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ALEX YOUNG

FA Cup draw: Time, date and third round ball numbers as Premier League teams enter

The FA Cup kicks into gear next week with the draw for the third round.

Premier League and Championship teams enter the fray, with Manchester City beginning the defence of the cup won with a 6-0 thrashing of Watford in last season's final.

Chichester City are the lowest-ranked club still in the hat ahead of the second-round ties after Maldon and Tiptree's last-gasp defeat to Newport County on Friday night, with the Isthmian League residents facing Tranmere away.

By the close of the third round, 735 qualifying teams would have been whittled down to 32.

Scroll down for everything you need to know on the FA Cup third round draw...

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When is the draw?

The draw will take place from 7pm GMT on Monday, December 2.

Former FA Cup winners Tony Adams and Micah Richards will be conducting the draw.

How to follow?

The draw will be shown live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

You can follow all the build-up, action and reaction on Standard Sport's LIVE blog on Monday evening.

Ball numbers

  1. ​​AFC Bournemouth
  2. Arsenal
  3. Aston Villa
  4. Barnsley
  5. Birmingham City
  6. Blackburn Rovers
  7. Brentford
  8. Brighton & Hove Albion
  9. Bristol City
  10. Burnley
  11. Cardiff City
  12. Charlton Athletic
  13. Chelsea
  14. Crystal Palace
  15. Derby County
  16. Everton
  17. Fulham
  18. Huddersfield Town
  19. Hull City
  20. Leeds United
  21. Leicester City
  22. Liverpool
  23. Luton Town
  24. Manchester City
  25. Manchester United
  26. Middlesbrough
  27. Millwall
  28. Newcastle United
  29. Norwich City
  30. Nottingham Forest
  31. Preston North End
  32. QPR
  33. Reading
  34. Sheffield United
  35. Sheffield Wednesday
  36. Southampton
  37. Stoke City
  38. Swansea City
  39. Tottenham
  40. Watford
  41. West Brom
  42. West Ham
  43. Wigan Athletic
  44. Wolves
  45. Blackpool or Maidstone United
  46. Portsmouth or Altincham
  47. Shrewsbury Town or Mansfield Town
  48. Coventry City or Ipswich Town
  49. Kingstonian or AFC Fylde
  50. Tranmere Rovers or Chichester City
  51. Walsall or Oxford United
  52. Exeter City or Hartlepool United
  53. Eastleigh or Crewe
  54. Forest Green Rovers or Carlisle United
  55. Solihull Moors or Rotherham United
  56. Gillingham or Doncaster Rovers
  57. Rochdale or Boston United
  58. Peterborough United or Dover Athletic
  59. Oldham Athletic or Burton Albion
  60. Maldon & Tiptree or Newport County
  61. Crawley Town or Fleetwood Town
  62. Cheltenham Town or Port Vale
  63. Northampton Town or Notts County
  64. Bristol Rovers or Plymouth Argyle

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