FA Cup third round draw: Chelsea ball number, confirmed teams, how to watch, fixture dates

Chelsea will learn their FA Cup third round opponents on Sunday afternoon when the draw takes place.

Mauricio Pochettino‘s side were knocked out in the third round last season under former head coach Graham Potter as they were beaten 4-0 by Manchester City back in January at the start of 2023.

Given Chelsea are not in European action this season, Pochettino is eyeing silverware in the form of either the Carabao Cup, where a quarter-final tie awaits later this month, and the FA Cup which they will enter next month.

The draw for the third round takes place on Sunday afternoon and Absolute Chelsea has all of the details ahead of the draw.

When is the FA Cup third round draw?

The draw for the Emirates FA Cup third round will take place on Sunday 3rd December 2023 and will be ‘shown live on ITV during their build-up coverage of the tie between Eastleigh and Reading from around 12.55pm GMT’.

It is expected to get underway at around 1.15pm.

How can I watch the FA Cup third round draw?

For those in the United Kingdom, the third round draw will be available to watch live on ITV.

Absolute Chelsea will also be covering the draw live on Twitter.

When are third round matches being played?

Ties for the FA Cup third round are scheduled to be played across the weekend of Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th January 2023.

What ball number is Chelsea?

Chelsea will be ball number 11 in Sunday’s draw.

Who could Chelsea face?

1. AFC Bournemouth

2. Arsenal

3. Aston Villa

4. Birmingham City

5. Blackburn Rovers

6. Brentford

7. Brighton & Hove Albion

8. Bristol City

9. Burnley

10. Cardiff City

11. Chelsea

12. Coventry City

13. Crystal Palace

14. Everton

15. Fulham

16. Huddersfield Town

17. Hull City

18. Ipswich Town

19. Leeds United

20. Leicester City

21. Liverpool

22. Luton Town

23. Manchester City

24. Manchester United

25. Middlesbrough

26. Millwall

27. Newcastle United

28. Norwich City

29. Nottingham Forest

30. Plymouth Argyle

31. Preston North End

32. Queens Park Rangers

33. Rotherham United

34. Sheffield 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. Maidstone United

46. Morecambe

47. Shrewsbury Town

48. Chesterfield or Leyton Orient

49. Aldershot Town or Stockport County

50. Alfreton Town or Walsall

51. Blackpool or Forest Green Rovers

52. Cambridge United

53. Bolton Wanderers

54. Wrexham or Yeovil Town

55. Crewe Alexandra or Bristol Rovers

56. Peterborough United

57. Eastleigh or Reading

58. Gillingham

59. Stevenage or Port Vale

60. Newport County or Barnet

61. Oxford United

62. Wigan Athletic

63. Sutton United

64. AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate