Ball numbers, how to watch live, fixture dates, potential opponents – FA Cup third round draw details | OneFootball

Manchester City will find out their opponents for a brand new competition to the 2024/25 fixture list on Monday evening.

Pep Guardiola and his players pride themselves on competing for all available honours, and the arrival of the FA Cup will make up for the exit in the Carabao Cup fourth round at the hands of Tottenham in October.

Manchester City have won the FA Cup on two previous occasions under Pep Guardiola, doing so in the 2018/19 campaign and defeating Watford in the final, whilst adding the trophy to a historic Treble in 2022/23 and beating local rivals Manchester United at Wembley.

City made it all the way to the final once again during the last campaign, having beaten Huddersfield Town at home, Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town away, Newcastle United at home in the quarter-finals, and Chelsea in the semi-finals.

However, the showpiece final against Manchester United in a repeat of the 2022/23 edition saw Erik ten Hag and his players come out on top despite a late goal from Jeremy Doku to add pressure to first-half strikes from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo.

Now, following the conclusion of the second round matches across the course of the weekend in the FA Cup, here is everything you need to know ahead of the third round draw of this season’s competition!

When will the third round draw take place?

The Round Three draw of the 2024/25 Emirates FA Cup will take place at Manchester United’s Old Trafford on Monday 2 December with proceedings starting from around 19:00 GMT.

How can I watch the third round draw?

The Football Association have confirmed that the Emirates FA Cup third round draw will be broadcast live on BBC Two and iPlayer, as well as across the official Emirates FA Cup social media channels.

City Xtra will also have live draw coverage confirming Manchester City’s third round tie on X (formerly Twitter), and our other social media channels including cityxtra.co.uk.

Kelly Somers will present the draw, with former Manchester City manager, Mark Hughes and Dion Dublin picking out the team balls.

What ball number are Manchester City?

Entering the competition at the third round stage, Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have been confirmed as ball number 22 in the draw.

Which teams have qualified for the third round?

Following the conclusion of the second round draw across the course of the most recent weekend, it can now be confirmed that the following teams have reached the third round via a victory in round two:

Accrington Stanley

Birmingham City

Bristol Rovers

Bromley

Charlton Athletic

Dagenham & Redbridge

Doncaster Rovers

Exeter City

Harrogate Town

Leyton Orient

Lincoln City

Mansfield Town

Morecambe

Peterborough United

Reading

Salford City

Stockport County

Tamworth

Wigan Athletic

Wycombe Wanderers

Which ball number is my club?

All of the numbers for the team balls are as follows:

1. AFC Bournemouth2. Arsenal3. Aston Villa4. Blackburn Rovers5. Brentford6. Brighton & Hove Albion7. Bristol City8. Burnley9. Cardiff City10. Chelsea11. Coventry City12. Crystal Palace13. Derby County14. Everton15. Fulham16. Hull City17. Ipswich Town18. Leeds United19. Leicester City20. Liverpool21. Luton Town22. Manchester City23. Manchester United24. Middlesbrough25. Millwall26. Newcastle United27. Norwich City28. Nottingham Forest29. Oxford United30. Plymouth Argyle31. Portsmouth32. Preston North End33. Queens Park Rangers34. Sheffield United35. Sheffield Wednesday36. Southampton37. Stoke City38. Sunderland39. Swansea City40. Tottenham Hotspur41. Watford42. West Bromwich Albion43. West Ham United44. Wolverhampton Wanderers45. Salford City46. Charlton Athletic47. Exeter City48. Leyton Orient49. Bristol Rovers50. Dagenham & Redbridge51. Accrington Stanley52. Lincoln City53. Tamworth54. Birmingham City55. Mansfield Town56. Peterborough United57. Stockport County58. Wycombe Wanderers59. Morecambe60. Bromley61. Doncaster Rovers62. Reading63. Harrogate Town64. Wigan Athletic

When will third round matches be played?

Ties in the 2024/25 Emirates FA Cup third round will be played over the weekend of Saturday 11 January, and the schedule will be announced by the Football Association as soon as possible following the completion of the draw.

For Pep Guardiola and Manchester City, that means that the FA Cup third round will come after a Premier League meeting with West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday 4 January, and will be followed by a visit to Brentford on Tuesday 14 January.