Marine are only the second team in history from the eighth tier of English soccer to reach the third round, as they’ve played seven games just to reach this stage.
The minnows, based in Liverpool, will be under Tier 2 COVID-19 restrictions in England later this week and as long as nothing changes they will be able to have close to 1,600 fans to see Harry Kane, Jose Mourinho and Co. roll up at Rossett Park, which has a seating capacity of 389 people.
“It’s an unbelievable draw,” Marine boss Neil Young told BBC Sport who were live on-site at Marine FC and fans could be heard celebrating from the nearby houses which overlook the pitch. “We will plan as best we can. Usually with Jose’s teams, he puts pretty strong sides out. We have won seven games to get here and this is a great reward.”
Sixty-four teams now know their opponents in the third round of the English FA Cup, after the draw was completed on Monday night.
Liverpool will travel to face Aston Villa in the third round of the FA Cup, while Manchester United welcome Watford to Old Trafford.
Arsenal, the defending champions will face Newcastle.
Chelsea host League Two Morecambe, while Spurs will face Marine of the Northern Premier League the lowest-ranked side left in the tournament.
A West London Derby between QPR and Fulham also caught the eye in one of the ties of the round when the draw was made on Monday evening.
Third round draw in full:
- Huddersfield vs Plymouth Argyle
- Southampton vs Shrewsbury Town
- Chorley vs Derby County
- Marine vs Tottenham
- Wolves vs Crystal Palace
- Stockport County vs West Ham
- Oldham Athletic vs AFC Bournemouth
- Manchester United vs Watford
- Stevenage vs Swansea
- Everton vs Rotherham
- Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff
- Arsenal vs Newcastle
- Barnsley vs Tranmere Rovers
- Bristol Rovers vs Sheffield United
- Canvey Island OR Boreham Wood vs Millwall
- Blackburn vs Doncaster
- Stoke City vs Leicester
- Wycombe Wanderers vs Preston North End
- Crawley Town vs Leeds
- Burnley vs MK Dons
- Bristol City vs Portsmouth
- QPR vs Fulham
- Aston Villa vs Liverpool
- Brentford vs Middlesbrough
- Manchester City vs Birmingham City
- Luton vs Reading
- Chelsea vs Morecambe
- Exeter City vs Sheffield Wednesday
- Norwich vs Coventry
- Blackpool vs West Brom
- Newport County vs Brighton
- Cheltenham vs Mansfield Town
All ties will take place on the weekend of Saturday 9 January 2021, with the winning clubs pocketing £82,000 for reaching the last 32.
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