Arsenal vs Liverpool prediction, odds, betting tips and best bets for FA Cup third round match

A marquee showdown of Premier League giants accentuates the FA Cup third round fixture list as Arsenal host Liverpool with both sides hoping to avoid another early exit from the competition.

With a 2019/20 FA Cup title sandwiched in the middle, Arsenal have been bounced from this competition shockingly early in recent years, bumped out in the third or fourth round in every single attempt since 2017/18 outside of the aforementioned trophy run.

Liverpool have suffered an oddly similar fate, with their 2021/22 FA Cup title accentuating an otherwise shoddy recent run of results in this knockout tournament. Outside of that trophy, the Reds have not reached past the fifth round since a semifinal appearance in 2014/15, and only making it to the fifth round once in that stretch.

Yet regardless, the two clubs are more recently trending in opposite directions. Arsenal have lost their grip on the title race and slumped way down to fourth in the Premier League table, with just one win to three defeats in their last five matches. Liverpool, meanwhile, have taken over the lead, sitting three points adrift in first as they have begun scoring goals at will.

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It's wild that the Reds, given their exceptional form compared to that of their slumping opponents, are such underdogs in this match. Sure, the Gunners are at home, and anything can (and probably will) happen in this game, but the line is almost fishy in nature — which surely gives us pause (what do the oddsmakers know?), but it's too good to pass up.

These two teams played to a hard-fought draw last time out less than a month ago, but the Reds hit the woodwork twice in that game as they had the better