And following the replay on Tuesday evening, it’s Stevenage who the Stones will be playing on Saturday 6 January. The two sides last met in the first round of the FA Cup, back in November 2014. After a goalless draw at Broadhill Way, a capacity crowd and the BT Sport cameras witnessed a memorable match at the Gallagher as Frannie Collin scored twice to send Maidstone through to the second round.
At that time, Boro were a League Two side. Now they’re challenging for promotion to the Championship, under manager Steve Evans. Ahead of this weekend’s fixtures, Stevenage are joint second with Bolton Wanderers but have played two more games.
There is an earlier kick off time of 12:30 for the FA Cup match, as it has been selected to for international TV coverage.
- Admission prices and ticketing information will be announced later this week, following discussions with Stevenage.
Emirates FA Cup Third Round
1 Luton Town vs. Bolton Wanderers (Sun 7 Jan 2.00)
2 Shrewsbury Town vs. Wrexham (Sun 7 Jan 2.00)
(Live on S4C)
3 Arsenal vs. Liverpool (Sun 7 Jan 4.30)
(Live on BBC One)
4 Stoke City vs. Brighton & Hove Albion
5 Norwich City vs. Crewe Alexandra or Bristol Rovers
6 West Ham United vs. Bristol City (Sun 7 Jan 2.00)
7 Tottenham Hotspur vs. Burnley (Fri 5 Jan 8.00)
(Live on ITV1)
8 Fulham vs. Rotherham United (Fri 5 Jan 7.30)
9 West Bromwich Albion vs. Aldershot Town or Stockport County (Sun 7 Jan 2.00)
10 Southampton vs. Alfreton Town or Walsall
11 AFC Wimbledon vs. Ipswich Town (12.30)
12 Peterborough United vs. Leeds United (Sun 7 Jan 2.00)
13 Millwall vs. Leicester City (12.30)
14 Watford vs. Chesterfield
15 Sunderland vs. Newcastle United (12.45)
(Live on ITV1)
16 Sheffield Wednesday vs. Cardiff City (5.30)
17 Crystal Palace vs. Everton (Thu 4 Jan 8.00)
(Live on ITV4)
18 Middlesbrough vs. Aston Villa (5.30)
(Live on BBC One)
19 Nottingham Forest vs. Blackpool or Scarborough Athletic or Forest Green Rovers (Sun 7 Jan 2.00)
20 Wigan Athletic vs. Manchester United (Mon 8 Jan 8.15)
(Live on ITV1)
21 Manchester City vs. Huddersfield Town (Sun 7 Jan 2.00)
(Live on BBC iPlayer)
22 Blackburn Rovers vs. Cambridge United
23 Gillingham vs. Sheffield United
24 Swansea City vs. Morecambe (5.30)
25 Chelsea vs. Preston North End (5.30)
(Live on BBC iPlayer)
26 Queens Park Rangers vs. AFC Bournemouth
27 Coventry City vs. Oxford United (12.30)
28 Brentford vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Fri 5 Jan 7.15)
29 Plymouth Argyle vs. Sutton United
30 Maidstone United vs. Stevenage or Port Vale (12.30)
31 Newport County or Barnet vs. Eastleigh
32 Hull City vs. Birmingham City
