PREMIER LEAGUE and Championship clubs are ready to enter the world’s oldest cup competition!
The FA Cup third round draw is almost upon us and non-league teams will be dreaming of a famous giant-killing in this year’s edition.
Holders Man City enter the competition at the third round stageCredit: EPA
Second round ties are being held this weekend with lowest-ranked side Chichester City hosting League One’s Tranmere Rovers.
When is the FA Cup third round draw?
- TEAMS will learn their fate for this year’s third round on Monday, December 2.
- Mark Chapman will be hosting with the ties being picked by Micah Richards and Arsenal legend Tony Adams.
- The draw ceremony will begin at 7pm GMT.
Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?
- YOU can watch the annual showpiece live on free-to-air TV in the UK.
- It will be broadcast live on BBC TWO, where coverage starts at 7pm.
- If you want to stream, head to the BBC iPlayer.
What are the ball numbers?
HERE are the ball numbers to look out in the draw..
1 AFC Bournemouth
2 Arsenal
3 Aston Villa
4 Barnsley
5 Birmingham City
6 Blackburn Rovers
7 Brentford
8 Brighton & Hove Albion
9 Bristol City
10 Burnley
11 Cardiff City
12 Charlton Athletic
13 Chelsea
14 Crystal Palace
15 Derby County
16 Everton
17 Fulham
18 Huddersfield Town
19 Hull City
20 Leeds United
21 Leicester City
22 Liverpool
23 Luton Town
24 Manchester City
25 Manchester United
26 Middlesbrough
27 Millwall
28 Newcastle United
29 Norwich City
30 Nottingham Forest
31 Preston North End
32 Queens Park Rangers
33 Reading
34 Sheffield United
35 Sheffield Wednesday
36 Southampton
37 Stoke City
38 Swansea City
39 Tottenham Hotspur
40 Watford
41 West Bromwich Albion
42 West Ham United
43 Wigan Athletic
44 Wolverhampton Wanderers
45 Blackpool
46 Portsmouth
47 Shrewsbury Town
48 Coventry City or Ipswich Town
49 AFC Fylde
50 Tranmere Rovers
51 Oxford United
52 Exeter City or Hartlepool United
53 Eastleigh or Crewe Alexandra
54 Forest Green Rovers or Carlisle United
55 Solihull Moors or Rotherham United
56 Gillingham
57 Rochdale or Boston United
58 Peterborough United
59 Burton Albion
60 Newport County
61 Fleetwood Town
62 Port Vale
63 Northampton Town
64 Bristol Rovers or Plymouth Argyle
FA Cup full schedule remaining
- Second round: Saturday 30 November 2019
- Third round: Saturday 4 January 2020
- Fourth round: Saturday 25 January 2020
- Fifth round: Wednesday 4 March 2020
- Quarter final: Saturday 21 March 2020
- Semi final: Saturday 18 April & Sunday 19 April 2020
- Final: Saturday 23 May 2020
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
