derby County
5 Exeter City v Liverpool
6 Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City
7 Colchester United v Charlton Athletic
8 Peterborough United v Preston North End
9 Northampton Town v MK Dons
10 Arsenal v Sunderland
11 Newport County v Blackburn Rovers
12 Ipswich Town v Portsmouth
13 Birmingham City v AFC Bournemouth
14 Wycombe Wanderers v Aston Villa
15 Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham
16 Oxford United v Swansea City
17 Brentford v Walsall
18 Bury v Bradford City
19 Manchester United v Sheffield United
20 Everton v Whitehawk
21 Southampton v Crystal Palace
22 Eastleigh v Bolton Wanderers
23 Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers
24 Carlisle United v Yeovil Town
25 Chelsea v Scunthorpe United
26 Doncaster Rovers v Stoke City
27 Leeds United v Rotherham United
28 Cardiff City v Shrewsbury Town
29 Huddersfield Town v Reading
30 Middlesbrough v Burnley
31 Norwich City v Manchester City
32 Hull City v Brighton & Hove Albion
