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This weekend will see the FA Cup third round draw take place, with all 20 of the Premier League clubs entering the competition.

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are the current holders of the competition after they defeated rivals Manchester United 2-1 at Wembley back in June.

Ilkay Gundogan scored twice in City’s win over Erik ten Hag’s side. The German midfielder scored the fastest goal in FA Cup history, putting City ahead after just 12 seconds.

Mail Sport breaks down everything you need to know ahead of the third round draw. 

The draw for the third round of the FA Cup is scheduled to take place this weekend

The draw for the third round of the FA Cup is scheduled to take place this weekend

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are the current holders of the historic competition

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are the current holders of the historic competition 

When is the FA Cup third round draw?

The FA Cup third round draw is scheduled to take place on Sunday, December 3. 

It will be shown live during Eastleigh’s second round tie with League One outfit Reading.

Every Premier League team will enter the draw for the third round of the historic competition. 

How to watch 

ITV will broadcast the third round draw live. Fans will also be able to stream it live via ITV X.

Football fans will also be able to watch the draw on for free on the Emirates FA Cup’s social media accounts.

When will the games be played? 

The third round fixtures are set to take place across on Saturday, January 6 and Sunday, January 7.

It is likely that there will be a few ties that will be played on the Friday and the Monday – depending on TV schedules. 

All of the Premier League teams will enter the next round of the competition - with Arsenal ball No 2

All of the Premier League teams will enter the next round of the competition – with Arsenal ball No 2

What are the ball numbers?

Holders Manchester City are ball No 23, while neighbours Manchester United are No 24.

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal will be ball No 2, while bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur are ball No 40.

The ball numbers for the FA Cup third round draw is as follows: 

  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 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 Athletic
  63. Sutton United or Horsham
  64. AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate

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