FA CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW, MONDAY 30th NOVEMBER [BBC1 7PM]

 

The draw for the Third Round of this years Emirates FA Cup will be made later on tonight, it will be broadcast live on the BBC One Channel from around 7pm and will not include my side AFC Wimbledon after we were brushed aside in a poor game by Crawley Town on Sunday afternoon. It's still very much a feature day of the seasonal calendar as the top flight sides from the Premier League and the Championship enter the fray into the greatest knockout competition in the world.

There are 64 Numbers in the "hat" for the Third Round, The 44 clubs from the Premier League and Championship enter the fray at this stage, joining the 20 clubs who prevail from this weekend's second round ties. Just before our final second round tie between Canvey Island and Boreham Wood, two of the remaining non-League clubs who will be keen to see what lies in store for the winners. The draw remains one of the most-anticipated events in the domestic football calendar. The third-round draw throws up the possibility of small or part-time clubs facing big-time opponents. .

Mark Chapman will host the BBC 1 programme and will have a footballing guest in charge of the draw, former Leeds United forward Jermaine Beckford joins Mark while Robbie Savage is drawing out the teams. This season's third round proper will take place across the weekend of Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th January 2021, with the 32 winning clubs at this stage collecting £82,000 from the competition's prize fund.

The draw will be updated here as it unfolds live;

      Huddersfield Town    Vs    Plymouth Argyle

      Southampton    Vs    Shrewsbury Town

      Chorley    Vs    Derby County

      Marine    Vs    Tottenham Hotspur

      Wolverhampton Wanderers    Vs    Crystal Palace

      Stockport County    Vs    West Ham United

      Oldham Athletic    Vs    AFC Bournemouth

      Manchester United    Vs    Watford

      Stevenage    Vs    Swansea City

      Everton    Vs    Rotherham United

      Nottingham Forest    Vs    Cardiff City

      Arsenal    Vs    Newcastle United

      Barnsley    Vs    Tranmere Rovers

      Bristol Rovers    Vs    Sheffield United

      Boreham Wood    Vs    Millwall

      Blackburn Rovers    Vs    Doncaster Rovers

      Stoke City    Vs    Leicester City

      Wycombe Wanderers    Vs    Preston North End

      Crawley Town    Vs    Leeds United

      Burnley    Vs    Franchise FC

      Bristol City    Vs    Portsmouth

      Queens Park Rangers    Vs    Fulham

      Aston Villa    Vs    Liverpool

      Brentford    Vs    Middlesbrough

      Manchester City    Vs    Birmingham City

      Luton Town    Vs    Reading

      Chelsea    Vs    Morecambe

      Exeter City    Vs    Sheffield Wednesday

      Norwich City    Vs    Coventry City

      Blackpool Town    Vs    West Bromwich Albion

      Newport County    Vs    Brighton and Hove Albion

      Cheltenham Town    Vs    Mansfield Town

   

Good luck to all in the 3rd round, except for the 'Franchise FC' naturally, as for us real Dons will have to get back to the league one form in the meantime. Imagine Marine vs Spurs and Arsenal vs Newcastle will be two of the ties picked for TV but will wait and see.