Chelsea Under-18s' 2024/25 FA Youth Cup campaign will begin with an away trip after the draw for the third round paired us with Leicester City.

All Premier League and Championship clubs enter the FA Youth Cup at the third round and the Blues have been drawn to face fellow top-flight opposition in our first match of the competition.

We also travelled away to Leicester in the third round last season, when goals by Donnell McNeilly, Michael Golding and Shumaira Mheuka gave us a 3-1 win. We were eventually eliminated in a penalty shootout at Millwall in the quarter-finals, after further away wins at Everton and Crystal Palace.

All third-round ties this time around are scheduled to be completed by Saturday 14 December. Details of the exact date, time and venue for our away trip to Leicester will be announced as soon as they are confirmed.

Our Under-18s' Youth Cup match against Leicester should also be shown live for free on the official Chelsea website and app.

FA Youth Cup third round draw in full

Watford vs Oxford United
Millwall vs Hull City
Leyton Orient or Whitehawk vs Fylde or Northampton Town
Hertford Town or Bristol Rovers vs Arsenal
Bournemouth vs Ipswich Town
Harrogate Town or Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion
Queens Park Rangers vs Gillingham or Swindon Town
Derby County vs Sunderland
Burton Albion or Notts County vs Fulham
Leicester City vs Chelsea
Stoke City vs Bromley or Rising Ballers Kensington
Cardiff City vs Chesterfield or Shrewsbury Town
Bristol City vs Sheffield Wednesday
Portsmouth vs Leeds United
Eastleigh or Wimbledon vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tottenham Hotspur vs Middlesbrough
Norwich City vs Brentford
Fleetwood Town or Tamworth vs Burnley
Aston Villa vs Accrington Stanley or Blyth Spartans
Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers
Merstham or Forest Green Rovers vs Burgess Hill Town or Colchester United
Luton Town vs Crewe Alexandra or Blackpool
Grimsby Town or Salford City vs West Ham United
Everton vs Nottingham Forest
Preston North End vs Liverpool
Manchester United vs Coventry City
Swansea City vs Southampton
Stevenage or Cheltenham Town vs Exeter City or Dunstable
Manchester City vs Crystal Palace
Bolton Wanderers or Lincoln City vs Wrexham
Carlisle United vs Plymouth Argyle
Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion