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Arsenal to host Liverpool in pick of Round 3 Draw
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Tyne-Wear derby another huge clash
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Four all-Premier League ties emerge
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Ramsgate lowest ranked-side remaining
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Holders Man City 7/24.50 favurites to retain trophy
Premier League leaders Arsenal will host Liverpool in the 'tie of the round' following today's FA Cup third round draw.
The Gunners, who last lifted the trophy in 2020, have won the competition a record 14 times, six more than eight-times winner Liverpool.
Arsenal are the 6/17.00 second favourites in the FA Cup Winner market, just ahead of the Reds at 15/28.50.
However, it's current FA Cup holders Manchester City who are the favourites at 7/24.50 in the market, and they will commenced their bid to retain the trophy with a home tie against Championship outfit Huddersfield Town.
Stadium of Light set for Tyne-Wear derby
Second tier Sunderland will host fierce rivals Newcastle in what is sure to be a hotly-contested Tyne-Wear derby.
Tony Mowbray's men are on the fringe of the play-off places in the Championship and will be big underdogs against a Magpies team flying high in the Premier League.
Newcastle can be backed at 10/111.00 to win the competition they last won in 1955.
A further trio of all-Premier League ties
Tottenham - 12/113.00 in the FA Cup Winner market - will host Burnley (50/151.00) in another all-Premier League tie, while Crystal Palace will host Everton and Brentford will be at home to Wolves.
Both the Bees and the Eagles can be backed at 40/141.00 to lift the trophy, with Wolves and the Toffees both available at 50/151.00.
Elsewhere featuring Premier League sides, Manchester United (9/110.00) will visit League One Wigan, while Chelsea (9/110.00) will host Championship side Preston North End at Stamford Bridge.
Isthmian League South East Division side Ramsgate are the lowest-ranked team remaining in this season's FA Cup, and they will host Championship promotion contenders Ipswich if they come through their second round tie against AFC Wimbledon.
FA Cup Third Round Draw
*Premier League teams in bold
Luton Town v Bolton Wanderers
Shrewsbury Town v Wrexham/Yeovil Town
Arsenal v Liverpool
Stoke City v Brighton
Norwich City v Crewe/Bristol Rovers
West Ham v Bristol City
Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley
Fulham v Rotherham United
West Bromwich Albion v Aldershot or Stockport County
Southampton v Alfreton Town or Walsall
AFC Wimbledon/Ramsgate v Ipswich Town
Peterborough United v Leeds United
Millwall v Leicester City
Watford v Chesterfield/Leyton Orient
Sunderland v Newcastle United
Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City
Crystal Palace v Everton
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest v Blackpool/Forest Green Rovers
Wigan v Manchester United
Manchester City v Huddersfield Town
Blackburn Rovers v Cambridge United
Gillingham v Sheffield United
Swansea City v Morecambe
Chelsea v Preston North End
QPR v Bournemouth
Coventry City v Oxford United
Brentford v Wolves
Plymouth Argyle v Sutton United
Maidstone v Stevenage/Port Vale
Newport County/Barnet v Eastleigh/Reading
Hull City v Birmingham
*Ties to be played the weekend commencing Friday 5 January
To Win the FA Cup (Betfair Sportsbook):
- Man City 7/24.50
- Arsenal 6/17.00
- Liverpool 15/28.50
- Man Utd 9/110.00
- Chelsea 9/110.00
- Newcastle 10/111.00
- Tottenham 12/113.00
- Brighton 16/117.00
- Aston Villa 20/121.00
- West Ham 25/126.00
*Odds correct as of 14:00 Sunday 3 December