Prologue: The Premier League's fourth and first-placed teams face off in the third round of the world's oldest domestic knock-ourt tournament when Arsenal entertain Liverpool at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon.

Rewind 12 short days and the Gunners were top at Christmas followjng their hard-fought 1-1 draw with Jurgen Klopp's side at Anfield.

However, two defeats in London derbies against West Ham and Fulham saw Mikel Arteta's side drop to fourth place after a run of three games without a win.

While Klopp's Reds are set for potential success in the Carabao Cup - they face Marco Silva's Cottagers over two legs in the semi-finals of the League Cup next week - despite the North Londoners form the Mersysiders face a stiffer test in N5 after being weakend by the departure of Mohamed Salah to the Africa Cup of Nations.

Here's all you need to know about this exciting FA Cup clash.

What time does Arsenal vs Liverpool kick-off?

Location: North London

Stadium: Emirates

Date: Sunday, January 7

Kick-off Time: 430pm GMT / 11:30 ET / 08:30 PT

Referee: John Brooks

VAR: Simon Hooper

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How to watch Arsenal vs Liverpool on TV and live stream

Country

TV channel/live stream

United Kingdom

BBC iPlayer, BBC One, BBC Sport Web, TalkSport Radio UK, BBC Radio 5 Live

United States

SiriusXM FC, ESPN+

Canada

Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now Plus, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Now

Arsenal team news

With Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mohamed Elneny selected for their respective countries at the forthcoming Asian Cup and African Cup of Nations, the Gunners will be forced to draft in the relentlesly unconvicing Jakub Kiwior and the out of form Olexsandr Zinchencko into the backline.

Fabio Vieira and Thomas Partey will be missing due to injuries, while it will be interesting to note whether Arteta picks Aaron Ramsdale as a 'cup keeper' or persists with the worryingly unconvicing David Raya between the sticks

Liverpool team news

Midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai will miss the match because of a hamstring injury.

The 23-year-old Hungary international suffered the blow in Monday's 4-2 win against Newcastle United and came off after 64 minutes.

"I can confirm it's not a potential injury - it is an injury," Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said on Friday.

"Muscle, hamstring. But now we have to see," he added.

Mo Salah is also absent due after being called up to Egypt's ACN squad 

Head to Head

Arsenal have won 82 times to Liverpool's 94, with 64 draws in all competitons since this fixture was first played back in 1893