Arsenal drawn away at Portsmouth in FA Cup third round 

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have been draw to play Portsmouth at Fratton Park in the third round of the FA Cup 

The Gunners will kick-off their bid to win a recond 15th FA Cup with a trip to the south coast in January.

The North London giants will play their FA Cup third-round tie at Portsmouth after the two teams were paired together in Monday night's draw.

Third-round ties will take place across the weekend of Saturday, January 10, with the date and kick-off time of to be announced in due course.

Arsenal last played Pompey in the FA Cup just before the pandemic back in March 2020, when we won 2-0 en route to lifting the silverware in Mikel Arteta's first season in charge.

The Gunners are unbeaten run against Portsmouth in the competition over the last five games. Pompey sit in 22nd place in the Championship.

Unlike in previous years, there are no replays if matches end as a draw, meaning all ties will go to extra-time and, if necessary, a penalty shootout to determine who makes it through to round four.

FA Cup third round draw

Wolves v Shrewsbury Town

Doncaster Rovers v Southampton

Tottenham v Aston Villa

Port Vale v Fleetwood

Preston North End v Wigan Athletic

Ipswich Town v Blackpool

Wrexham v Nottingham Forest

Charlton Athletic v Chelsea

Manchester City v Exeter City

West Ham v Queens Park Rangers

Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford

Fulham v Middlesbrough

Everton v Sunderland

Liverpool v Barnsley

Burnley v Millwall

Norwich v Walsall

Portsmouth v Arsenal

Derby County v Leeds United

Swansea v West Brom

Salford v Swindon

Boreham Wood v Brackley Town or Burton Albion

Grimsby v Weston-super-Mare

Hull City v Blackburn Rovers

Newcastle United v Bournemouth

MK Dons v Oxford United

Cheltenham Town v Leicester City

Cambridge United v Birmingham City

Bristol City v Watford

Stoke City v Coventry

Macclesfield v Crystal Palace

Manchester United v Brighton

Sheffield United v Mansfield Town