The FA Cup third round draw takes place tonight as Premier League and Championship clubs all enter the picture. Holders Manchester United will kick off the defence of the trophy they won for the 13th time at Wembley back in May with a shock victory over rivals Manchester City under a new manager in Ruben Amorim, while Arsenal will be hoping to extend their record number of FA Cup successes this season as Chelsea also aim to go one stage further than last year’s semi-finals.
Tottenham only managed to reach round four in 2023/24, while Liverpool fell in the quarters. It was Coventry who made a shock run through to the semis and so nearly pulled off a sensational upset, with a host of EFL clubs hoping to follow their lead this time around. It has been an eventful competition so far despite the controversial scrapping of replays, with two non-league sides making it to the third round after Dagenham & Redbridge and Tamworth stunned AFC Wimbledon and Burton Albion respectively.
Those clubs and scores more from Leagues One and Two will now be hoping to land the sort of glamour ties that can really make such a difference to their fortunes financially. Follow the FA Cup third round draw live below!
FA Cup third round draw latest news
Start time: Approx 7pm GMT
How to watch: BBC
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FA Cup third round draw ball numbers
Here are those all-important ball numbers for the FA Cup third round draw after an eventful weekend of second round action up and down the country.
With replays controversially scrapped from this season and no Monday night game, we’re in the unique position of knowing exactly who is playing who across the board tonight.
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. QPR
34. Sheffield United
35. Sheffield Wednesday
36. Southampton
37. Stoke City
38. Sunderland
39. Swansea City
40. Tottenham
41. Watford
42. West Brom
43. West Ham
44. Wolves
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. Tamworth
54. Birmingham City
55. Mansfield Town
56. Peterborough United
57. Stockport County
58. Wycombe Wanderers
59. Morecambe
60. Bromley
61. Doncaster Rovers
62. Reading
63. Harrogate Town
64. Wigan Athletic
13 minutes ago
How to watch FA Cup third round draw
TV channel: Tonight’s draw will be shown live on free-to-air television in the UK, on BBC Two.
Live stream: The BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website will also offer a free live stream service online.
14 minutes ago
FA Cup third round draw live
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s live coverage of the draw for the third round of the 2024/25 FA Cup.
It’s the turn of the Premier League and Championship clubs to now enter the picture in the latest edition of the world’s oldest football competition, with only two non-league teams left standing in a bid to secure the sort of glamour ties that could prove so beneficial and transformational both on and off the pitch.
Proceedings tonight are expected to get underway at around 7pm GMT, so keep it right here for all your draw build-up and details, ball numbers and much more.
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