Third-tier Portsmouth have sold over 1,000 tickets for their Adobe Women’s FA Cup 3rd Round tie with Championship side Southampton.
Title-chasing Pompey entertain their south coast rivals at Westleigh Park, with the Saints also pushing for promotion from the second tier.
North West League side Darwen, who knocked out Leeds United on penalties in the last round, have another home tie but more testing still, against neighbours Blackburn Rovers, who are three divisions their senior.
West Midlands League side Coundon Court must try to span two tiers when hosting FAWNL Northern Premier leaders Burnley.
Durham Cestria pulled off a win at higher-ranked Liverpool Feds in the second round but now visit Sunderland, who hold a two-division advantage over them.
AFC Bournemouth have a similar challenge with an attractive home tie at the Vitality Stadium against Championship leaders Charlton Athletic.
We make history on Sunday 🤩 pic.twitter.com/qpX0dhZ2Aw
— AFC Bournemouth Women (@AFCBournemouthW) December 7, 2023
Other underdogs hosting Championship opposition are Rugby Borough versus Sheffield United, MK Dons against Birmingham City, Ipswich Town taking on Lewes, Cheltenham Town facing Reading, Southampton Women’s entertaining Watford and West Brom welcoming Durham WFC.
Sunday 10 December
Adobe Women’s FA Cup 3rd Round
Newcastle United v Stoke City (Gateshead FC, 1pm)
Coundon Court v Burnley (Leamington FC, 1pm)
Chester-Le-Street Town v Derby County (Chester-Le-Street Town FC, 1pm)
Crystal Palace v Chatham Town (Sutton United FC, 1pm)
Southampton Women’s v Watford (Test Park Sports Ground, 1pm)
London City Lionesses v Billericay Town (Dartford FC, 1pm)
Luton Town v Keynsham Town (Barton Rovers FC, 1pm)
Ipswich Town v Lewes (Felixstowe & Walton United FC, 1pm)
AFC Bournemouth v Charlton Athletic (AFC Bournemouth, 1pm)
Sunderland v Durham Cestria (Eppleton CW, 2pm)
Darwen v Blackburn Rovers (Darwen FC, 2pm)
Nottingham Forest v Boldmere St Michaels (Long Eaton United FC, 2pm)
Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Easy Buy Stadium, 2pm)
Cheltenham Town v Reading (Bishop’s Cleeve FC, 2pm)
Portsmouth v Southampton FC (Havant & Waterlooville FC, 2pm)
Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United (Devon County FA, 2pm)
Moneyfields v Millwall Lionesses (Portsmouth University Sports Campus, 2pm)
Rugby Borough v Sheffield United (Rugby Borough FC, 2.30pm)
Milton Keynes Dons v Birmingham City (MK Dons FC, 3pm)
West Bromwich Albion v Durham WFC (Redditch United FC, 3pm)
