Minor-league Macclesfield to host holder Crystal Palace in FA Cup 3rd round

LONDON (AP) — English FA Cup holder Crystal Palace will travel to sixth-tier Macclesfield in the third round next month after the draw was made Monday.

Macclesfield, one of four minor-league clubs still in the FA Cup, sits 14th in the National League North.

In its previous guise as Macclesfield Town, the team reached the fourth round of the competition in 2013 before losing to Wigan.

Palace is flying high in the Premier League, fourth in the standings.

The draw threw up four all-Premier League ties, topped by Aston Villa’s trip to Tottenham. Everton faces Sunderland, Newcastle takes on Bournemouth and Manchester United hosts Brighton.

Premier League leader Arsenal travels to 2008 winner Portsmouth, while Wrexham landed a high-profile home clash against Nottingham Forest.

Liverpool hosts Barnsley, Manchester City faces third-tier Exeter and Chelsea visits London rival Charlton, which is in the second tier.

Full draw:

Wolves v Shrewsbury

Doncaster v Southampton

Tottenham v Aston Villa

Port Vale v Fleetwood

Preston v Wigan

Ipswich v Blackpool

Wrexham v Nottingham Forest

Charlton v Chelsea

Manchester City v Exeter

West Ham v QPR

Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford

Fulham v Middlesbrough

Everton v Sunderland

Liverpool v Barnsley

Burnley v Millwall

Norwich v Walsall

Portsmouth v Arsenal

Derby v Leeds

Swansea v West Brom

Salford v Swindon

Boreham Wood v Brackley or Burton

Grimsby v Weston-super-Mare

Hull v Blackburn

Newcastle v Bournemouth

MK Dons v Oxford

Cheltenham v Leicester

Cambridge v Birmingham

Bristol City v Watford

Stoke v Coventry

Macclesfield v Crystal Palace

Manchester United v Brighton

Sheffield United v Mansfield

Ties will be played around weekend of January 10-11.

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FILE - Crystal Palace players celebrate with the trophy after winning the English FA Cup final soccer match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Wembley stadium in London, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi celebrates after scoring his sides second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Crystal Palace, in London, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Left-hander Jesús Luzardo and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed on a $135 million, five-year contract that starts in 2027, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been announced.

The 28-year-old Luzardo went 15-7 with a 3.92 ERA in 183 2/3 innings and was second in the National League with 212 strikeouts in his first season with the Phillies.

Luzardo agreed in January to an $11 million, one-year contract that avoided arbitration. He entered this season seven days shy of six years of major league service, a level that would have made him eligible for free agency.

He was acquired ahead of the 2025 season in a trade with Miami and instantly helped solidify the rotation – he struck out 11 in his first start against Washington -- as the Phillies won their second straight NL East championship. The only time a pitcher recorded more strikeouts in his first game with Philadelphia came in 1997, when Garrett Stephenson had 12 against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Luzardo is 41-41 over seven seasons that also included stops with Oakland and the Marlins. He is the latest Phillies starter to agree to a long-term deal.

Cristopher Sánchez has a $22.5 million, four-year contract through the 2028 season, Zack Wheeler a $126 million deal through the 2027 and Aaron Nola a $172 million, seven=-year agreement through 2030. Rookie Andrew Painter is expected to earn the fifth-starter spot in the rotation

The Phillies had a busy offseason. They gave manager Rob Thomson a one-year extension through 2027 after he led the Phillies to their fourth straight playoff appearance, signed NL home run champion Kyle Schwarber to a $150 million, five-year deal and three-time All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto to a $45 million, three-year contract.

AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report.

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FILE - Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jesús Luzardo throws out Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez at first during the fourth inning in Game 2 of baseball's National League Division Series, Oct. 6, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)