It’s time for the FA Cup third spherical draw.
Newcastle United followers discovering out on Sunday (particulars beneath) who they are going to be enjoying the primary week in January 2024.
The FA Cup third spherical draw that includes 64 groups (as soon as second spherical matches are accomplished), so a one in sixty three likelihood of enjoying any of them, together with the Mackems.
Evidently, the Mike Ashley years have been grim, with an official Ashley membership coverage of not making an attempt in cup competitions for many of his period in cost.
No coincidence then that NUFC’s latest report is appalling, with the Mike Ashley issue the important thing factor.
The final seventeen seasons have seen Newcastle United knocked out eight instances within the third spherical, seven instances within the fourth spherical, plus twice profitable three matches and going out within the sixth spherical (quarter-finals).
Right here’s hoping for a form FA Cup third spherical draw at dwelling, to hopefully take just a little strain of the present state of affairs of so many gamers unavailable and so many matches, together with enjoying each midweek.
Newcastle United official FA Cup third spherical draw announcement – 3 December 2023:
Newcastle United shall be ball quantity 27 when the draw for the third spherical of the 2023/24 FA Cup takes place on Sunday.
The Magpies be part of different golf equipment from the Premier League and Championship in getting into the competitors at this stage, with the draw because of happen at round 12:55pm GMT throughout ITV’s protection of the second spherical tie between Eastleigh and Studying.
Third spherical fixtures will happen throughout the weekend of Saturday sixth and Sunday seventh January 2024.
Newcastle – who’ve received the FA Cup six instances, most just lately in 1955 – shall be seeking to progress past the third spherical for the primary time in 4 years.
They have been knocked out by then-League One Sheffield Wednesday at this stage final time period, having exited by the hands of Cambridge United from the identical division within the earlier season.
And in 2020/21, they have been overwhelmed by Arsenal. The Magpies have been quarter-finalists within the Covid-interrupted 2019/20 marketing campaign, nevertheless, however misplaced to Manchester Metropolis within the final eight.
This season’s third spherical ball numbers are:
1 AFC Bournemouth
2 Arsenal
3 Aston Villa
4 Birmingham Metropolis
5 Blackburn Rovers
6 Brentford
7 Brighton & Hove Albion
8 Bristol Metropolis
9 Burnley
10 Cardiff Metropolis
11 Chelsea
12 Coventry Metropolis
13 Crystal Palace
14 Everton
15 Fulham
16 Huddersfield City
17 Hull Metropolis
18 Ipswich City
19 Leeds United
20 Leicester Metropolis
21 Liverpool
22 Luton City
23 Manchester Metropolis
24 Manchester United
25 Middlesbrough
26 Millwall
27 Newcastle United
28 Norwich Metropolis
29 Nottingham Forest
30 Plymouth Argyle
31 Preston North Finish
32 Queens Park Rangers
33 Rotherham United
34 Sheffield United
35 Sheffield Wednesday
36 Southampton
37 Stoke Metropolis
38 Sunderland
39 Swansea Metropolis
40 Tottenham Hotspur
41 Watford
42 West Bromwich Albion
43 West Ham United
44 Wolverhampton Wanderers
45 Maidstone United
46 Morecambe
47 Shrewsbury City
48 Chesterfield or Leyton Orient
49 Aldershot City or Stockport County
50 Alfreton City or Walsall
51 Blackpool or Forest Inexperienced Rovers
52 Cambridge United
53 Bolton Wanderers
54 Wrexham or Yeovil City
55 Crewe Alexandra or Bristol Rovers
56 Peterborough United
57 Eastleigh or Studying
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
