NEWPORT County AFC will face Premier League giants Liverpool at Anfield in the third round of the FA Cup should they beat Plymouth next Tuesday.

The Exiles meet the Pilgrims in a round two replay at Rodney Parade after battling to a 0-0 draw with their League Two rivals on Saturday.

Liverpool, cup winners on seven occasions with the last in 2006 when they beat West Ham on penalties at the Millennium Stadium, are currently third in the Premier League.

The Reds, managed by Jurgen Klopp, are looking for their first piece of silverware under the German, having lost both the League Cup and Europa League finals last season.

"Financially, it's a game-changer," Westley told BBC Radio Wales Sport.

"When I was at Stevenage, the FA Cup runs were the reason the training ground got built," he said.

"I know the difference that FA Cup runs can make that's why I've always placed such importance on it in my managerial career.

"It's a great opportunity, but it remains just that, we have to focus on the replay. It does not pay in these circumstances to start dreaming, you've got to keep your mind on the job.

"It's an unbelievable draw for a small club, but we won't put the cart before the horse.

"It's a big prize, it's a great opportunity. From our point of view it's a great motivation for the replay."

Chairman Gavin Foxall says a trip to Anfield could safeguard the future of the club.

"It would absolutely be a massive financial boost for us," said Foxall.

"Certainly for a club like ours it would secure the future for a season or two at least. It would be extremely welcome and would boost the coffers enormously.

"We are delighted, but there is a very difficult game with Plymouth first.

"A game at Anfield against Liverpool would rank right up there in the club's history."

The 32 third-round ties will be played across the weekend of January 6-9, 2017.

Third round draw in full:

Ipswich v Lincoln or Oldham

Barrow v Rochdale

Manchester United v Reading

Hull v Swansea

Sunderland v Burnley

QPR v Blackburn

Millwall v Bournemouth

West Ham v Manchester City

Brighton v Charlton or MK Dons

Blackpool v Barnsley

Wigan v Nottingham Forest

Birmingham v Newcastle

Chelsea v Notts County or Peterborough

Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

West Brom v Derby

Everton v Leicester

Liverpool v Newport County or Plymouth

Wycombe v Stourbridge or Northampton

Watford v Burton

Preston v Arsenal

Cardiff v Fulham

Stoke v Wolves

Cambridge v Leeds

Bristol City v Shrewsbury or Fleetwood

Huddersfield v Port Vale

Tottenham v Aston Villa

Brentford v Halifax or Eastleigh

Bolton v Crystal Palace

Norwich v Southampton

Sutton United v AFC Wimbledon

Accrington Stanley v Luton

Rotherham v Oxford or Macclesfield