When is FA Cup third-round draw? Ball numbers, live stream, when games will be

Leeds United may have promotion on their minds as they chase a top two finish in the Championship this season, but everyone loves a good cup run too. The FA Cup may not be a priority but from both a financial perspective and a way of keeping momentum going and morale high, manager Daniel Farke is unlikely to say no to a good cup run.

The Whites have been to the fifth round the past two years, edged out 3-2 by Chelsea last season, but you'll have to go back 22 years to find the last time Leeds progressed past the fifth round of the competition. This century has not brought much to talk about in the FA Cup, could this campaign be different?

The road to Wembley starts with the third round, which is all set to take place. We've got the details you need of when the draw is and how to follow it.

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When is the draw?

The third round draw will take place on Monday night live on BBC Two with host Kelly Somers guiding viewers through the draw and she will be no doubt be joined by a couple of ex-players. Unusually, there is no game on Monday night, with the final outing of the second round being live on ITV yesterday afternoon. Which should mean we can get straight into the draw.

Who will be in it?

All 20 winners from round two will be in the draw, joining all 20 Premier League clubs and all 24 teams from the Championship, including of course, Leeds, who will be hoping for a home draw.

How can we watch it?

The draw will be live on the BBC, as well as via the iPlayer. LeedsLive will have live coverage of the draw from 7pm on Monday evening, too, so you can follow it with us right here.

When will the games take place?

In a slight change to previous seasons, the third round will take place over the weekend of January 11th and 12th. It's likely there will be a Friday night game, and potentially one on Monday, January 13, too. As has been well-documented, there will be no replays, so games will be decided on the day, with extra-time and penalties if needed.

The ball numbers

Leeds United will be ball number 18 in the draw. Here is a list of all the 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 Burton Albion or Tamworth

54 Birmingham City

55 Mansfield Town

56 Peterborough United

57 Stockport County

58 Wycombe Wanderers

59 Morecambe

60 Solihull Moors or Bromley

61 Doncaster Rovers

62 Reading

63 Harrogate Town

64 Wigan Athletic