One of the most anticipated moments of the football calendar takes place tonight, with the FA Cup 3rd round draw live tonight, and with so much excitement in the air here’s everything you need to know about the draw and the competition so far:
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When is the draw?
Coverage of the draw starts at 7:30pm tonight (Monday 3rd December) on BBC2.
What makes the third round so exciting?
All of the Premier League and Championship teams enter the competition for the first time, meaning that lower ranked EFL and non-league teams have a chance of a potential giant-killing or in most cases a nice day out.
Last season saw holders Arsenal crash out at the first hurdle in a 4-2 defeat away to Championship side Nottingham Forest while back in 2003 Everton lost 2-1 to Fourth tier Shrewsbury Town, so anything can happen!
So, what happened in the second round?
Two non-league teams are definitely in with a chance of a big-name tie, with National League South side Woking providing the biggest shock of the weekend after beating League 2 Swindon Town 1-0 away from home. Barnet are the other non-league side in the draw without requiring a replay after defeating Stockport County 1-0 at The Hive.
Elsewhere, Wrexham & Solihull Moors of the National League are in the hat after both sides took higher-ranked opponents to replays following 0-0 draws at home Newport County and Blackpool respectively.
National League North Southport also took EFL opposition to a replay following an impressive 1-1 draw away at local rivals Tranmere Rovers of League 2.
Guiseley of the National League North will at least be in the draw before their game against League 1 Fleetwood Town, which kicks off at 8pm tonight on BT Sport.
Here are the other results from this weekends 2nd round ties:
FC Halifax Town 1-3 AFC Wimbledon
Accrington Stanley 3-1 Cheltenham Town
Charlton Athletic 0-2 Doncaster Rovers
Lincoln City 2-0 Carlisle United
Maidstone United 0-2 Oldham Athletic
Peterborough United 2-2 Bradford City
Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Oxford United
Southend United 2-4 Barnsley
Walsall 1-1 Sunderland
Bury 0-1 Luton Town
Chesterfield 0-2 Grimsby Town
Rochdale 0-1 Portsmouth
Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Scunthorpe United
Here are the all-important ball numbers!
1. AFC Bournemouth (Premier League)
2. Arsenal (Premier League)
3. Aston Villa (Championship)
4. Birmingham City (Championship)
5. Blackburn Rovers (Championship)
6. Bolton Wanderers (Championship)
7. Brentford (Championship)
8. Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)
9. Bristol City (Championship)
10. Burnley (Premier League)
11. Cardiff City (Premier League)
12. Chelsea (Premier League)
13. Crystal Palace (Premier League)
14. Derby County (Championship)
15. Everton (Premier League)
16. Fulham (Premier League)
17. Huddersfield Town (Premier League)
18. Hull City (Championship)
19. Ipswich Town (Championship)
20. Leeds United (Championship)
21. Leicester City (Premier League)
22. Liverpool (Premier League)
23. Manchester City (Premier League)
24. Manchester United (Premier League)
25. Middlesbrough (Championship)
26. Millwall (Championship)
27. Newcastle United (Premier League)
28. Norwich City (Championship)
29. Nottingham Forest (Championship)
30. Preston North End (Championship)
31. Queens Park Rangers (Championship)
32. Reading (Championship)
33. Rotherham United (Championship)
34. Sheffield United (Championship)
35. Sheffield Wednesday (Championship)
36. Southampton (Premier League)
37. Stoke City (Championship)
38. Swansea City (Championship)
39. Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League)
40. Watford (Premier League)
41. West Bromwich Albion (Championship)
42. West Ham United (Premier League)
43. Wigan Athletic (Championship)
44. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier League)
45. Guiseley (National League North) or Fleetwood Town (League 1)
46. Luton Town (League 1)
47. Wrexham (National League) or Newport County (League 2)
48. Tranmere Rovers (League 2) or Southport (National League North)
49. Barnsley (League 1)
50. Shrewsbury Town (League 1)
51. Solihull Moors (National League) or Blackpool (League 1)
52. Grimsby Town (League 2)
53. Peterborough United or Bradford City (both League 1)
54. Woking (National League South)
55. Oldham Athletic (League 2)
56. Lincoln City (League 2)
57. AFC Wimbledon (League 1)
58. Oxford United (League 1)
59. Barnet (National League)
60. Portsmouth (League 1)
61. Walsall or Sunderland (both League 1)
62. Accrington Stanley (League 1)
63. Doncaster Rovers (League 1)
64. Gillingham (League 1)
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