FA Cup third round draw: Manchester United ball number and TV channel

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 03: Erik ten Hag, Manager of Manchester United, looks dejected after the team's defeat in the Emirates FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on June 03, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Manchester United will learn who they will face in the FA Cup third round this weekend.

The Reds, along with the other 19 Premier League clubs and every Championship side, enter the competition following the second round action.

Erik ten Hag’s side reached the final last season but were unfortunately beaten by a treble-winning Man City team.

This season we are hoping for another shot at a Wembley final.

When does the FA Cup third round take place?

The draw is scheduled for Sunday, December 3.

ITV are broadcasting the draw live as part of their build up for Eastleigh vs Reading, although they’ve not yet announced a specific time for it to take place. The match they are showing, however, kicks off at 1.30pm while coverage starts 30 minutes earlier.

FA Cup ball numbers

  1. AFC Bournemouth
  2. Arsenal
  3. Aston Villa
  4. Birmingham City
  5. Blackburn Rovers
  6. Brentford
  7. Brighton & Hove Albion
  8. Bristol
  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. Man 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 Brom
  43. West Ham
  44. Wolves
  45. Maidstone United or Barrow
  46. Wycombe Wanderers or Morecambe
  47. Notts County or 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 or Fleetwood Town
  53. Bolton Wanderers or Harrogate Town
  54. Wrexham or Yeovil Town
  55. Crewe Alexandra or Bristol Rovers
  56. Peterborough United or Doncaster Rovers
  57. Eastleigh or Reading
  58. Gillingham or Charlton Athletic
  59. Stevenage or Port Vale
  60. Newport County or Barnet
  61. Oxford United or Grimsby Town
  62. York City or Wigan
  63. Sutton United or Horsham
  64. AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate

Once the draw is made on Sunday, the fixtures will be scheduled to take place across the weekend of January 6 and 7.

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