This evening Reading FC will find out their opponent for the third round of the FA Cup. The draw will be shown live on ITV4 at 7PM prior to the final tie of the second round between St. Albans City and Boreham Wood.
Along with Reading, the rest of the 24 Championship sides as well as the 20 teams in the Premier League - including last season's winners Leicester City - will be entering the world’s oldest cup competition at this stage alongside the remaining lower league clubs.
The third round fixtures will take place on the weekend of Friday, January 7th to Monday, January 10th. As well as a place in the fourth round, the victors of each third round tie will take home £82,000 in prize money.
Last season, Reading bowed out of the FA Cup at this first hurdle, losing 1-0 to Luton Town.
The ball numbers have been confirmed for tonight’s draw so make sure to look out for Royals’ number 35.
Full Ball Numbers:
1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Barnsley
5. Birmingham City
6. Blackburn Rovers
7. Blackpool
8. Brentford
9. Brighton & Hove Albion
10. Bristol City
11. Burnley
12. Cardiff City
13. Chelsea
14. Coventry City
15. Crystal Palace
16. Derby County
17. Everton
18. Fulham
19. Huddersfield Town
20. Hull City
21. Leeds United
22. Leicester City
23. Liverpool
24. Luton Town
25. Manchester City
26. Manchester United
27. Middlesbrough
28. Millwall
29. Newcastle United
30. Norwich City
31. Nottingham Forest
32. Peterborough United
33. Preston North End
34. Queens Park Rangers
35. Reading
36. Sheffield United
37. Southampton
38. Stoke City
39. Swansea City
40. Tottenham Hotspur
41. Watford
42. West Bromwich Albion
43. West Ham United
44. Wolverhampton Wanderers
45. Yeovil Town
46. Bristol Rovers
47. Port Vale
48. Morecambe
49. Hartlepool United
50. AFC Wimbledon
51. Colchester United or Wigan Athletic
52. Leyton Orient
53. Cambridge United
54. Mansfield Town
55. Swindon Town
56. Rotherham United
57. Charlton Athletic
58. Boreham Wood or St Albans City
59. Kidderminster Harriers or FC Halifax Town
60. Shrewsbury Town
61. Salford City or Chesterfield
62. Rochdale or Plymouth Argyle
63. Ipswich Town or Barrow
64. Harrogate Town
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