FA Cup fourth round draw LIVE: Start time, ball numbers and how to follow as Arsenal, Liverpool and Macclesfield await next opponents

One of the greatest weekends on the football calendar did not disappoint as the third round of the FA Cup took centre-stage.

This is the part of the competition where all of the Premier League and Championship sides join the remaining League One, Two and non-league teams in the world’s most famous cup competition.

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And as soon as the third round is over, all of the remaining teams will be thinking about who they will be facing next.

One team who won’t be in the hat are the holders Crystal Palace after they were dumped out by National League North side Macclesfield FC in one of the great FA Cup shocks.

Elsewhere, Manchester United crashed out after a loss to Brighton at Old Trafford marked a new low for the club.

Everton and Tottenham also went out but the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea have made it through to the next round.

FA Cup fourth round draw: Date and start time

The draw for the FA Cup fourth round will take place on Monday, January 12.

It will be held at 6:35pm ahead of the final third round game between Liverpool and Barnsley.

Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole will be drawing the balls from the hat.

talkSPORT will have live commentary of that match and the draw beforehand.

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FA Cup fourth round draw: Ball numbers

The ball numbers for the fourth round draw are as follows…

1. Wolves
2. Southampton
3. Aston Villa
4. Port Vale
5. Wigan Athletic
6. Ipswich Town
7. Wrexham
8. Chelsea
9. Manchester City
10. West Ham
11. Brentford
12. Fulham
13. Sunderland
14. Liverpool or Barnsley
15. Burnley
16. Norwich City
17. Arsenal
18. Leeds United
19. West Brom
20. Salford City or Swindon Town
21. Burton Albion
22. Grimsby Town
23. Hull City
24. Newcastle United
25. Oxford United
26. Leicester City
27. Birmingham City
28. Bristol City
29. Stoke City
30. Macclesfield
31. Brighton
32. Mansfield Town

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FA Cup fourth round dates

The fourth round is scheduled to take place on the weekend of February 14.

The FA Cup third round results are as follows…

Friday, January 9

• MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United [Oxford won 4-3 on pens]
• Port Vale 1-0 Fleetwood Town
• Preston North End 0-1 Wigan Athletic
• Wrexham 3-3 Nottingham Forest [Wrexham won 4-3 on pens]

Saturday, January 10

• Cheltenham Town 0-2 Leicester City
• Everton 1-1 Sunderland [Sunderland won 3-0 on pens]
• Macclesfield FC 2-1 Crystal Palace
• Wolves 6-1 Shrewsbury Town
• Boreham Wood 0-5 Burton Albion
• Burnley 5-1 Millwall
• Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Southampton
• Fulham 3-1 Middlesbrough
• Ipswich Town 2-1 Blackpool
• Manchester City 10-1 Exeter City
• Newcastle 3-3 AFC Bournemouth [Newcastle won 7-6 on pens]
• Salford City P-P Swindon Town [To be played on January 20]
• Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Brentford
• Stoke City 1-0 Coventry City
• Bristol City 5-1 Watford
• Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City
• Grimsby Town 3-2 Weston Super Mare
• Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Aston Villa
• Charlton Athletic 1-5 Chelsea

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Sunday, January 11

• Derby County 1-3 Leeds United
• Portsmouth 1-4 Arsenal
• Hull City 0-0 Blackburn Rovers [Hull won 4-3 on pens]
• Norwich City 5-1 Walsall
• Sheffield United 3-4 Mansfield Town
• Swansea City 2-2 West Brom [West Brom 6-5 on pens]
• West Ham United 2-1 QPR
• Manchester United 1-2 Brighton

Monday, January 12

• 19:45 – Liverpool vs Barnsley – live on talkSPORT