ONE of the most eagerly awaited days of the football year has arrived as the FA Cup third round is drawn.
44 Premier League and Championship teams enter the competition while lower league and non-league clubs will hope for a plum tie against the likes of holders Chelsea or Premier League champs Man City.
AFP or licensors1 Chelsea lifted the FA Cup last year after a 1-0 win over Manchester United
When is the FA Cup 3rd round draw?
The FA Cup 3rd round draw will be held on Monday, December 3.
It will take place between 7.30pm and 8pm.
What TV channel is the FA Cup 3rd round draw on and can I live stream it?
The FA Cup 3rd round draw will be live on BBC One.
You can live stream it on the BBC iPlayer.
Coverage will commence at 7.30pm.
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Who will make the FA Cup 3rd round draw?
The FA Cup draw will be performed by two former winners – Paul Ince and Ruud Gullit.
Ince won the competition as a player twice with Manchester United – once in 1990 and once in 1994.
Gullit was successful as a manager, lifting the 1997 trophy after Roberto Di Matteo inspired his Chelsea side to a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough.
Ball numbers
1 AFC BOURNEMOUTH
2 ARSENAL
3 ASTON VILLA
4 BIRMINGHAM CITY
5 BLACKBURN ROVERS
6 BOLTON WANDERERS
7 BRENTFORD
8 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
9 BRISTOL CITY
10 BURNLEY
11 CARDIFF CITY
12 CHELSEA
13 CRYSTAL PALACE
14 DERBY COUNTY
15 EVERTON
16 FULHAM
17 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
18 HULL CITY
19 IPSWICH TOWN
20 LEEDS UNITED
21 LEICESTER CITY
22 LIVERPOOL
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 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
36 SOUTHAMPTON
37 STOKE CITY
38 SWANSEA CITY
39 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
40 WATFORD
41 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
42 WEST HAM UNITED
43 WIGAN ATHLETIC
44 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
45 GUISELEY OR FLEETWOOD TOWN
46 LUTON TOWN
47 WREXHAM OR NEWPORT COUNTY
48 TRANMERE ROVERS OR SOUTHPORT
49 BARNSLEY
50 SHREWSBURY TOWN
51 SOLIHULL MOORS OR BLACKPOOL
52 GRIMSBY TOWN
53 PETERBOROUGH UNITED OR BRADFORD CITY
54 WOKING
55 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
56 LINCOLN CITY
57 AFC WIMBLEDON
58 OXFORD UNITED
59 BARNET
60 PORTSMOUTH
61 WALSALL OR SUNDERLAND
62 ACCRINGTON STANLEY
63 DONCASTER ROVERS
64 GILLINGHAM