BLACKBURN ROVERS have been handed a home tie against Championship side Coventry City in the third round of the FA Cup.

The match, to be played at Ewood Park on January 5 or 6, will be Rovers' first meeting with the Sky Blues since 1999.

Elsewhere in the draw, East Lancashire rivals Burnley were handed a plum tie at home to Arsenal, while Aston Villa will host Manchester United.

The full draw, made live on BBC1 this afternoon, is as follows:

  • Preston v Scunthorpe
  • Port Vale/Chasetown v Cardiff
  • Colchester v Peterborough
  • Bolton v Sheffield United
  • Blackburn v Coventry
  • Brighton v Mansfield
  • Northampton/Walsall v Millwall
  • Charlton v West Brom
  • Watford v Crystal Palace
  • Luton/Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
  • Plymouth v Hull
  • Aston Villa v Manchester United
  • Tranmere v Hereford
  • Tottenham v Reading
  • Burnley v Arsenal
  • Bristol City v Middlesbrough
  • Fulham v Bristol Rovers
  • Huddersfield v Birmingham
  • Horsham/Swansea v Havant & Waterlooville
  • Sunderland v Wigan
  • Oxford/Southend v Dagenham & Redbridge
  • Everton v Oldham
  • Derby v Sheffield Wednesday
  • Southampton v Leicester
  • West Ham v Manchester City
  • Ipswich v Portsmouth
  • Wolves v Cambridge
  • Barnsley v Blackpool
  • Chelsea v QPR
  • Stoke v Newcastle
  • Swindon v Burton Albion/Barnet
  • Norwich v Bury