The FA Cup has reached the third round stage (Image: Getty)
The draw for the third round of the FA Cup takes place tonight as the oldest competition in world football continues to heat up. Premier League and Championship clubs enter this phase of the tournament after an entertaining weekend of second-round ties.
There are two non-league teams in the pot tonight after National League Tamworth beat League One Burton Albion on penalties yesterday.
On Saturday, Dagenham & Redbridge overcame AFC Wimbledon to secure their spot in round three. There were no other major shocks but there were plenty of great games.
Reading beat Harborough Town 5-3 after extra time while Lincoln City beat Crawley Town 4-3 with Peterborough defeating Notts County by that same scoreline.
Three ties were decided on penalties including Tamworth’s victory while Accrington Stanley beat Swindon Town after a shootout and Bristol Rovers triumphed at Barnsley via spot-kicks.
There are 64 teams involved in total in this evening’s draw with 32 ties to be decided.
Express Sport provides live coverage of the FA Cup third-round draw below…
KEY EVENTS
- Ball numbers18:04
Non-league sides remaining
There are two non-league sides remaining in the competition; Dagenham & Redbridge and Tamworth.
Dagenham & Redbridge won 1-0 away to Crewe in the first round before shocking Wimbledon away with a 2-1 victory in round two.
Tamworth produced one of the shocks of the first round when they beat Huddersfield 1-0.
They then edged out Burton on penalties over the weekend to book their spot in round three.
Ball numbers
The ball numbers for tonight’s draw are;
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
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
Good evening
Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the FA Cup third-round draw.
Premier League and Championship clubs enter the frame at this stage and those lower down the pyramid are dreaming of a glamorous away tie.
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1983407/FA-Cup-draw-LIVE-Man-Utd-Liverpool-Arsenal