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Arsenal to face Liverpool in FA Cup third round
- Arsenal will host Liverpool in the FA Cup third round
- Sunderland vs Newcastle the other standout fixture
- Arsenal have struggled in this comeptition since 2020 victory
Arsenal will take on Premier League title rivals Liverpool at the Emirates in the FA Cup third round next month.
The Gunners were the fifth side out of the hat on Sunday's draw and were paired up against Jurgen Klopp's Reds. The two sides, who look poised to compete for the Premier League title this season along with Manchester City, are yet to face off this season.
Their first duel is scheduled for 23 December 2023 at Anfield.
Arsenal to face Liverpool in FA Cup third round
After leading the club to their record 14th FA Cup triumph at the end of his debut season, Mikel Arteta has had little success in this competition. The Gunners haven't progressed beyond the fourth round since they last lifted the trophy and they'll have their work cut out to advance into round four in January.
While Arsenal will have the benefit of hosting the tie, Arteta's men have been handed one of the toughest possible draws at such an early stage.
Other leading clubs have been handed much kinder draws. Tottenham will host Burnley, Manchester United travel to Wigan, Manchester City host Huddersfield, Chelsea take on Preston, while Aston Villa visit Middlesbrough.
Newcastle's trip to bitter rivals Sunderland was the other standout tie of the third round, with fixtures set to take place over the first weekend in January.
Here are the FA Cup third round fixtures in full:
- Hull City v Birmingham City
- Newport County or Barnet v Eastleigh or Reading
- Plymouth Argyle v Sutton United
- Maidstone United v Stevenage or Port Vale
- Coventry City v Oxford United
- Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Chelsea v Preston North End
- QPR v Bournemouth
- Gillingham v Sheffield United
- Swansea City v Morecambe
- Manchester City v Huddersfield Town
- Blackburn Rovers v Cambridge United
- Nottingham Forest v Blackpool or Forest Green Rovers
- Wigan Athletic v Manchester United
- Crystal Palace v Everton
- Middlesbrough v Aston Villa
- Sunderland v Newcastle United
- Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City
- Millwall v Leicester CIty
- Watford v Chesterfield/Leyton Orient
- AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate v Ipswich Town
- Peterborough United v Leeds United
- West Bromwich Albion v Aldershot or Stockport County
- Southampton v Alfreton Town or Walsall
- Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley
- Fulham v Rotherham United
- Norwich City v Crewe or Bristol Rovers
- West Ham v Bristol City
- Arsenal v Liverpool
- Stoke City v Brighton and Hove Albion
- Luton Town v Bolton Wanderers
- Shrewsbury Town v Wrexham or Yeovil Town