“ UPDATED: FULL FA CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW “

The draw for the third round of the Emirates FA Cup will take place at Stamford Bridge on Monday evening and will be broadcast live on BBC One from 7.30pm.

Traditionally one of the most anticipated events in the football calendar, the draw will be conducted by former Chelsea player-manager Ruud Gullit and ex-Manchester United and Liverpool midfielder Paul Ince.

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.

The third round is scheduled to take place over the weekend of Saturday 5 January 2019.

Winning clubs will receive £135,500 after The FA doubled the prize fund at the beginning of the season.

Ball numbers:

1 AFC BOURNEMOUTH
2 ARSENAL
3 ASTON VILLA
4 BIRMINGHAM CITY
5 BLACKBURN ROVERS
6 BOLTON WANDERERS
7 BRENTFORD
8 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
9 BRISTOL CITY
10 BURNLEY
11 CARDIFF CITY
12 CHELSEA
13 CRYSTAL PALACE
14 DERBY COUNTY
15 EVERTON
16 FULHAM
17 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
18 HULL CITY
19 IPSWICH TOWN
20 LEEDS UNITED
21 LEICESTER CITY
22 LIVERPOOL
23 MANCHESTER CITY
24 MANCHESTER UNITED
25 MIDDLESBROUGH
26 MILLWALL
27 NEWCASTLE UNITED
28 NORWICH CITY
29 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
30 PRESTON NORTH END
31 QUEENS PARK RANGERS
32 READING
33 ROTHERHAM UNITED
34 SHEFFIELD UNITED
35 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
36 SOUTHAMPTON
37 STOKE CITY
38 SWANSEA CITY
39 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
40 WATFORD
41 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
42 WEST HAM UNITED
43 WIGAN ATHLETIC
44 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
45 GUISELEY OR FLEETWOOD TOWN
46 LUTON TOWN
47 WREXHAM OR NEWPORT COUNTY
48 TRANMERE ROVERS OR SOUTHPORT
49 BARNSLEY
50 SHREWSBURY TOWN
51 SOLIHULL MOORS OR BLACKPOOL
52 GRIMSBY TOWN
53 PETERBOROUGH UNITED OR BRADFORD CITY
54 WOKING
55 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
56 LINCOLN CITY
57 AFC WIMBLEDON
58 OXFORD UNITED
59 BARNET
60 PORTSMOUTH
61 WALSALL OR SUNDERLAND
62 ACCRINGTON STANLEY
63 DONCASTER ROVERS
64 GILLINGHAM

Hoping for the jacks but failing that, a lower league side away

I always want the big game but as we have them all this year anyway i would prefer a small team and ground i have not been to.

Guiseley, Solihull or Slough away

Wrexham or Newport away would both be popular trips aswell

Hopefully Warnock will treat the cup this year as (B) games and rest our key players. We cant afford injuries

Tranmere away please, 5 mins from my house. Waited too long for Cardiff to draw them.

Oxford away not been there for years

Newport or Wrexham or Swansea at home,let’s have a Cup run this year as well as stay in the Premier league!

FINAL CONFIRMED BALL NUMBERS:

1 AFC BOURNEMOUTH
2 ARSENAL
3 ASTON VILLA
4 BIRMINGHAM CITY
5 BLACKBURN ROVERS
6 BOLTON WANDERERS
7 BRENTFORD
8 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
9 BRISTOL CITY
10 BURNLEY
11 CARDIFF CITY
12 CHELSEA
13 CRYSTAL PALACE
14 DERBY COUNTY
15 EVERTON
16 FULHAM
17 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
18 HULL CITY
19 IPSWICH TOWN
20 LEEDS UNITED
21 LEICESTER CITY
22 LIVERPOOL
23 MANCHESTER CITY
24 MANCHESTER UNITED
25 MIDDLESBROUGH
26 MILLWALL
27 NEWCASTLE UNITED
28 NORWICH CITY
29 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
30 PRESTON NORTH END
31 QUEENS PARK RANGERS
32 READING
33 ROTHERHAM UNITED
34 SHEFFIELD UNITED
35 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
36 SOUTHAMPTON
37 STOKE CITY
38 SWANSEA CITY
39 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
40 WATFORD
41 WEST BROMWICH ALBION
42 WEST HAM UNITED
43 WIGAN ATHLETIC
44 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
45 GUISELEY OR FLEETWOOD TOWN
46 LUTON TOWN
47 WREXHAM OR NEWPORT COUNTY
48 TRANMERE ROVERS OR SOUTHPORT
49 BARNSLEY
50 SHREWSBURY TOWN
51 SOLIHULL MOORS OR BLACKPOOL
52 GRIMSBY TOWN
53 PETERBOROUGH UNITED OR BRADFORD CITY
54 WOKING
55 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
56 LINCOLN CITY
57 AFC WIMBLEDON
58 OXFORD UNITED
59 BARNET
60 PORTSMOUTH
61 WALSALL OR SUNDERLAND
62 ACCRINGTON STANLEY
63 DONCASTER ROVERS
64 GILLINGHAM

Whoever it is I hope we've got the sense to put a reserve team out.
We can't be diverted by this

Whoever it is I hope we've got the sense to put a reserve team out.
We can't be diverted by this

I agree
Not sure if players outside the 25 man squad can play though ? I assume they can.

I would go with something like this no matter who we draw!

Smithies

Richards
Connolly
Cunningham
Coxe

Ralls
Damour
Tomlin
Pilkington

Madine/Ward
Zahore

Hoping for the jacks but failing that, a lower league side away

wow that’s really narrowing it down though!!!!

Whoever it is I hope we've got the sense to put a reserve team out.
We can't be diverted by this

Completely disagree only chance for silverware we should be going for this big time as should every other lower end prem team.

Yes you can rest a few blood a few youngsters in it of course but cup runs are the best things in my time watching city. No reason we shouldn’t be looking at challenging for this with the right draws.

Whoever it is I hope we've got the sense to put a reserve team out.
We can't be diverted by this

Completely disagree only chance for silverware we should be going for this big time as should every other lower end prem team.

Yes you can rest a few blood a few youngsters in it of course but cup runs are the best things in my time watching city. No reason we shouldn’t be looking at challenging for this with the right draws.

Yeah that'll be very nice when we're comfortably established in the top ten in the premiership or alternatively in the event that we find ourselves in the third division with nothing better to do.
In the mean time, we've got much more important business at the sharp end of football and we can't afford to get relegated because our thinly stretched resources are depleted by injuries playing in the FA Cup, which is in any case a much less prestigious trophy than it used to be.

hoping for Swansea, Newport or Wrexham
A Nice all welsh tie would be nice.

If not this then I am hoping for a lower league side, maybe someone in the league below league 2.

Whoever it is I hope we've got the sense to put a reserve team out.
We can't be diverted by this

Completely disagree only chance for silverware we should be going for this big time as should every other lower end prem team.

Yes you can rest a few blood a few youngsters in it of course but cup runs are the best things in my time watching city. No reason we shouldn’t be looking at challenging for this with the right draws.

Yeah that'll be very nice when we're comfortably established in the top ten in the premiership or alternatively in the event that we find ourselves in the third division with nothing better to do.
In the mean time, we've got much more important business at the sharp end of football and we can't afford to get relegated because our thinly stretched resources are depleted by injuries playing in the FA Cup, which is in any case a much less prestigious trophy than it used to be.

It’s a stupid thing to say for all top division clubs. What’s our goal then to just keep surviving for a few seasons. Till fans start becoming bully big bollocks and moaning about the manager/style of play/lack of spending etc. Then get releagted like so many teams before us. Nah f**k that I’d rather win the FA cup and get relegated if given the choice. Though their is no reason we can’t have a cup run and stay up. At the end of the day it’s a max of 6 games.

Be careful what we wish for but..... Jacks home please.

Would much rather give it a go in the cup than just exist as a struggling premier league club. No point even being in the premier if we are not going to try and win something.

My fear is we will get a draw against an average team, say a Bolton, field a weak side who are not interested and go out tamely.

Would much rather give it a go in the cup than just exist as a struggling premier league club. No point even being in the premier if we are not going to try and win something.

My fear is we will get a draw against an average team, say a Bolton, field a weak side who are not interested and go out tamely.

Agreed. I want to see city lift silverware. Not just the championship trophy or the runners up trophy.

Don't worry chaps City will tamely bow out in the 3rd or 4th round like every other season with NW.

I agree with posters who say let's win some silverware. IMO life's too short to be saying there's too much at stake to make some effort to compete in a few cup matches. Premier League survival would be fantastic but why not have a fun cup run.

I think Premier League survival should be our only aim. Not the season for a cup run.

In his time with us, Warnock has had little interest in progressing in the cups.

A lot depends on who we draw though. If we draw Swansea, he’ll probably feel obliged to put out the first team.

Whoever it is I hope we've got the sense to put a reserve team out.
We can't be diverted by this

Completely disagree only chance for silverware we should be going for this big time as should every other lower end prem team.

Yes you can rest a few blood a few youngsters in it of course but cup runs are the best things in my time watching city. No reason we shouldn’t be looking at challenging for this with the right draws.

Yeah that'll be very nice when we're comfortably established in the top ten in the premiership or alternatively in the event that we find ourselves in the third division with nothing better to do.
In the mean time, we've got much more important business at the sharp end of football and we can't afford to get relegated because our thinly stretched resources are depleted by injuries playing in the FA Cup, which is in any case a much less prestigious trophy than it used to be.

It’s a stupid thing to say for all top division clubs. What’s our goal then to just keep surviving for a few seasons. Till fans start becoming bully big bollocks and moaning about the manager/style of play/lack of spending etc. Then get releagted like so many teams before us. Nah f**k that I’d rather win the FA cup and get relegated if given the choice. Though their is no reason we can’t have a cup run and stay up. At the end of the day it’s a max of 6 games.

No, our goal at the moment is to establish ourselves in the premier league, which will take 2/5 seasons if we do it in a solid and progressive manner and at the same time get the financial side stable as well because we'll need to spend more and more if we continue to progress .
The first thing in this process is to make sure that we don't get relegated and I don't know whether you've noticed that everyone is already at full stretch to do this. In fairness players are playing beyond what they probably thought their potentials were and we're really having to stretch rescources so we just can't afford the possible injuries and extra fatigue on players for the sake of this bloody nonsense.
As I said, it'd be a nice embellishment if and when we could afford the risk but in the mean time we need a sense of priorities

Don't mean to be rude, but when I see people here say stuff like that , or when they suggest some ridiculous team selection or tactic , it makes me wonder if they've got a bloody clue what's going on

Whoever it is I hope we've got the sense to put a reserve team out.
We can't be diverted by this

Completely disagree only chance for silverware we should be going for this big time as should every other lower end prem team.

Yes you can rest a few blood a few youngsters in it of course but cup runs are the best things in my time watching city. No reason we shouldn’t be looking at challenging for this with the right draws.

Yeah that'll be very nice when we're comfortably established in the top ten in the premiership or alternatively in the event that we find ourselves in the third division with nothing better to do.
In the mean time, we've got much more important business at the sharp end of football and we can't afford to get relegated because our thinly stretched resources are depleted by injuries playing in the FA Cup, which is in any case a much less prestigious trophy than it used to be.

It’s a stupid thing to say for all top division clubs. What’s our goal then to just keep surviving for a few seasons. Till fans start becoming bully big bollocks and moaning about the manager/style of play/lack of spending etc. Then get releagted like so many teams before us. Nah f**k that I’d rather win the FA cup and get relegated if given the choice. Though their is no reason we can’t have a cup run and stay up. At the end of the day it’s a max of 6 games.

No, our goal at the moment is to establish ourselves in the premier league, which will take 2/5 seasons if we do it in a solid and progressive manner and at the same time get the financial side stable as well because we'll need to spend more and more if we continue to progress .
The first thing in this process is to make sure that we don't get relegated and I don't know whether you've noticed that everyone is already at full stretch to do this. In fairness players are playing beyond what they probably thought their potentials were and we're really having to stretch rescources so we just can't afford the possible injuries and extra fatigue on players for the sake of this bloody nonsense.
As I said, it'd be a nice embellishment if and when we could afford the risk but in the mean time we need a sense of priorities

No the goal is to win football matches and entertain the fans.
Going on a cup run does both.

It's not to entertain people - you're thinking of Alton Towers.
If we win and consolidate our position then we'll be able to play entertaining football sometimes, but entertainment isn't the priority at the moment at all.

Whoever it is I hope we've got the sense to put a reserve team out.
We can't be diverted by this

Completely disagree only chance for silverware we should be going for this big time as should every other lower end prem team.

Yes you can rest a few blood a few youngsters in it of course but cup runs are the best things in my time watching city. No reason we shouldn’t be looking at challenging for this with the right draws.

Yeah that'll be very nice when we're comfortably established in the top ten in the premiership or alternatively in the event that we find ourselves in the third division with nothing better to do.
In the mean time, we've got much more important business at the sharp end of football and we can't afford to get relegated because our thinly stretched resources are depleted by injuries playing in the FA Cup, which is in any case a much less prestigious trophy than it used to be.

It’s a stupid thing to say for all top division clubs. What’s our goal then to just keep surviving for a few seasons. Till fans start becoming bully big bollocks and moaning about the manager/style of play/lack of spending etc. Then get releagted like so many teams before us. Nah f**k that I’d rather win the FA cup and get relegated if given the choice. Though their is no reason we can’t have a cup run and stay up. At the end of the day it’s a max of 6 games.

yes would be nice to win a cup....but the last four 3rd round games at home have attracted between 4k and 6k..we failed to sell our allocation at Boro for a QF or Palace for a lge cup semi where we also failed to sell out the 2nd leg..
cups are not a fans favourite anymore...…..shame but true

Don't mean to be rude, but when I see people here say stuff like that , or when they suggest some ridiculous team selection or tactic , it makes me wonder if they've got a bloody clue what's going on

It’s the sort of thinking that makes me hate football this idea that playing a max of 6 extra games spread over months will have any kind of meaningful impact on how you should preform over the course of a league season is nothing but an excuse for teams that haven’t been good enough.

Obviously against the likes of Gillingham you can rest a few and bring a few youngsters through. You should still expect to win though and treat it seriously not like a joke comp. Was a rubbish draw for us but at least it’s leas boring than a prem or champ club. Would have preferred a home draw but oh well a game we should be winning to advance further in the oldest cup competition in professional football and the only top class major honour this club has ever won. Why not try to win it again instead of accepting mediocrity

Premier League opposition to visit Priestfield in round three of the FA Cup.

Gillingham will play Cardiff City at The Medway Priestfield Stadium in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup.

The draw was made at Stamford Bridge on Monday evening with Gills boss Steve Lovell present at Chelsea Football Club where Mark Chapman conducted proceedings with Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince in charge of drawing the ties.

The Gills beat Slough Town 1-0 on Sunday to advance to the third round for the first since 2012.

FA Cup 3rd Round Draw (in full)


Ties will take place on the weekend of 4-7 January 2019.


Bolton v Walsall or Sunderland

Millwall v Hull

Gillingham v Cardiff

Brentford v Oxford

Sheffield Wednesday v Luton

Manchester United v Reading

Everton v Lincoln

Tranmere or Southport v Tottenham

Preston v Doncaster

Newcastle v Blackburn

Chelsea v Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace v Grimsby

Derby v Southampton

Accrington Stanley v Ipswich

Bristol City v Huddersfield

Wrexham or Newport v Leicester

Fulham v Oldham

Shrewsbury v Stoke

Solihull Moors or Blackpool v Arsenal

Manchester City v Rotherham

Bournemouth v Brighton

West Ham v Birmingham

Woking v Watford

Burnley v Barnsley

QPR v Leeds

Sheffield United v Barnet

Norwich v Portsmouth

Fleetwood v Wimbledon

West Brom v Wigan

Middlesbrough v Peterborough or Bradford

Wolves v Liverpool

Aston Villa v Swansea