FA Cup fourth-round draw time, TV channel and all 32 ball numbers

08 January 2023 , 14:45

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FA Cup fourth-round draw time, TV channel and all 32 ball numbers

The oldest club competition in world football is edging ever closer to its business end, with the fourth-round fixtures of the FA Cup due to take place at the end of January.

Before the ties get underway, there is the exciting prospect of a draw to be conducted - and, of course, third-round replays to be contested. The heavyweights of the Premier League entered the fray in the third-round and Manchester United, Tottenham, Leicester and Southampton are among the teams to have progressed.

The weekend's most mouth-watering clash pits Manchester City and Chelsea against each other once more, with coverage of the fixture including the draw ceremony.

Here is all the information you need ahead of the fourth-round draw...

When is the draw for the FA Cup fourth round?

The FA Cup fourth-round draw will take place ahead of Sunday evening's third-round encounter between Manchester City and Chelsea, who also met in the Premier League on Thursday. City grabbed the points on that occasion, beating the west Londoners 1-0 thanks to Riyad Mahrez's winner.

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Mark Chapman will host the draw and he will be joined by Emile Heskey and Karen Bardsley. Heskey lifted the FA Cup with Liverpool in 2001, while Bardsley won the Women's FA Cup on three occasions (2017, 2019, 2020) with Manchester City.

The draw is expected to take place at approximately 4:05pm GMT, 25 minutes before kick-off at the Etihad Stadium.

The FA Cup fourth-round draw will take place on Sunday evening (The FA via Getty Images)

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How can I watch?

In the United Kingdom, the draw will be televised on BBC One in the build-up to the coverage of Manchester City versus Chelsea. The draw can also be live-streamed via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer.

Fans can also tune in via the official FA Cup Twitter and Facebook pages, while Mirror Football will be live-blogging the event.

When is the FA Cup fourth round?

Monday's fixture between Oxford United and Arsenal is the final scheduled third-round tie, although replays are required for games which end all square.

The fourth round will take place between Friday 27 January and Monday 30 January.

Ball numbers

1. Preston North End
2. Brighton & Hove Albion
3. Chesterfield or West Bromwich Albion
4. Manchester City or Chelsea
5. Stockport County or Walsall
6. Boreham Wood or Accrington Stanley
7. Tottenham Hotspur
8. Derby County or Barnsley
9. Cardiff City or Leeds United
10. West Ham United
11. Burnley
12. Wrexham
13. Norwich City or Blackburn Rovers
14. Aston Villa or Stevenage
15. Luton Town or Wigan Athletic
16. Oxford United or Arsenal
17. Fleetwood Town
18. Liverpool or Wolverhampton Wanderers
19. Grimsby Town
20. Blackpool
21. Leicester City
22. Forest Green Rovers or Birmingham City
23. Bristol City or Swansea City
24. Hartlepool United or Stoke City
25. Fulham
26. Southampton
27. Sheffield United
28. Sunderland
29. Sheffield Wednesday
30. Manchester United
31. Reading or Watford
32. Ipswich Town

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