{"id":16613,"date":"2025-12-07T17:17:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T17:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/07\/fa-cup-3rd-round-draw-start-time-and-ball-numbers-for-manchester-united-liverpool-and-arsenal-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T17:17:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T17:17:42","slug":"fa-cup-3rd-round-draw-start-time-and-ball-numbers-for-manchester-united-liverpool-and-arsenal-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/07\/fa-cup-3rd-round-draw-start-time-and-ball-numbers-for-manchester-united-liverpool-and-arsenal-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"FA Cup 3rd round draw start time and ball numbers for Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s finances. Here are all the details you need to know&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>3rd round lottery start time<\/h3>\n<p>The draw for the third round of the FA Cup will take place on Monday 8th December at approximately 6:40pm UK time.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h3>How to watch the 3rd round lottery<\/h3>\n<p>The third round draw will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 and can also be streamed live on the discovery+ app.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>3rd round draw ball numbers<\/h3>\n<p>1. AFC Bournemouth<\/p>\n<p>2. Arsenal<\/p>\n<p>3. Aston Villa<\/p>\n<p>4. City of Birmingham<\/p>\n<p>5. Blackburn Rovers<\/p>\n<p>6. Brentford<\/p>\n<p>7. Brighton and Hove Albion<\/p>\n<p>8. Bristol City<\/p>\n<p>9. Burnley<\/p>\n<p>10. Charlton Athletic<\/p>\n<p>11. Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>12. Coventry City<\/p>\n<p>13. Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<p>14. Derby County<\/p>\n<p>15. Everton<\/p>\n<p>16. Fulham<\/p>\n<p>17. Hull City<\/p>\n<p>18. Ipswich Town<\/p>\n<p>19. Leeds United<\/p>\n<p>20. Leicester City<\/p>\n<p>21. Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>22. Manchester City<\/p>\n<p>23. Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>24. Middlesbrough<\/p>\n<p>25. Millwall<\/p>\n<p>26. Newcastle United<\/p>\n<p>27. Norwich City<\/p>\n<p>28. Nottingham Forest<\/p>\n<p>29. Oxford United<\/p>\n<p>30. Portsmouth<\/p>\n<p>31. Preston North End<\/p>\n<p>32. Queens Park Rangers<\/p>\n<p>33. Sheffield United<\/p>\n<p>34. Sheffield Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>35. Southampton<\/p>\n<p>36. Stoke City<\/p>\n<p>37. Sunderland<\/p>\n<p>38. Swansea City<\/p>\n<p>39. Tottenham Hotspur<\/p>\n<p>40. Watford<\/p>\n<p>41. West Bromwich Albion<\/p>\n<p>42. West Ham United<\/p>\n<p>43. Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/p>\n<p>44. Wrexham<\/p>\n<p>45. Sloughtown or Macclesfield<\/p>\n<p>46. \u200b\u200bGrimsby Town<\/p>\n<p>47. Shrewsbury Town<\/p>\n<p>48. Swindon Town<\/p>\n<p>49. Weston-super-Mare<\/p>\n<p>50. Barnsley<\/p>\n<p>51. Borehamwood or Newport County<\/p>\n<p>52. Milton Keynes Dons<\/p>\n<p>53. Wigan Athletic<\/p>\n<p>54. Fleetwood Town<\/p>\n<p>55. Salford City<\/p>\n<p>56. Mansfield Town<\/p>\n<p>57. Cambridge United<\/p>\n<p>58. Brackley Town or Burton Albion<\/p>\n<p>59. Blackpool or Carlisle United<\/p>\n<p>60. Gateshead or Walsall<\/p>\n<p>61. Exeter City<\/p>\n<p>62. Cheltenham Town<\/p>\n<p>63. Doncaster Rovers<\/p>\n<p>64. Port Vale<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2143423\/FA-Cup-third-round-draw-start-time-ball-numbers\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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