Town Ball 17 in FA Cup Draw
Sunday, 1st Dec 2024 11:12
Town will be ball number 17 in Monday evening’s draw for the third round of the Emirates FA Cup.
The draw will take place at Old Trafford and broadcast live on BBC Two and the iPlayer, as well as the FA Cup’s official social media channels, from 7pm.
Kelly Somers is presenting, while Mark Hughes and Dion Dublin will be in charge of picking out the balls.
Town, who won the competition for the only time in 1978, go into the hat for the first time this season along with all the other Premier League and Championship clubs.
Asked about what he was after from the draw at Thursday’s press conference, manager Kieran McKenna said the competition won’t come into his thoughts for some while yet.
“A home tie against a lower-ranked team, that’ll be easy!” he smiled ruefully, reflecting on last season’s third-round exit to National League South Maidstone, who are already out of this year’s competition.
“I’ve not thought about it, to be honest. The full focus is up until Fulham, which is the break of these Christmas fixtures and we chunk that period down like we do.
“After that, there’s no break but there’s the FA Cup, which can be like a break at times because it gives you a break from the league period.
“So, once we get past Fulham we’ll look forward to the FA Cup and try and do our best in it. But until then I don’t think we’re going to give it too many thoughts.”
Third round ties will be played over the weekend of Saturday 11th January.
FA Cup Third Round
1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Blackburn Rovers
5. Brentford
6. Brighton & Hove Albion
7. Bristol City
8. Burnley
9. Cardiff City
10. Chelsea
11. Coventry City
12. Crystal Palace
13. Derby County
14. Everton
15. Fulham
16. Hull City
17. Ipswich Town
18. Leeds United
19. Leicester City
20. Liverpool
21. Luton Town
22. Manchester City
23. Manchester United
24. Middlesbrough
25. Millwall
26. Newcastle United
27. Norwich City
28. Nottingham Forest
29. Oxford United
30. Plymouth Argyle
31. Portsmouth
32. Preston North End
33. Queens Park Rangers
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. Salford City
46. Charlton Athletic
47. Exeter City
48. Leyton Orient
49. Bristol Rovers
50. Dagenham & Redbridge
51. Accrington Stanley
52. Lincoln City
53. Burton Albion or Tamworth
54. Blackpool or Birmingham City
55. Mansfield Town
56. Peterborough United
57. Stockport County
58. Wycombe Wanderers
59. Morecambe
60. Solihull Moors or Bromley
61. Kettering Town or Doncaster Rovers
62. Reading or Harborough Town
63. Harrogate Town
64. Wigan Athletic
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Gforce added 11:21 - Dec 1
Number 27 at home please.Something random, if given the choice, what would you choose...winning the FA Cup and getting relegated or staying up this season??||
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