FA Cup Third Round Draw: Date, Time, Ball Numbers, and Broadcast Information

The draw for the third round of the FA Cup, which marks the entry of Premier League and Championship clubs into the competition, is scheduled for Monday. These teams will join the lower-league and non-league clubs that successfully advanced through this past weekend’s second-round ties. Below is comprehensive information regarding the FA Cup third-round draw. The draw is set to occur at Old Trafford, the home ground of current holders Manchester United, on Monday, 2 December, commencing at 19:00 GMT. Viewers can watch the draw live on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, and via the BBC Sport website and app. Kelly Somers will host the event, joined by four-time FA Cup champion Mark Hughes and former Aston Villa forward Dion Dublin, who will be responsible for drawing the balls. A total of 44 clubs from the Premier League and Championship divisions will commence their participation in the competition during the third round. This year, only two non-league clubs have successfully advanced to the third round. Dagenham & Redbridge secured a victory over League Two’s AFC Wimbledon, while Tamworth advanced by defeating League One team Burton Albion in a penalty shootout. 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 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 Matches for the third round are scheduled to be played during the weekend encompassing Saturday, 11 January.