Championship opposition await Chelsea in the third round of the FA Cup, on the second weekend of the new year (weekend of January 10), as The Blues were drawn against Charlton Athletic for our first match in this year’s edition of football’s oldest knockout competition. The draw was held last night, with our good pal Joe Cole helping out with the ball-picking.Though the match will be away, Charlton, who got promoted from League One last year via the playoffs, are one of the less good teams in the second division, currently sitting 17th, having lost four in a row conceding twelve times in the process. We should be able to rest and rotate and still advance without too much trouble (“should”).It’s been nearly 20 years since The Addicks were in the top flight, and in fact, we haven’t played them since their relegation in 2007.The draw for the third round of the 2025-26 FA Cup, in full, is as follows:Wolves v Shrewsbury TownDoncaster Rovers v SouthamptonTottenham v Aston VillaPort Vale v FleetwoodPreston North End v Wigan AthleticIpswich Town v BlackpoolWrexham v Nottingham ForestCharlton Athletic v ChelseaManchester City v Exeter CityWest Ham v Queens Park RangersSheffield Wednesday v BrentfordFulham v MiddlesbroughEverton v SunderlandLiverpool v BarnsleyBurnley v MillwallNorwich v WalsallPortsmouth v ArsenalDerby County v Leeds UnitedSwansea v West BromSalford v SwindonBoreham Wood v Burton AlbionGrimsby v Weston-super-MareHull City v Blackburn RoversNewcastle United v BournemouthMK Dons v Oxford UnitedCheltenham Town v Leicester CityCambridge United v Birmingham CityBristol City v WatfordStoke City v CoventryMacclesfield v Crystal PalaceManchester United v BrightonSheffield United v Mansfield Town