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FA Cup 3rd round draw, ball numbers, start time and TV channel as Aston Villa go in the hat
Aston Villa will begin their FA Cup campaign in the New Year - and this coming week they will discover who their third round opponents are. Villa, as a club in the top two divisions of English football, enter football's oldest club competition in the third round, where they'll join the remaining League One, League Two and non-league sides who have progressed.
This weekend marks the second round of the 2024-25 FA Cup and following the completion of the 20 ties taking place across the coming days, the draw for the next round will take place. Last year, Villa were drawn away to Middlesbrough, who they edged past before losing to Chelsea following a fourth round replay.
Who awaits them this coming year? All will soon be confirmed.
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When is the draw for the third round?
The draw is due to take place from 7:00pm on Monday, 2 December. The 20 winning sides from the second round will be joined by the 44 clubs coming into the cup from the Premier League and Championship.
How can I watch it?
The draw will be conducted from Old Trafford, the home of the current holders Manchester United, and be broadcast live on BBC Two and iPlayer from 19:00.
When will the third round take place?
Villa have a busy December ahead. They play eight matches in the coming month, seven of them in the Premier League and then also the Champions League trip to RB Leipzig. Traditionally the FA Cup third round weekend is the first weekend of the New Year, but this year games will take place across the weekend of the 11th/12th of January. Games are likely to be televised on Friday 9th and Monday 13th, too.
Ball numbers
1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Blackburn Rovers
5. Brentford
6. Brighton & Hove Albion
7. Bristol City
8. Burnley
9. Cardiff City
10. Chelsea
11. Coventry City
12. Crystal Palace
13. Derby County
14. Everton
15. Fulham
16. Hull City
17. Ipswich Town
18. Leeds United
19. Leicester City
20. Liverpool
21. Luton Town
22. Manchester City
23. Manchester United
24. Middlesbrough
25. Millwall
26. Newcastle United
27. Norwich City
28. Nottingham Forest
29. Oxford United
30. Plymouth Argyle
31. Portsmouth
32. Preston North End
33. Queens Park Rangers
34. Sheffield United
35. Sheffield Wednesday
36. Southampton
37. Stoke City
38. Sunderland
39. Swansea City
40. Tottenham Hotspur
41. Watford
42. West Bromwich Albion
43. West Ham United
44. Wolverhampton Wanderers
45. Salford City
46. Charlton Athletic
47. Exeter City
48. Leyton Orient
49. Bristol Rovers
50. Dagenham & Redbridge
51. Accrington Stanley
52. Lincoln City
53. Tamworth
54. Birmingham City
55. Mansfield Town
56. Peterborough United
57. Stockport County
58. Wycombe Wanderers
59. Morecambe
60. Bromley
61. Doncaster Rovers
62. Reading
63. Harrogate Town
64. Wigan Athletic
