When is FA Cup third round draw? Date, start time, TV channel, FREE live stream and ball numbers for next stage

THE FA Cup third round draw takes place TONIGHT as Premier League and Championship clubs enter the competition.

Round two matches have taken place over the weekend and plenty of non-league sides are still in the competition – including lowest ranked side Weston Super Mare from the seventh tier.

They will be dreaming of getting the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool or Arsenal in the draw, with a total of 64 teams in the hat.

The draw will be conducted by Joe Cole and Peter Crouch.

When is the FA Cup third round draw?

• The draw is set for Monday, December 8 at approximately 18:45 GMT.

How can I watch the FA Cup third round draw for FREE?

• It is being broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 and via Discovery +.
• Streams will be available for FREE on YouTube and TNT Sports’ social media channels.
• The draw is made in the build-up to Brackley Town vs Burton Albion, which is the televised game that evening.
• SunSport will have a LIVE blog of the draw, which is the best place to go to see all the match-ups as they come out the hat.

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When are FA Cup third round ties being played?

• The schedule is yet to be announced – but the matches will take place over the weekend of Saturday, January 10.
• Though games could be put into the calendar from Thursday, January 8 to Monday, January 12.

What are the FA Cup third round ball numbers?

1 AFC Bournemouth
2 Arsenal
3 Aston Villa
4 Birmingham City
5 Blackburn Rovers
6 Brentford
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 
8 Bristol City 
9 Burnley 
10 Charlton Athletic
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 
31 Preston North End 
32 Queens Park Rangers 
33 Sheffield United 
34 Sheffield Wednesday 
35 Southampton 
36 Stoke City 
37 Sunderland 
38 Swansea City 
39 Tottenham Hotspur 
40 Watford 
41 West Bromwich Albion 
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
52 Milton Keynes Dons
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