It is one of the most exciting dates of the season for many EFL fans, as the FA Cup Third Round draw takes place tonight with Premier League clubs entering the competition.
65 clubs will enter the draw taking place tonight, with 3 non-league clubs still in the competition able to face top-flight juggernauts such as Manchester City and Arsenal. Just one fixture remains to be played in the second round, with Brackley Town hoping for an upset over Burton Albion live on TNT Sports tonight.
When Does The FA Cup Third Round Draw Take Place?
The third round fixtures will be drawn prior to Brackley Town’s match against Burton Albion, with former Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch and ex-Chelsea and West Ham United winger Joe Cole determining the fate of the 64 balls.
How To Watch the FA Cup Third Round Draw?
The draw will begin at approximately 6:40 pm on Monday, December 8th, around 10 minutes into TNT Sports’ live coverage of Brackley Town vs Burton Albion. The draw will be broadcast on television on TNT Sports 1, which sits behind a paywall. However, any fan will be able to see the draw live, with it also being broadcast on the TNT Sports Football YouTube Channel.
Ball Numbers For The FA Cup Third Round Draw
1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
6. Brentford
7. Brighton and Hove Albion
8. Bristol City
9. Burnley
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
33. Sheffield United
35. Southampton
36. Stoke City
37. Sunderland
38. Swansea City
39. Tottenham Hotspur
40. Watford
42. West Ham United
43. Wolverhampton Wanderers
44. Wrexham
45. Macclesfield
46. Grimsby Town
47. Shrewsbury Town
48. Swindon Town
49. Weston Super Mare
50. Barnsley
51. Boreham Wood
53. Wigan Athletic
54. Fleetwood Town
55. Salford City
56. Mansfield Town
57. Cambridge United
58. Brackley Town or Burton Albion
59. Blackpool
60. Walsall
61. Exeter City
62. Cheltenham Town
63. Doncaster Rovers
64. Port Vale
Writer’s View
A lot of these teams could have their moments in the sun, and with the luck of the draw could get their biggest fixture in years, and for clubs like Weston-Super-Mare, ever. Some sides will certainly fancy their chances should they come up against Premier League opposition, with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool certainly sides which could be beaten by lower-league opposition.
Hopefully, the broadcasters will give us some better fixtures this time around, selecting some more intriguing encounters between sides in different divisions rather than the boring Premier League vs Premier League clashes you can see on TV every weekend.
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