As you’ll all be aware it’s over 30 years since we last won at Southampton, so the optimist’s reaction to the draw will be ‘we must win there sooner or later’ while the more pessimistic among you will probably be concentrating on the UEFA Cup.
At least Matt Le Tissier has retired.
Full draw
Wimbledon v Stoke City
Cardiff City v Sheffield United
Wycombe Wanderers or Mansfield Town v Burnley
Crewe Alexandra v Telford United
Bristol City or Barnsley v Scunthorpe United or Sheffield Wednesday
Portsmouth v Blackpool
Northampton Town v Rotherham United
Fulham v Cheltenham Town
Manchester City v Leicester City
Southampton v Newcastle United
Yeovil Town v Liverpool
Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers
Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion
Watford v Chelsea
Kidderminster Harriers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Gillingham v Carlton Athletic
Swansea City v Macclesfield Town or Cambridge United
Leeds United v Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Southend United v Port Vale or Scarborough
Sunderland v Hartlepool United
Tranmere Rovers v Bolton Wanderers
Preston North End v Reading
Wigan Athletic v West Ham United
Middlesbrough v Notts County
Ipswich Town v Derby County
Coventry City v Peterborough United
Everton v Norwich City
Bournemouth or Accrington Stanley v Colchester United
Bradford City v Luton Town
Millwall v Walsall
Ties to be played January 3rd or 4th.