Every team Aston Villa, Wolves, Birmingham City & West Brom could face in FA Cup third round draw
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The draw for the third round of the Emirates FA Cup takes place tonight (Monday, November 28). All four of the biggest sides in the West Midlands - Aston Villa, Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, and Wolverhampton Wanderers - will find out their face at around 7pm.
Every one of the 64 teams left in the world-famous competition, who have each been assigned a ball number, will know their next opposition by the end of the evening. The draw is set to take place at Anfield, the home of last season’s champions, Liverpool.
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Hide AdThere could be some potential giant-killing opportunities for the smaller teams, with the likes of Hartlepool United, Boreham Wood, Chesterfield, Wrexham and Grimsby Town still in the offing. Supporters of these clubs will likely be hoping to face a big team for the chance to get into the history books.
On the flip side, the 20 Premier League teams who automatically qualified for the third round will be eager to face them for an easier progression to the next stages. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the draw, including the ball numbers and how to watch it live on television.
How to watch the FA Cup third round draw
The draw will get underway between 7pm and 7.30pm on Monday, November 28. It will be broadcast on BBC Two and there will also be a live stream on the official Emirates FA Cup Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts.
What are the ball numbers for the FA Cup third round draw?
1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Birmingham City
5. Blackburn Robers
6. Blackpool
7. Brentford
8. Brighton & Hove Albion
9. Bristol City
10. Burnley
11. Cardiff City
12. Chelsea
13. Coventry City
14. Crystal Palace
15. Everton
16. Fulham
17. Huddersfield Town
18. Hull City
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. Preston North End
31. Queens Park Rangers
32. Reading
33. Rotherham United
34. Sheffield United
35. Southampton
36. Stoke City
37. Sunderland
38. Swansea City
39. Tottenham Hotspur
40. Watford
41. West Bromwich Albion
42. West Ham United
43. Wigan Athletic
44. Wolverhampton Wanderers
45. Grimsby Town
46. Wrexham
47. Accrington Stanley
48. Fleetwood Town
49. Ipswich Town
50. Barnsley
51. Forest Green Rovers
52. Portsmouth
53. Shrewsbury Town
54. Hartlepool United
55. Stevenage
56. Charlton Athletic or Stockport County
57. Boreham Wood
58. Dagenham & Redbridge or Gillingham
59. Oxford United
60. Sheffield Wednesday
61. Chesterfield
62. Burton Albion
63. Walsall
64. Derby County
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