The FA Cup has reached the third round (Image: Getty)
The FA Cup third round draw takes place this evening as world football's oldest competition continues to heat up. Premier League and Championship clubs enter this phase of the tournament after an entertaining weekend of second round matches.
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 and Redbridge beat AFC Wimbledon to secure their place in the third round. There weren't any other major shocks but there were a lot of good matches.
Reading beat Harborough Town 5-3 after extra time while Lincoln City beat Crawley Town 4-3, with Peterborough beating Notts County by the same scoreline.
Three ties were decided on penalties including Tamworth winning while Accrington Stanley beat Swindon Town after a shootout and Bristol Rovers triumphed at Barnsley via penalties.
There are 64 teams involved in total in tonight's draw with 32 ties to decide.
Express Sport has live coverage of the FA Cup third round draw below…
KEY EVENTS
- Ball numbers6:04 p.m.
When will the FA Cup matches be played?
Third round matches will be played throughout the weekend which includes Saturday January 11.
Put the date in your calendars…
Who do you want in the draw?
So now you know the draw numbers…
Let us know in the comments who you want your team to face.
The FA Cup Third Round is always a highly anticipated weekend!
Remaining non-league teams
There are two non-league teams remaining in the competition; Dagenham & Redbridge and Tamworth.
Dagenham & Redbridge won 1-0 at Crewe in the first round before shocking Wimbledon with a 2-1 victory in the second round.
Tamworth produced one of the shocks of the first round by beating Huddersfield 1-0.
They then beat Burton on penalties this weekend to book their place in the third round.
Ball numbers
The ball numbers for tonight's draw are:
1. AFC Bournemouth
2.Arsenal
3. Villa Aston
4. Blackburn Rovers
5. Brentford
6. Brighton and Hove Albion
7. City of Bristol
8. Burnley
9. City of Cardiff
10.Chelsea
11. Coventry City
12. Crystal Palace
13. Derby County
14. Everton
15.Fulham
16. City of Hull
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 Town
46. Charlton Athletics
47. City of Exeter
48. Leyton East
49. Bristol Rovers
50. Dagenham & Redbridge
51. Accrington Stanley
52. City of Lincoln
53. Tavern
54. City of Birmingham
55. Town of Mansfield
56. Peterborough United
57. Stockport County
58. The Wycombe Travelers
59. Morecambe
60. Bromley
61. The Rovers of Doncaster
62. Reading
63. Harrogate Town
64. Wigan Athletics
Good evening
Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the FA Cup Third Round Draw.
Premier League and Championship clubs come into play at this stage and those at the bottom of the pyramid are dreaming of a glamorous away match.
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1983407/FA-Cup-draw-LIVE-Man-Utd-Liverpool-Arsenal