FA Cup third round draw: Start time, ball numbers and talkSPORT coverage as Premier League giants enter

The draw for the prestigious FA Cup third round will be conducted tonight, LIVE on talkSPORT. All 20 Premier League and 24 Championship clubs enter the iconic competition at this stage, meaning there is a big chance for shocks. Arsenal went out of the FA Cup at 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 to confirm the ties will be sorted tonight. The FA Cup third round draw is set to take place tonight, Monday, December 2. It will be broadcast live on talkSPORT and is set to be held at around 7:10pm.



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

The ball numbers for the draw have been confirmed following the conclusion of the second round ties. Current champions Manchester United are number 23, Premier League champions Man City are 22 and top-flight leaders Liverpool are 20. National League sides Dagenham & Redbridge (number 50) and Tamworth (53) are the lowest-ranked teams in the draw while there will be six League Two clubs involved.

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.

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