Hammers learn FA Cup fate

West Ham will play Brentford in the FA Cup third round.

The Hammers will travel across London to face the Bees when they enter the world’s oldest cup competition in January.

The Irons will surely have hoped for a softer tie than this one, given the form of Thomas Frank’s side in the Premier League.

Brentford are comfortably placed in 10th in the table, and went into the international break by beating Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

The Hammers only reached the fifth round of the competition last season, beating Leeds United in the third round and Kidderminster Harriers in the fourth, only to be beaten by Southampton in the fifth round.

The headline game of the draw is Manchester City’s clash with Chelsea.

Full FA Cup draw

• Preston v Huddersfield
• Middlesbrough v Brighton
• Chesterfield v West Brom
• Manchester City v Chelsea
• Charlton or Stockport v Walsall
• Boreham Wood v Accrington
• Tottenham v Portsmouth
• Derby v Barnsley
• Cardiff v Leeds
• Brentford v West Ham
• Bournemouth v Burnley
• Coventry v Wrexham
• Norwich v Blackburn
• Aston Villa v Stevenage
• Luton v Wigan
• Oxford v Arsenal
• Fleetwood v QPR
• Liverpool v Wolves
• Grimsby v Burton
• Blackpool v Nottingham Forest
• Dagenham & Redbridge or Gillingham v Leicester
• Forest Green v Birmingham
• Bristol City v Swansea
• Hartlepool v Stoke
• Hull v Fulham
• Palace v Southampton
• Millwall v Sheffield United
• Shrewsbury v Sunderland
• Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle
• Manchester United v Everton
• Reading v Watford
• Ipswich v Rotherham