IT’S almost time for football fans to find out who their teams will be paired against in the FA Cup third round draw – and Premier League sides have now joined the equation.
Manchester City lifted last year’s trophy on the way to their incredible treble in the 2022/23 season.
But teams such as bitter rivals Manchester United, record-holders Arsenal and in-form Liverpool will be determined to dethrone them.
Find out all the info for the FA Cup third round draw below…
When is the FA Cup third round draw?
- The FA Cup third round draw is scheduled to take place on Sunday, December 3.
- It is scheduled to get underway at approximately 1pm GMT and the build-up will take place between Eastleigh’s second round tie with Reading
- Premier League teams now enter at this stage which will make the draw a little more interesting.
How can I watch it for FREE?
- ITV will have official coverage of the FA Cup third round draw.
- Fans can also watch the FA Cup third round draw for FREE on the Emirates FA Cup Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts.
- Alternatively, tune into SunSport’s live blog for latest updates as the pairing are announced.
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What are the ball numbers?
Here are the ball numbers ahead of the third round draw:
1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Birmingham City
5. Blackburn Rovers
6. Brentford
7. Brighton & Hove Albion
8. Bristol City
9. Burnley
10. Cardiff City
11. Chelsea
12. Coventry City
13. Crystal Palace
14. Everton
15. Fulham
16. Huddersfield Town
17. Hull City
18. Ipswich Town
19. Leeds United
20. Leicester City
21. Liverpool
22. Luton Town
23. Manchester City
24. Manchester United
25. Middlesbrough
26. Millwall
27. Newcastle United
28. Norwich City
29. Nottingham Forest
30. Plymouth Argyle
31. Preston North End
32. Queens Park Rangers
33. Rotherham United
34. Sheffield United
35. Sheffield Wednesday
36. Southampton
37. Stoke City
38. Sunderland
39. Swansea City
40. Tottenham Hotspur
41. Watford
42. West Bromwich Albion
43. West Ham United
44. Wolverhampton Wanderers
45. Maidstone United or Barrow
46. Wycombe Wanderers or Morecambe
47. Notts County or Shrewsbury Town
48. Chesterfield or Leyton Orient
49. Aldershot Town or Stockport County
50. Alfreton Town or Walsall
51. Blackpool or Forest green Rovers
52. Cambridge United or Fleetwood Town
53. Bolton Wanderers or Harrogate Town
54. Wrexham or Yeovil Town
55. Crewe Alexandra or Bristol Rovers
56. Peterborough United or Doncaster Rovers
57. Eastleigh or Reading
58. Gillingham or Charlton Athletic
59. Stevenage or Port Vale
60. Newport County or Barnet
61. Oxford United or Grimsby Town
62. York City or Wigan Athletic
63. Sutton United or Horsham
64. AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate
Are there replays in the FA Cup third round?
If scores are level after 90 minutes plus additional time, replays remain in place for the FA Cup third round.
However, if the reverse fixture is level after 90 minutes plus added time, an extra 30 minutes will be played with the potential for a penalty shootout if there is still no breakthrough.
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Fixtures for the third round will take place across the weekend of Saturday, January 6 and Sunday, January 7.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
