Emirates FA Cup third round proper

Today is the most eagerly awaited date in the football calendar as the Emirates FA Cup third round proper draw takes place. Holders Arsenal go into this season's competition aiming to become the first side since Blackburn in the 1880s to record a consecutive hat-trick of wins.

With ALL Premier League and Championship clubs entering the competition at this stage, it represents a chance for all of those clubs who have fought their way to this stage to land a potential dream draw.

The draw is taking place in the city which hosted six FA Cup Finals at the Millennium Stadium, this season's third round draw will be made by the current Wales manager Chris Coleman and one other special guest, still to be confirmed.

Third Round draw 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 Charlton Athletic
13 Chelsea
14 Crystal Palace
15 Derby County
16 Everton
17 Fulham
18 Huddersfield Town
19 Hull City
20 Ipswich Town
21 Leeds United
22 Leicester City
23 Liverpool
24 Manchester City
25 Manchester United
26 Middlesbrough
27 Milton Keynes Dons
28 Newcastle United
29 Norwich City
30 Nottingham Forest
31 Preston North End
32 Queens Park Rangers
33 Reading
34 Rotherham United
35 Sheffield Wednesday
36 Southampton
37 Stoke City
38 Sunderland
39 Swansea City
40 Tottenham Hotspur
41 Watford
42 West Bromwich Albion
43 West Ham United
44 Wolverhampton Wanderers
45 Bradford City
46 Newport County
47 Peterborough United
48 Portsmouth
49 Eastleigh
50 Northampton Town
51 Exeter City
52 Doncaster Rovers
53 Grimsby Town or Shrewsbury Town
54 Yeovil Town
55 Bury
56 Carlisle United
57 Leyton Orient or Scunthorpe United
58 Wycombe Wanderers
59 Colchester United
60 Chesterfield or Walsall
61 Sheffield United
62 Salford City or Hartlepool United
63 Dagenham & Redbridge or Whitehawk
64 Oxford United

Good luck and we'll see you in the 4th round.