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JOE KRISHNAN

FA Cup draw: 3rd round numbers, start time, teams and TV channel

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

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

There are five non-league clubs left in the draw, with AFC Fylde beating Kingstonian on Saturday.

Solihull Moors take on League One outfit Rotherham United tonight for a place in the third round, while Eastleigh, Hartlepool United and Boston United are all still in the hat and hoping for plum ties.

By the close of the third round, 735 qualifying teams will have been whittled down to just 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 tonight, ahead of Solihull Moors vs Rotherham.

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 as well as across the FA Cup's Facebook, Twitter and Youtube accounts.

You can follow all the build-up, action and reaction on Standard Sport's LIVE blog, or watch it live on the site here.


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
  46. Portsmouth
  47. Shrewsbury Town
  48. Coventry City or Ipswich Town
  49. AFC Fylde
  50. Tranmere Rovers
  51. Oxford United
  52. Exeter City or Hartlepool United
  53. Eastleigh or Crewe Alexandra
  54. Forest Green Rovers or Carlisle United
  55. Solihull Moors or Rotherham United
  56. Gillingham
  57. Rochdale or Boston United
  58. Peterborough United
  59. Burton Albion
  60. Newport County
  61. Fleetwood Town
  62. Port Vale
  63. Northampton Town
  64. Bristol Rovers or Plymouth Argyle

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