2001 up Fantasy FA Cup 2001 has been officially launched, with the drawing of the FA Cup third round (see right). This year's competition promises to be better than ever before, with more entrants and bigger prizes. As ever, the aim of the game is to correctly predict the results of matches in the FA Cup, with points being awarded for accurate predictions. As the rounds progress, the points get bigger and bigger, so there's always a chance to dash ahead of the leaders. Last year's winner, Andrew Taylor, is hoping for success again this year. He said "I'm going to win again this year, because I'm the greatest Crystal Palace supporter who ever lived!".

Quick on the draw One of the highlights of the FA Cup Third Round draw is the tie between the Division One leaders Fulham, and the Premiership leaders, Manchester United. Of the non-league clubs who have booked their passage to the next round Morecambe were the only team to be rewarded with a home tie and will take on high-flying Ipswich. The full draw is given below: Newcastle United v Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers v Chester City Morecambe v Ipswich Town Leeds United v Barnsley Derby County v West Bromwich Albion Watford v Everton Carlisle United v Arsenal Walsall v West Ham United Swindon Town v Coventry City Bolton Wanderers v Yeovil Town Southend United v Kingstonian Huddersfield Town v Bristol City Leicester City v York City or Reading Charlton Athletic v Dagenham & Redbridge Bournemouth v Gillingham Chelsea v Peterborough United or Oldham Athletic Wimbledon v Wigan Athletic or Notts County Northwich Victoria or Leyton Orient v Tottenham Hotspur Burnley v Scunthorpe United Preston North End v Stockport County Manchester City v Birmingham City Portsmouth v Tranmere Rovers Bradford City v Middlesbrough Sunderland v Crystal Palace Cardiff City v Crewe Alexandra Southampton v Sheffield United Fulham v Manchester United Liverpool v Rotherham Millwall or Wycombe Wanderers v Grimsby Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers Darlington or Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City Ties to be played on the weekend of the 6/7 January 2001. .