As English football’s giants prepare to enter this season’s FA Cup, here is a guide to the Third Round draw.
The competition hits the serious stage as teams like reigning champions, Manchester City and Premier League leaders, Arsenal enter in this round, alongside the remaining League One and Two teams plus Non League clubs still in the hat.
Now, here is a guide to the Third Round draw of 2023-24 FA Cup.
When is the Third Round Draw?
The Third Round draw will take place at 1pm GMT on Sunday 3 December live on ITV1 in the UK, prior to the broadcaster’s coverage of Eastleigh’s Second Round tie against Reading.
How Many Teams will Feature in Third Round Draw?
44 clubs from across Premier League and Championship will enter the competition at this stage, alongside the 20 Second Round winners, although six remaining Second Round ties will be played following the draw alongside various ties which needed a replay.
| Ball Number | Team |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth |
| 2 | Arsenal |
| 3 | Aston Villa |
| 4 | Birmingham City |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 6 | Brentford |
| 7 | Brighton |
| 8 | Bristol City |
| 9 | Burnley |
| 10 | Cardiff City |
| 11 | Chelsea |
| 12 | Coventry City |
| 13 | Crystal Palace |
| 14 | Everton |
| 15 | Fulham |
| 16 | Huddersfield |
| 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 | QPR |
| 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 Brom |
| 43 | West Ham |
| 44 | Wolves |
| 45 | Maidstone United |
| 46 | Morecambe |
| 47 | Shrewsbury Town |
| 48 | Chesterfield/Leyton Orient |
| 49 | Aldershot/Stockport |
| 50 | Alfreton Town/Walsall |
| 51 | Blackpool/Forest Green |
| 52 | Cambridge United |
| 53 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 54 | Wrexham/Yeovil |
| 55 | Crewe Alexandra/Bristol Rovers |
| 56 | Peterborough |
| 57 | Eastleigh/Reading |
| 58 | Gillingham |
| 59 | Stevenage/Port Vale |
| 60 | Newport/Barnet |
| 61 | Oxford United |
| 62 | Wigan Athletic |
| 63 | Sutton United |
| 64 | AFC Wimbledon/Ramsgate |
When is the Third Round Taking Place?
The Third Round will take place from 5-8 January live across BBC and ITV in the UK, with winners receiving £105,000 of prize money plus a Fourth Round spot.
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