When is FA Cup draw? Start time, TV channel, live stream, ball numbers for first round today

The FA Cup draw takes place today with 80 teams in the hat for the first round.

While Premier League and Championship clubs are absent at this stage, there is still so much to look forward to as no fewer than 32 non-league outfits target big scalps from the EFL’s lower divisions.

League One giants such as Derby, Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich represent the most attractive and lucrative potential clashes for those plucky sides, many of whom have battled fiercely though several qualifying rounds to finally reach the competition proper.

There was no shortage of upsets during the final weekend of qualifying, with former winners Notts County stunned at home by Coalville Town of the Southern League Premier Division Central.

Here’s is everything you need to know about today’s FA Cup first round draw...

When is the FA Cup first round draw?

The draw takes place tonight, on Monday October 17, 2022, beginning at 7:15pm BST.

How can I watch the FA Cup first round draw?

TV channel: Tonight’s draw is being broadcast live free-to-air on BBC Two, with coverage beginning at 7pm.

Live stream: The draw can also be watched live online via the BBC Sport website or iPlayer. It will also be streamed via the official FA Cup Facebook and Twitter accounts.

When will the FA Cup first round be played?

First-round ties, of which there will be 40 in total, are scheduled to take place across the weekend of November 5/6, 2022.

FA Cup first round draw ball numbers

1. Accrington Stanley

2. AFC Wimbledon

3. Barnsley

4. Barrow AFC

5. Bolton Wanderers

6. Bradford City

7. Bristol Rovers

8. Burton Albion

9. Cambridge United

10. Carlisle United

11. Charlton Athletic

12. Cheltenham Town

13. Colchester United

14. Crawley Town

15. Crewe Alexandra

16. Derby County

17. Doncaster Rovers

18. Exeter City

19. Fleetwood Town

20. Forest Green Rovers

21. Gillingham

22. Grimsby Town

23. Harrogate Town

24. Hartlepool United

25. Ipswich Town

26. Leyton Orient

27. Lincoln City

28. Mansfield Town

29. Milton Keynes Dons

30. Morecambe

31. Newport County AFC

32. Northampton Town

33. Oxford United

34. Peterborough United

35. Plymouth Argyle

36. Port Vale

37. Portsmouth

38. Rochdale AFC

39. Salford City

40. Sheffield Wednesday

41. Shrewsbury Town

42. Stevenage

43. Stockport County

44. Sutton United

45. Swindon Town

46. Tranmere Rovers

47. Walsall

48. Wycombe Wanderers

49. Oldham Athletic AFC or Chester

50. Kidderminster Harriers or AFC Fylde

51. King’s Lynn Town

52. York City

53. South Shields

54. Solihull Moors

55. Curzon Ashton

56. Blyth Spartans or Wrexham

57. Altrincham or Gateshead

58. Chesterfield

59. Alvechurch

60. Buxton

61.Coalville Town

62. FC Halifax Town

63. Hereford

64. Torquay United or Hampton & Richmond Borough

65. Yeovil Town or Taunton Town

66. Maidenhead United

67. Eastleigh

68. Ebbsfleet United

69. Woking

70. Dagenham & Redbridge

71. Hendon or Chippenham Town

72. Weymouth

73. Oxford City

74. Bracknell Town

75. Boreham Wood

76. Barnet

77. Needham Market

78. Chelmsford City

79. Merthyr Town

80. Farnborough