FA Cup holders Arsenal have been drawn against runners-up Hull City, a repeat of last year’s enthralling final, in this season’s third round after the draw was made yesterday.

Arsenal won the final 3-2 but only after coming back from trailing 2-0 after eight minutes at Wembley.

Santi Cazorla and Laurent Koscielny scored to send the game into extra-time before Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey fired in to end Arsenal’s nine-year wait for a major trophy.

“I guess it was just meant to be, with it happening in rehearsal and the draw being in Hull,” Curtis Davies, who scored for Hull in the final, told the BBC.

“Alan Shearer (who performed the draw) will have to take the plaudits for this. We will have to go there and just give them a good game.”

In other notable ties thrown up by the draw in Hull’s aquarium, Premier League leaders Chelsea host Championship (second tier) side Watford, Man. City play Championship team Sheffield Wednesday and Crystal Palace travel to Conference (fifth tier) side Dover Athletic.

Elsewhere Tottenham Hotspur travel to Premier League rivals Burnley in a repeat of the 1962 final and Sunderland host Championship side Leeds United in a repeat of the 1973 final.

Liverpool will play League Two (fourth tier) AFC Wimbledon.

The draw

Arsenal vs Hull City; Southampton vs Ipswich; Stoke vs Wrexham; Charlton vs Blackburn; Dover vs C. Palace; AFC Wimbledon vs Liverpool; Man. City vs Sheff. Wed.; Aldershot/ Rochdale vs Nottingham Forest; West Brom vs Gateshead; Blyth Spartans vs Birmingham; Aston Villa vs Blackpool; Rotherham vs Bournemouth; Huddersfield vs Reading; Oxford/ Tranmere vs Swansea; Cardiff vs Colchester;

Bolton vs Wigan; Sunderland vs Leeds; Burnley vs Tottenham; Millwall vs Bradford; Derby vs Southport; Brentford vs Brighton; Fulham vs Wolves; Leicester vs Newcastle; Scunthorpe/Worcester vs Chesterfield; Everton vs West Ham; Cambridge/ Mansfield vs Bury/Luton; Chelsea vs Watford; Barnsley/ Chester vs M’Boro; QPR vs Sheff. Utd; Accrington/Yeovil vs Man. Utd; Preston vs Norwich; Doncaster vs Bristol Rovers

Ties to be played Jan. 3 and 4.

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