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Plymouth Argyle: FA Cup third round draw details, ball numbers, prize money

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Plymouth Argyle will find out their Emirates FA Cup third round opponents when the draw takes place on Monday, December 2.

Argyle are among the 44 Premier League and Championship clubs who will enter the competition at this stage. There are 20 round two ties taking place from tonight through until Sunday.

The third round 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 7pm. Kelly Somers will present the draw, with former Manchester United strikers Mark Hughes and Dion Dublin on hand to pick out the team balls. The number for Argyle's Green Army to look out for is 30.

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Third round ties will be played over the weekend of January 11/12. Winning teams will receive £115,000 from the FA's prize fund and the losing sides will get £25,000.

Argyle won 3-1 at home to then League Two side Sutton United in the FA Cup third round last January, in what was Ian Foster's first match as head coach. The Pilgrims then drew 1-1 away to Leeds United in round four before losing 4-1 after extra-time in the replay.

Ball numbers for the FA Cup third round draw:

1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Blackburn Rovers
5. Brentford
6. Brighton and 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 or Cheltenham Town
46. Walsall or Charlton Athletic
47. Exeter City or Chesterfield
48. Leyton Orient or Oldham Athletic
49. Barnsley or Bristol Rovers
50. AFC Wimbledon or Dagenham and Redbridge
51. Accrington Stanley or Swindon Town
52. Crawley Town or Lincoln City
53. Burton Albion or Tamworth
54. Blackpool or Birmingham City
55. Stevenage or Mansfield Town
56. Peterborough United or Notts County
57. Stockport County or Brackley Town
58. Wealdstone or Wycombe Wanderers
59. Morecambe or Bradford City
60. Solihull Moors or Bromley
61. Kettering Town or Doncaster Rovers
62. Reading or Harborough Town
63. Harrogate Town or Gainsborough Trinity
64. Cambridge United or Wigan Athletic

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