Topic: The 2023/24 FA cup

[Barneylfc∗]

Has anyone got a list of our third round opponents from the last 10 years. Do we think they are still warming the balls on the radiator!

Arsenal A
Wolves H
Shrewsbury H
Aston Villa A
Everton H
Wolves A
Everton H
Plymouth H
Exeter A
AFC Wimbledon A

One none PL team in the last 7 seasons. Enough to make you think...

[John C]

Ta Ray

That's leaving it a bit late to confirm isn't it? 

hahahaha

[The G in Gerrard]

Some shite games on TV for the third round. Outside of ours v Arsenal I don't see why another premier league (Cup) clash should be shown.

[4pool]

How can I watch it?
Viewers in the United Kingdom will be able to watch the draw live on ITV1 during the build-up to live coverage of the Wigan vs Manchester United match on Monday evening. Coverage starts at 7.30pm GMT, with the draw expected to begin about 20 minutes into the show. Registered users will be able to stream via ITVX.

You can also listen to live coverage of the draw on talkSPORT from 7:50pm.

What are the ball numbers?
The winners of the 32 third-round ties will go into the hat for Monday’s draw. Below are the ball numbers:

1. Luton Town or Bolton Wanderers (replay)

2. Wrexham

3. Liverpool

4. Brighton & Hove Albion

5. Norwich City or Bristol Rovers (replay)

6. West Ham United or Bristol City (replay)

7. Tottenham Hotspur

8. Fulham

9. West Bromwich Albion

10. Southampton

11. Ipswich Town

12. Leeds United

13. Leicester City

14. Watford

15. Newcastle United

16. Sheffield Wednesday

17. Crystal Palace or Everton (replay)

18. Aston Villa

19. Nottingham Forest or Blackpool (replay)

20. Wigan Athletic or Manchester United (Monday)

21. Manchester City

22. Blackburn Rovers

23. Sheffield United

24. Swansea City

25. Chelsea

26. AFC Bournemouth

27. Coventry City

28. Brentford or Wolverhampton Wanderers (replay)

29. Plymouth Argyle

30. Maidstone United

31. Newport County or Eastleigh (replay)

32. Hull City or Birmingham City (replay)

[Nick110581]

Home draw be good.

[tubby]

Wrexham at Anfield please.

[jillcwhomever]

Any chance of a non-premier league opponent please?

[farawayred]

Any chance of a non-premier league opponent please?

You know better than that, Jill, no chance. City away.

[The G in Gerrard]

No 30 at home please.

[Realgman]

You know better than that, Jill, no chance. City away.

Id prefer we played them early, if we win, we should win the thing, if we lose, well there's the other things......

[Bread]

I'm surely not the only one just simply wanting Maidstone at home.

[bradders1011]

I'm surely not the only one just simply wanting Maidstone at home.

Think Maidstone want that too.

[DelTrotter]

Exciting to see which one of Brighton, Chelsea, Newcastle or Tottenham we get.

[KevLFC]

Lack of shocks in the fa cup, seem to getting less every year. Whatever will be, will be but a lower team or a big one at home.

[Father Ted]

Exciting to see which one of Brighton, Chelsea, Newcastle or Tottenham we get.

Villa away is looking a difficult proposition this year, so I’ll go for that.

[Gili Gulu]

Villa away is looking a difficult proposition this year, so I’ll go for that.

I'd say City away but there's zero chance of the Cheats getting a difficult draw.

[Gili Gulu]

Lack of shocks in the fa cup, seem to getting less every year. Whatever will be, will be but a lower team or a big one at home.

Everton managed a draw at home.

[Samie]

Lower league team at home please. That way we can rest players.

[Gili Gulu]

Lower league team at home please. That way we can rest players.

I think I'd prefer a concerned Premier League team nearer the bottom end, so they rest players for the league too.

[4pool]

Think Maidstone want that too.

Their manager wants Wolves as he was on talkshite about it.

[Brain Potter]

Maidstone or Newport/Eastleigh..at home…
Need a low profile opponent with the opportunity to rotate a bit given the intensity of the fixture list.

[Willo99]

Wrexham away please.

[AllyouneedisRush]

Wrexham away please.

Why? I want a home draw against anyone outside of the Premier League

[AllyouneedisRush]

I'm surely not the only one just simply wanting Maidstone at home.

Just not away please.

[bird_lfc]

Lower league team at home please. That way we can rest players.

This.

[SamLad]

This week's League Cup semi-final fixtures will take place with no VAR in operation for 'fairness', the EFL has decided. Middlesbrough play Chelsea at the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday before Fulham travel to Liverpool on Wednesday night.

There is no VAR installed at the Riverside due to Middlesbrough playing in the Championship and, for that reason, the technology will be turned off for all four of the semi-final legs. VAR could have been used in three of the four matches - at Anfield, Stamford Bridge and Craven Cottage - but the EFL has ruled that would be unfair.

[redgriffin73]

Lower league team at home please. That way we can rest players.

Is the right answer.

[redgriffin73]

This week's League Cup semi-final fixtures will take place with no VAR in operation for 'fairness', the EFL has decided. Middlesbrough play Chelsea at the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday before Fulham travel to Liverpool on Wednesday night.

There is no VAR installed at the Riverside due to Middlesbrough playing in the Championship and, for that reason, the technology will be turned off for all four of the semi-final legs. VAR could have been used in three of the four matches - at Anfield, Stamford Bridge and Craven Cottage - but the EFL has ruled that would be unfair.

Should be the same in the FA Cup, farcical to have some games with and some without.

[Buck Pete]

Home draw ideally.   But if it is away, a league ground I have not been to yet, please.

That's either Ipswich or Coventry out of the two teams already safely through.  Although there's a good chance Ipswich will get promoted, so can get Portman Rd next season.
or
Blackpool/Newport/Bristol City or Rovers out of the teams involved in replays.

[FlashingBlade]

City will get Huddersfield at home again.

[Libertine]

Looks like only 2 PL teams went out? Plus a further two after replays.

Means that it's almost 50-50 to get another PL team (or possible/likely PL team after the replays).

Although a struggling PL team might be preferable to a high flying Championship one.

[thaddeus]

Looks like only 2 PL teams went out? Plus a further two after replays.

Means that it's almost 50-50 to get another PL team (or possible/likely PL team after the replays).

Although a struggling PL team might be preferable to a high flying Championship one.

There seems to be a chasm between the PL and Champ this season.  I appreciate Forest, Luton and West Ham were taken to replays but, judging by the highlights, all should have won and will probably win their replays.

I would back our Europa League team to win any non-Prem tie but we'd need to go a bit stronger for any Prem side, particularly any top-half side.

[anitrella]

Any guesstimates if our 4th round fixture will be Sat 27th or Sun 28th? Hoping the latter due to work… we play Fulham away in LC on Weds 24th, will that make any difference?

[Fromola]

There seems to be a chasm between the PL and Champ this season.  I appreciate Forest, Luton and West Ham were taken to replays but, judging by the highlights, all should have won and will probably win their replays.

I would back our Europa League team to win any non-Prem tie but we'd need to go a bit stronger for any Prem side, particularly any top-half side.

You'd normally get a few PL teams knocked out in the 3rd round (by other non PL teams). Middlesbrough made the League Cup semis but without facing a PL side.

Oddly, only Maidstone and Wrexham beat a higher division team. Other than a couple of potential replay wins, they're the only teams outside the top divisions left in it which is also odd for the 4th round.

[Fromola]

There seems to be a chasm between the PL and Champ this season.  I appreciate Forest, Luton and West Ham were taken to replays but, judging by the highlights, all should have won and will probably win their replays.

I would back our Europa League team to win any non-Prem tie but we'd need to go a bit stronger for any Prem side, particularly any top-half side.

I think home or away is more key. Look at the EL group games, we struggled through the away games (losing 2) and strolled through the home games (winning the 3) against Championship level sides.

We'd make heavy weather of any away tie (bar probably Maidstone)  but would beat anyone at home bar maybe a top PL side.

I can't remember the last time we had a comfortable away win in the FA Cup either.

Any guesstimates if our 4th round fixture will be Sat 27th or Sun 28th? Hoping the latter due to work… we play Fulham away in LC on Weds 24th, will that make any difference?

Depends on TV. Also, there's 5 PL games on the following Tuesday. If we draw one of those teams it'd be the Saturday.

As we play Wednesday either side it won't be moved to Friday or Monday though. The Fulham game on the Wednesday you'd think would at least see ITV keep us off the 12:30 Saturday but I wouldn't hold my breath.

[Simplexity]

Probably Spurs away somehow.

[Jm55]

Someone shit at home.

[PeterTheRed ...]

City will get Huddersfield at home again.

It doesn't matter. We will beat them at Wembley anyway ...

[Solomon Grundy]

What time is the draw?

[Hazell]

What time is the draw?

Around 7.50pm.