When is the FA Cup third round draw? Everything you need to know as Newcastle United enter competition
Newcastle United will find out their FA Cup fate in Monday evening's third round draw.
The FA Cup third round is one of the key dates in the English football calendar, with 44 teams from the Premier League and Championship joining the competition.
For clubs in the lower leagues, reaching this stage is the ultimate goal, giving them the opportunity of a glamour tie away at one of the biggest clubs and most impressive stadiums in Europe, or even getting a giant at home to try and pull off a shock. Newcastle United are among the group of clubs these sides will be looking to draw, with a trip to St. James’ Park the stuff of dreams for clubs in League One, League Two, or outside the Football League.
The draw takes place on Monday evening, so here is everything you need to know.
When is the FA Cup third round draw and how can I watch live?
The draw for the third round of the FA Cup takes place on Monday, 8th December, at 6:40pm (UK time), shortly before the final second round match between Brackley Town and Burton Albion kicks off.
Former England internationals Peter Crouch and Joe Cole will conduct the draw, which can be watched live on TNT Sports 1, or streamed live via the discovery+ app. If you don’t have a TNT Sports subscription, the draw will also be streamed live on the TNT Sports YouTube channel. Those unable to watch will be able to follow the draw across a range of live blogs and social media coverage.
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FA Cup third round draw ball numbers
Newcastle United will be ball 26 in the FA Cup third round draw, with the full list of ball numbers found below.
1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Birmingham City
5. Blackburn Rovers
6. Brentford
7. Brighton & Hove Albion
8. Bristol City
9. Burnley
10. Charlton Athletic
11. Chelsea
12. Coventry City
13. Crystal Palace
14. Derby County
15. Everton
16. Fulham
17. Hull City
18. Ipswich Town
19. Leeds United
20. Leicester City
21. Liverpool
22. Manchester City
24. Middlesbrough
25. Millwall
26. Newcastle United
27. Norwich City
28. Nottingham Forest
29. Oxford United
30. Portsmouth
31. Preston North End
32. Queens Park Rangers
33. Sheffield United
34. Sheffield Wednesday
35. Southampton
36. Stoke City
37. Sunderland
38. Swansea City
39. Tottenham Hotspur
40. Watford
41. West Bromwich Albion
42. West Ham United
43. Wolverhampton Wanderers
44. Wrexham
45. Macclesfield
46. Grimsby Town
47. Shrewsbury Town
48. Swindon Town
49. Weston Super Mare
50. Barnsley
51. Boreham Wood
52. Milton Keynes Dons
53. Wigan Athletic
54. Fleetwood Town
55. Salford City
56. Mansfield Town
57. Cambridge United
58. Brackley Town or Burton Albion
59. Blackpool
60. Walsall
61. Exeter City
62. Cheltenham Town
63. Doncaster Rovers
64. Port Vale
When will the FA Cup third round be played and who could Newcastle United face?
The third round of the 2025/26 FA Cup will take place on the week of Saturday, 10th January. There is no limitation on which team Newcastle could draw, meaning they could be paired against anyone from Manchester United or arch-rivals Sunderland, to non-league minnows like Weston Super Mare or Boreham Wood.
What is Newcastle United’s recent FA Cup third round record?
The Magpies have made it past the third round in each of the last two seasons, beating Sunderland 3-0 at the Stadium of Light in 2023/24 and Bromley 3-1 at St. James’ Park last season. However, before that, Newcastle exited at the third round stage three years running, going down 2-1 away at Sheffield Wednesday in 2022/23, 1-0 at home to Cambridge United in 2021/22, and 2-0 against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in 2020/21.
Newcastle have won the FA Cup six times, but haven’t lifted the famous old trophy since 1955 - losing three finals since then.
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