It would have been historic if only Gateshead had beaten Luton Town on Sunday to line up a Geordie delight ... but sadly it is not to be.
Newcastle face Luton in the FA Cup 3rd round in a fixture which should be a walk-in-the-park for the Geordie boys, but with this club of ours ... you NEVER know what team the boss will put on the field.
The Mackems got their derby, but it turns out to be the Smogs rather than the Toon.
Liverpool and Everton face an all-Merseyside FA Cup showdown next month after being drawn out together in Monday evening's third-round draw.
The pair, who last met in the tournament in the 2012 semi-final which Liverpool won 2-1, will play each other at Anfield on the weekend beginning January 5.
Non-league Hereford will welcome 2016 Premier League champions Leicester to Edgar Street provided they win their replay against Fleetwood.
Premier League leaders Manchester City are at home to Burnley, while potential upsets include West Ham's trip to League One high-flyers Shrewsbury, and Championship leaders Wolves at home to ailing Swansea.
Manchester United are at home to Championship Derby, Tottenham meet League One AFC Wimbledon at Wembley, while Arsenal face a difficult trip to Nottingham Forest.
Brighton and Crystal Palace will rekindle their rivalry at the AMEX Stadium after last month's Premier League goalless draw which was marred by crowd trouble.
Ipswich v Sheffield United
Watford v Bristol City
Birmingham v Burton
Liverpool v Everton
Brighton v Crystal Palace
Aston Villa v Woking or Peterborough
Bournemouth v AFC Fylde or Wigan
Coventry v Stoke
Newport v Leeds
Bolton v Huddersfield
Port Vale or Yeovil v Bradford
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Brentford v Notts County
QPR v MK Dons
Manchester United v Derby
Forest Green or Exeter v West Brom
Doncaster v Rochdale
Tottenham v AFC Wimbledon
Middlesbrough v Sunderland
Fleetwood or Hereford v Leicester
Blackburn or Crewe v Hull
Cardiff v Mansfield
Manchester City v Burnley
Shrewsbury v West Ham
Wolves v Swansea
Stevenage v Reading
Newcastle v Luton
Millwall v Barnsley
Fulham v Southampton
Wycombe v Preston
Norwich v Chelsea
Gillingham or Carlisle v Sheffield Wednesday
Ties to be played January 5-7