LATICS BALL NUMBER 53 IN MONDAY'S EMIRATES FA CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW

Latics ball number 53 in Monday's Emirates FA Cup Third Round draw
Third Round draw to take place on Monday, 8 December, ahead of Brackley Town's home tie against Burton Albion
The draw is scheduled for approximately 6:40pm, and will be scheduled live on TNT Sports 1 and Discovery +

Wigan Athletic will be represented by ball number 53 in the draw for the Third Round of the Emirates FA Cup.

Ryan Lowe's men secured their passage into the Third Round following home victories against Hemel Hempstead Town and Barrow AFC, and will be hoping to be rewarded with a pleasing cup tie.

The Emirates FA Cup Third Round draw will be made on Monday, 8 December, live on TNT Sports, with clubs from the Premier League and EFL Championship set to enter the competition.

Pre-match coverage of the final Second Round tie between Brackley Town and Burton Albion will start at 18:30 GMT on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+. The draw is scheduled for approximately 18:40 GMT and will also be streamed live on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist will present the coverage, and the draw will be made by Joe Cole and Peter Crouch.

The Third Round will be played around the weekend of Saturday, 10 January 2026, meaning Latics' home game against Plymouth Argyle will be rearranged.

The ball numbers for the Third Round draw are listed below:

1. AFC Bournemouth

2. Arsenal FC

3. Aston Villa FC

4. Birmingham City FC

5. Blackburn Rovers FC

6. Brentford FC

7. Brighton & Hove Albion FC

8. Bristol City FC

9. Burnley FC

10. Charlton Athletic FC

11. Chelsea FC

12. Coventry City FC

13. Crystal Palace FC

14. Derby County FC

15. Everton FC

16. Fulham FC

17. Hull City AFC

18. Ipswich Town FC

19. Leeds United AFC

20. Leicester City FC

21. Liverpool FC

22. Manchester City FC

23. Manchester United FC

24. Middlesbrough FC

25. Millwall FC

26. Newcastle United FC

27. Norwich City FC

28. Nottingham Forest FC

29. Oxford United FC

30. Portsmouth FC

31. Preston North End FC

32. Queens Park Rangers FC

33. Sheffield United FC

34. Sheffield Wednesday FC

35. Southampton FC

36. Stoke City FC

37. Sunderland AFC

38. Swansea City FC

39. Tottenham Hotspur FC

40. Watford FC

41. West Bromwich Albion FC

42. West Ham United FC

43. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

44. Wrexham AFC

45. Slough Town FC or Macclesfield FC

46. Grimsby Town FC

47. Sutton United FC or Shrewsbury Town FC

48. Swindon Town FC

49. Weston Super Mare FC

50. Barnsley FC

51. Boreham Wood FC or Newport County AFC

52. Milton Keynes Dons FC

53. Wigan Athletic FC

54. Fleetwood Town

55. Salford City FC

56. Mansfield Town FC

57. Cambridge United FC

58. Brackley Town FC or Burton Albion FC

59. Blackpool FC or Carlisle United AFC

60. Gateshead FC or Walsall FC

61. Exeter City FC

62. Cheltenham Town FC

63. Chesterfield FC or Doncaster Rovers FC

64. Port Vale FC

Latics ball number 53 in Monday's Emirates FA Cup Third Round draw