The FA Cup first spherical kicks off on Friday night as Notts County host Alfreton City and Huddersfield journey to Tamworth, with the 2 Non-League sides each hoping to trigger an upset in opposition to their Soccer League opposition.
A minimum of 4 Non-League sides are assured to achieve the second spherical, which will get underway on November 30, with loads of different decrease league groups provided the chance of an upset, too.
Groups will progress to the second spherical of the FA Cup desirous to know which large they will kill within the second spherical, however, sadly, Premier League and Championship groups solely enter the competitors within the third spherical. Meaning these plucky Non-League sides must navigate their means by means of one other spherical earlier than heading to a 40,000-seater stadium – so when is the FA Cup second spherical draw?
When is the FA Cup second spherical draw?
The FA Cup second spherical draw takes place at 7.45pm on Sunday 3 November, throughout the highlights present on BBC Two. Kelly Somers will host the draw, with Emile Heskey and Leon Osman drawing the balls for the second spherical. The FA Cup’s social media channels will even preserve updated with reside video from the draw.
With no Premier League or Championship groups coming into the FA Cup till the third spherical, the second spherical will see simply 20 video games contested from sides throughout the pyramid.
That can rise to 32 matches within the third spherical as the highest 44 groups within the nation enter, because the path to the ultimate at Wembley on Could 17 turns into clearer.
Groups are usually not seeded for the draw, guaranteeing any staff can play in opposition to anybody.
Manchester United are the present holders of the Cup after beating Manchester Metropolis within the remaining earlier on the finish of final season.
What are the ball numbers for the FA Cup second spherical?
- Rotherham United or Cheltenham City
- Barrow or Doncaster Rovers
- Worthing or Morecambe
- Boreham Wooden or Leyton Orient
- Exeter Metropolis or Barnet
- Carlisle United or Wigan Athletic
- Tamworth or Huddersfield City
- Brackley City or Braintree City
- Curzon Ashton or Mansfield City
- Wycombe Wanderers or York Metropolis
- Bradford Metropolis or Aldershot City
- Hednesford City or Gainsborough Trinity
- Burton Albion or Scarborough Athletic
- Tranmere Rovers or Oldham Athletic
- Rochdale or Bromley
- Walsall or Bolton Wanderers
- Grimsby City or Wealdstone
- Bristol Rovers or Weston Tremendous Mare
- Milton Keynes Dons or AFC Wimbledon
- Solihull Moors or Maidstone United
- Stockport County or Forest Inexperienced Rovers
- Studying or Fleetwood City
- Stevenage or Guiseley
- Northampton City or Kettering City
- Rushall Olympic or Accrington Stanley
- Swindon City or Colchester United
- Salford Metropolis or Shrewsbury City
- Crewe Alexandra or Dagenham & Redbridge
- Port Vale or Barnsley
- Chesham United or Lincoln Metropolis
- Chesterfield or Horsham
- Southend United or Charlton Athletic
- Notts County or Alfreton City
- Maidenhead United or Crawley City
- Harrogate City or Wrexham
- Woking or Cambridge United
- Gillingham or Blackpool
- Tonbridge Angels or Harborough City
- Sutton United or Birmingham Metropolis
- Newport County or Peterborough United
