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

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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.


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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