Reds' game against Arsenal tie of the third round

FA Cup holders Liverpool have been drawn at home to Arsenal in the pick of the ties in the third round of this year’s competition.

The draw gives Rafael Benitez’s side a chance for revenge after losing 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium on November 12.

They also meet in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup on December 19.

It was one of four all-Premiership ties, with Portsmouth at home to Wigan, Everton hosting Blackburn and Aston Villa travelling north to face Manchester United.

The ties will be played on the weekend of January 6 and 7.

FA Cup third round draw

Blackpool v Aldershot/Basingstoke

Barnet v Colchester

Sheff Utd v Swansea

Reading v Burnley

Portsmouth v Wigan

Mansfield/Doncaster v Bolton

West Ham v Brighton

Leicester v Fulham

Derby v Wrexham

Wolves v Oldham

Bury/Chester v Ipswich

Man Utd v Aston Villa

Sheff Wed v Man City

Tamworth v Norwich

Salisbury/Nottm For v Charlton

Cardiff v Tottenham

Preston v Sunderland

Liverpool v Arsenal

Bristol Rovers/Bournemouth v Hereford

Watford v Stockport

Crystal Palace v Swindon

Bristol City v Coventry

Peterborough v Plymouth

QPR v Luton

Southend v Barnsley

West Brom v Leeds

Hull v Middlesbrough

Birmingham v Newcastle

Torquay/Leyton Orient v Southampton

Everton v Blackburn

Chelsea v Macclesfield

Stoke v Bradford/Millwall