THE FA Cup third round draw sees Premier League sides and Championship teams join the pot of England’s oldest national football competition.
Dating back to the 1871/72 season, the FA Cup is open to every club in the country down to level nine of the English football league system – clubs at level 10 have the chance to stand-in for non-entries.
PAThe FA Cup trophy ahead of last season’s final between Manchester United and Manchester City.[/caption]
Clubs compete through 12 randomly drawn rounds, leading to the semi-finals and the final – both played at Wembley.
With no seeding involved, higher-level clubs including Prem teams enter the competition in round three entering.
Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United are the defending champions, following a shock 2-1 victory over noisy neighbours Manchester City last season. Both finalists will be drawn in the third round.
RexBruno Fernandes lifts the FA Cup trophy after Manchester United beat rivals Manchester City.[/caption]
When is the FA Cup third round draw?
The FA Cup third round draw is scheduled for Monday, December 2
It is expected to get underway at 7pm GMT.
What TV channel is the FA Cup third round draw on and can it be live streamed for FREE?
The draw will be shown LIVE on BBC TWO in the UK.
Fans can stream the entire action for FREE on BBC iPlayer or the BBC Sport website
SunSport will also have coverage of draw through our LIVE BLOG
Which Premier League teams are in the FA Cup third round draw?
All 20 Premier League teams are entering the draw in the third round.
Alongside the 24 teams competing in the Championship.
What are the ball numbers for the FA Cup third round draw?
Ball numbers will be confirmed closer to the time of the draw on Monday, December 2.
What are the FA cup second round results and who will be in the third round draw?
Here are the results for the second round and who has made the third round draw.
Friday 29 November
Harrogate Town 1-0 Gainsborough Trinity
Saturday 30 November
Wealdstone 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Salford City 2-0 Cheltenham Town
Walsall 0-4 Charlton Athletic
Exeter City 2-0 Chesterfield
Leyton Orient 2-1 Oldham Athletic
Barnsley 0-0 (PENS 3-4) Bristol Rovers
Accrington Stanley 2-2 (PENS 4-1) Swindon Town
Crawley Town 3-4 Lincoln City
Stevenage 0-1 Mansfield Town
Peterborough United 4-3 Notts County
Stockport County 3-1 Brackley Town
Morecambe 1-0 Bradford City
Cambridge United 1-2 Wigan Athletic
Saturday 30 November
AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Dagenham & Redbridge
Sunday 1 December
Kettering Town 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
Blackpool 1-2 Birmingham City
Burton Albion 1-1 (PENS 3-4)Tamworth
Reading 5-3 Harborough Town
Solihull Moors 1-2 Bromley
The winning and losing clubs will receive £75,000 and £25,000 respectively from the competition’s prize fund for the second round.
