The anticipation around the reaches fever pitch this evening as the eagerly awaited third round draw unfolds. This crucial phase sees and Championship clubs enter the fray, officially launching the tournament for England's elite sides and sparking hopes throughout the pyramid.
and Manchester City both enter the draw this evening. Sides including Macclesfield, Weston-super-Mare, and Boreham Wood have triumphantly progressed through the earlier rounds.
A possible addition is Brackley Town (sixth-tier), awaiting the result of their clash against Burton Albion later tonight.
Defending champions Crystal Palace, who memorably overcame City in last season's showpiece, are also included in the draw, preparing the ground for the tournament's first genuinely spectacular weekend.
The draw is set for roughly 6:40 PM (GMT) and will be broadcast live on TNT Sports. It's also accessible via the broadcaster's YouTube channel free of charge, which you can view here at the top of the article.
FA Cup third round ball numbers
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. Charlton Athletic
12. Coventry City
13. Crystal Palace
14. Derby County
15. Everton
16. Fulham
17. Hull City
18. Ipswich Town
19. Leeds United
20. Leicester City
22. Manchester City
23. Manchester United
24. Middlesbrough
25. Millwall
26. Newcastle United
27. Norwich City
28. Nottingham Forest
29. Oxford United
30. Portsmouth
31. Preston North End
32. Queens Park Rangers
33. Sheffield United
34. Sheffield Wednesday
35. Southampton
36. Stoke City
37. Sunderland
38. Swansea City
39. Tottenham Hotspur
40. Watford
41. West Bromwich Albion
42. West Ham United
43. Wolverhampton Wanderers
44. Wrexham
45. Macclesfield
46. Grimsby Town
47. Shrewsbury Town
48. Swindon Town
49. Weston Super Mare
50. Barnsley
51. Boreham Wood
52. Milton Keynes Dons
54. Fleetwood Town
55. Salford City
56. Mansfield Town
57. Cambridge United
58. Brackley Town or Burton Albion
59. Blackpool
60. Walsall
61. Exeter City
62. Cheltenham Town
63. Doncaster Rovers
64. Port Vale