The draw for the third round of the FA Cup is a highly anticipated event on the football calendar, with teams from the Premier League and Championship taking part in the battle, along with a number of clubs from the lower leagues looking forward to some high-profile fixtures. The third round will feature 64 teams, consisting of the top two divisions and the 20 winners of the second round. With two non-league matches to be played this weekend, the FA Cup draw will also include at least two Sixth Division clubs.
Many of the clubs participating in the third-round draw will be hoping to play against big names like Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United, as such high-profile matches can significantly increase a team’s finances. Here are all the details you need to know…
3rd round lottery start time
The draw for the third round of the FA Cup will take place on Monday 8th December at approximately 6:40pm UK time.
The draw will be made by Peter Crouch and Joe Cole ahead of the kick-off of the final match of the second round, Brackley Town v Burton Albion.
How to watch the 3rd round lottery
The third round draw will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 and can also be streamed live on the discovery+ app.
Fans who do not have a TNT Sports subscription can watch the drawing on the TNT Sports YouTube channel. All third-round games will begin over the weekend starting Saturday, January 10th.
3rd round draw ball numbers
1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. City of Birmingham
5. Blackburn Rovers
6. Brentford
7. Brighton and Hove Albion
8. Bristol City
9. Burnley
10. Charlton Athletic
11. Chelsea
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
21. Liverpool
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. Sloughtown or Macclesfield
46. Grimsby Town
47. Shrewsbury Town
48. Swindon Town
49. Weston-super-Mare
50. Barnsley
51. Borehamwood or Newport County
52. Milton Keynes Dons
53. Wigan Athletic
54. Fleetwood Town
55. Salford City
56. Mansfield Town
57. Cambridge United
58. Brackley Town or Burton Albion
59. Blackpool or Carlisle United
60. Gateshead or Walsall
61. Exeter City
62. Cheltenham Town
63. Doncaster Rovers
64. Port Vale
