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FA Cup third round draw: Date, start time, ball numbers and talkSPORT coverage

talksport.com, 29 November 2024, 15:26
The FA Cup second round gets underway this evening, with non-league and EFL sides hoping to be in the hat for round three.

All 20 Premier League and 24 Championship clubs enter this iconic competition at this stage, meaning there is a big chance for shocks.

Arsenal went out of the FA Cup on the first attempt last season following a home defeat to Liverpool, who eventually fell to Manchester United en route to their Wembley triumph in May.

The FA Cup third-round weekend is always one of the highlights of the football calendar, and the draw is fast approaching.

FA Cup third-round draw: Date and how to follow

The FA Cup third-round draw is set to take place on Monday, December 2.

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talkSPORT.com will also have all the reaction from the draw.

To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

It will also be shown live on BBC Two or the BBC iPlayer.

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The third round is set to take place over the weekend Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12.

FA Cup third-round draw: Teams and ball numbers

The ball numbers for the third-round draw will be confirmed in due course once the second-round games conclude.

FA Cup second-round fixtures

Harrogate Town vs Gainsborough Trinity

Wealdstone vs Wycombe Wanderers

Salford City vs Cheltenham Town

Walsall vs Charlton Athletic

Exeter City vs Chesterfield

Leyton Orient vs Oldham Athletic

Barnsley vs Bristol Rovers

Accrington Stanley vs Swindon Town

Crawley Town vs Lincoln City

Stevenage vs Mansfield Town

Peterborough United vs Notts County

Stockport County vs Brackley Town

Morecambe vs Bradford City

Cambridge United vs Wigan Athletic

AFC Wimbledon vs Dagenham & Redbridge

Kettering Town vs Doncaster Rovers

Blackpool vs Birmingham City

Burton Albion vs Tamworth

Reading vs Harborough Town

Solihull Moors vs Bromley

FA Cup third-round teams

AFC Bournemouth

Arsenal

Aston Villa

Blackburn Rovers

Brentford

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bristol City

Burnley

Cardiff City

Chelsea

Coventry City

Crystal Palace

Derby County

Everton

Fulham

Hull City

Ipswich Town

Leeds United

Leicester City

Liverpool

Luton Town

Manchester City

Manchester United

Middlesbrough

Millwall

Newcastle United

Norwich City

Nottingham Forest

Oxford United

Plymouth Argyle

Portsmouth

Preston North End

Queens Park Rangers

Sheffield United

Sheffield Wednesday

Southampton

Stoke City

Sunderland

Swansea City

Tottenham Hotspur

Watford

West Bromwich Albion

West Ham United

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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