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

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 Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Blackburn Rovers
5. Brentford
6. Brighton & Hove Albion
7. Bristol City
8. Burnley
9. Cardiff City
10. Chelsea
11. Coventry City
12. Crystal Palace
13. Derby County
14. Everton
15. Fulham
16. Hull City
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
40. Tottenham Hotspur
41. Watford
42. West Bromwich Albion
43. West Ham United
44. Wolverhampton Wanderers
45. Salford City
46. Charlton Athletic
47. Exeter City
48. Leyton Orient
49. Bristol Rovers
50. Dagenham & Redbridge
51. Accrington Stanley
52. Lincoln City
53. Tamworth
54. Birmingham City
55. Mansfield Town
56. Peterborough United
57. Stockport County
58. Wycombe Wanderers
59. Morecambe
60. Bromley
61. Doncaster Rovers
62. Reading
63. Harrogate Town
64. 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.