When is the FA Cup third-round draw?

The draw for the third round proper of the 2023/24 FA Cup will be held at about 1pm on Sunday, December 3. 

It will take place ahead of Sunday's televised second-round tie between Eastleigh and Reading, which kicks off at 1:30pm. That means the draw will take place at about 1pm.

How can I watch the draw?

If you're in the UK, you can watch the draw live on ITV 1 as part of the build-up the Eastleigh vs Reading match. Coverage starts from 12:40pm and it is also available to stream on ITVX.

When will the games be played?

The ties will be played on the weekend of January 5-7, the next fixtures after New Year's Day.

What are the ball numbers?

Blackburn Rovers are ball number five. They beat Norwich City in the third round last year, making it all the way to the quarter-finals where they were defeated 3-2 by Sheffield United.

1. AFC Bournemouth

2. Arsenal

3. Aston Villa

4. Birmingham City

5. Blackburn Rovers

6. Brentford

7. Brighton & Hove Albion

8. Bristol City

9. Burnley

10. Cardiff City

11. Chelsea

12. Coventry City

13. Crystal Palace

14. Everton

15. Fulham

16. Huddersfield Town

17. Hull City

18. Ipswich Town

19. Leeds United

20. Leicester City

21. Liverpool

22. Luton Town

23. Manchester City

24. Manchester United

25. Middlesbrough

26. Millwall

27. Newcastle United

28. Norwich City

29. Nottingham Forest

30. Plymouth Argyle

31. Preston North End

32. Queens Park Rangers

33. Rotherham United

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. Maidstone United

46. Morecambe

47. Shrewsbury Town

48. Chesterfield or Leyton Orient

49. Aldershot Town or Stockport County

50. Alfreton Town or Walsall

51. Blackpool or Forest green Rovers

52. Cambridge United

53. Bolton Wanderers

54. Wrexham or Yeovil Town

55. Crewe Alexandra or Bristol Rovers

56. Peterborough United

57. Eastleigh or Reading

58. Gillingham

59. Stevenage or Port Vale

60. Newport County or Barnet

61. Oxford United

62. Wigan Athletic

63. Sutton United

64. AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate