Arsenal to meet Tottenham Hotspur in FA Cup third round

Arsenal have been drawn against Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the FA Cup.

The Gunners will take on their North London rivals at the Emirates Stadium in a tie to be played in the first week of next month.

Last season's beaten finalists Manchester City face a trip to Ewood Park to take on Blackburn Rovers, while current holders Wigan Athletic host MK Dons.

Manchester United will take on Swansea City in an all-Premier League tie, while Carlisle United will be looking for an upset when they travel to Sunderland.

Chelsea also face a potential banana skin at Derby County of the Championship, while Liverpool will begin their FA Cup campaign against either Oldham Athletic or Mansfield Town.

The third-round ties will be played on January 4 and 5.

FA Cup third-round ties: Barnsley vs. Hartlepool or Coventry Yeovil Town vs. Leyton Orient Liverpool vs. Oldham Athletic or Mansfield Nottingham Forest vs. West Ham United Bristol City vs. Watford Southend United vs. Millwall Middlesbrough vs. Hull City West Bromwich Albion vs. Crystal Palace Kidderminster Harriers vs. Peterborough United Doncaster Rovers vs. Stevenage Stoke City vs. Leicester City Southampton vs. Burnley Newcastle United vs. Cardiff City Rochdale vs. Leeds United Wigan Athletic vs. MK Dons Charlton Athletic vs. Wrexham or Oxford United Manchester United vs. Swansea City Port Vale vs. Plymouth Argyle Norwich City vs. Fulham Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United Macclesfield vs. Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland vs. Carlisle United Bolton Wanderers vs. Blackpool Blackburn Rovers vs. Manchester City Everton vs. Queens Park Rangers Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Reading Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham City vs. Bristol Rovers or Crawley Grimsby Town vs. Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town vs. Preston North End Derby County vs. Chelsea AFC Bournemouth vs. Fleetwood or Burton Albion