FA cup 3rd round (proper) draw - 2025

[stargazer_1962]

Not sure who I fancy drawing this season, I don't think having Wolves at the Hawthorns again would be a good idea.
Perhaps Everton away.

The ball numbers for the third round draw are listed below:

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. Charlton Athletic
11. Chelsea
12. Coventry City
13. Crystal Palace
14. Derby County
15. Everton
16. Fulham
17. Hull City
18. Ipswich Town
19. Leeds United
20. Leicester City
21. Liverpool
22. Manchester City
23. Manchester United
24. Middlesbrough
25. Millwall
26. Newcastle United
27. Norwich City
28. Nottingham Forest
29. Oxford United
30. Portsmouth
31. Preston North End
32. Queens Park Rangers
33. Sheffield United
34. Sheffield Wednesday
35. Southampton
36. Stoke City
37. Sunderland
38. Swansea City
39. Tottenham Hotspur
40. Watford
41. West Bromwich Albion
42. West Ham United
43. Wolverhampton Wanderers
44. Wrexham
45. Macclesfield
46. Grimsby Town
47. Shrewsbury Town
48. Swindon Town
49. Weston Super Mare
50. Barnsley
51. Boreham Wood
52. Milton Keynes Dons
53. Wigan Athletic
54. Fleetwood Town
55. Salford City
56. Mansfield Town
57. Cambridge United
58. Brackley Town or Burton Albion
59. Blackpool
60. Walsall
61. Exeter City
62. Cheltenham Town
63. Doncaster Rovers
64. Port Vale

[On Balance]

Arsenal away. Stop the pain, the hope and get it over with quickly.

[baggieal]

Number 51 for me if Mason is still around

BOREham Wood

[Dubbag]

Arsenal away. Stop the pain, the hope and get it over with quickly.

My thoughts exactly.

[Bombers right foot]

Swansea v Albion
Oh well, there?s always the league to look forward to

[kettering_baggie]

Boring, but a possibility, only a possibility, though, of getting through to round four!

[baggieal]

We need to focus on the relegation battle and trying to get the ball over the half way line.

Glad we didn?t play Weston Super Mare as there could have been MOMENTS

[stargazer_1962]

It will be interesting to see what side we put out for that one, but depends on if we still have the same manager as now.

[baggieal]

It will be interesting to see what side we put out for that one, but depends on if we still have the same manager as now.

Our brilliant youngster Bostock who is better than Wallace and Junior might even get 5 minutes if God forbid Mason is still around!

[Omegstrat6]

In an ideal world, I would love us to have a cup run but the reality is that the lack of depth in the squad and our likely position in the table means that we have to concentrate on the league and avoid potential injuries. Even if we did rise through the rounds we'd eventually be beaten by the quality of the Premier League clubs so sadly not worth the risk or effort- other than giving some of our youngsters an opportunity of course.

[Albionic68]

Boring, but a possibility, only a possibility, though, of getting through to round four!

Can imagine your sentiments being echoed by pretty much every member of the Swansea support base in fairness Mike. It wouldn't be so bad....... if I wasn't already going to Swansea away in the League on New Years Day. Ffs 🤣 .

[Albionic68]

We need to focus on the relegation battle and trying to get the ball over the half way line.

Glad we didn?t play Weston Super Mare as there could have been MOMENTS

Morning. What we need to focus on is winning games of football and letting those moments, fleeting as they are currently, lead us where they may. COYB 😎.

[Prando]

Sadly, I now have little interest in the FA Cup. It no longer carries the excitement of yesteryear. It is just nice to see the odd non-league team line up against the giants and make some money.

I have happy memories of the 1960s (my 1st Hawthorns visit was 1961). The school caretaker would put a blackboard in the playground and chalk up the matches drawn for all the Midland Clubs each round. Great excitement at break time.

Presumably, the draw must have been made during the weekday and picked up on the wireless ?

The top teams show contempt with their squad selection. What a shame Tamworth didn?t turn Spurs over on their Astra turf having got to full time all level. At least the match recreated the old enthusiasm and generated decent income for the Club.