All you need to know to watch the FA Cup draw:

1. Draw date: The draw for the first round proper of the 2026/27 FA Cup will take place on Monday, October 19. Coverage will begin at 6.30pm, with the draw scheduled to get underway just five minutes later.
2. Draw details: The draw for the first round will be hosted by presenter Matt Smith. He'll be joined by Arsenal icon Martin Keown and ex-Everton attacker Fara Williams, who earned 172 caps for England.
3. Viewing options: Monday's spectacle will be available to watch via TNT Sports 1 on TV. However, it will also be streamed via the HBO Max app, as well as on TNT Sports' official YouTube channel for free.
4. Teams in contention: This draw is always highly anticipated because it marks the stage where League One and League Two clubs enter the running, including the likes of Leicester City, Reading and Sheffield Wednesday. A total of 40 fixtures will be drawn for the first round, with the winning teams each earning £47,750 in tournament prize money.
5. Ball numbers: 1. Accrington Stanley 2. AFC Wimbledon 3. Barnet 4. Barnsley 5. Blackpool 6. Bradford City 7. Bristol Rovers 8. Bromley 9. Burton Albion 10. Cambridge United 11. Cheltenham Town 12. Chesterfield 13. Colchester United 14. Crawley Town 15. Crewe Alexandra 16. Doncaster Rovers 17. Exeter City 18. Fleetwood Town 19. Gillingham 20. Grimsby Town 21. Huddersfield Town 22. Leicester City 23. Leyton Orient 24. Luton Town 25. Mansfield Town 26. Milton Keynes Dons 27. Newport County 28. Northampton Town 29. Notts County 30. Oldham Athletic 31. Oxford United 32. Peterborough United 33. Plymouth Argyle 34. Port Vale 35. Reading 36. Rochdale 37. Rotherham United 38. Salford City 39. Sheffield Wednesday 40. Shrewsbury Town 41. Stevenage 42. Stockport County 43. Swindon Town 44. Tranmere Rovers 45. Walsall 46. Wigan Athletic 47. Wycombe Wanderers 48. York City 49. Harborough Town or Spennymoor Town 50. Chorley or Worcester City 51. Gateshead or Stafford Rangers 52. FC Halifax Town or South Shields 53. Leiston or Guiseley 54. Barrow or Gloucester City 55. Hartlepool United or Marine 56. Boston United or Scunthorpe United 57. Macclesfield or Anstey Nomads 58. Altrincham or FC United Of Manchester 59. Bury or Harrogate Town 60. Spalding United or Alvechurch 61. AFC Rushden & Diamonds or Morecambe 62. Kidderminster Harriers or Solihull Moors 63. Carlisle United or Tamworth 64. AFC Fylde or Atherton Collieries 65. Salisbury or Eastbourne Borough 66. Sutton United or Truro City 67. Chesham United or Forest Green Rovers 68. Leatherhead or Yeovil Town 69. Bedford Town or Cray Wanderers 70. Uxbridge or Hornchurch 71. Aldershot Town or Tadley Calleva 72. Torquay United or Oxford City 73. Wimborne Town or Chelmsford City 74. Wealdstone or Worthing 75. Boreham Wood or Woking 76. Eastleigh or Brentwood Town 77. Southend United or Berkhamsted 78. Sholing or SE Dons 79. Plymouth Parkway or Chertsey Town 80. Dover Athletic or Dorking Wanderers

Watch the FA Cup on TNT Sports

TNT Sports broadcasts select FA Cup fixtures and fans can tune in on the TNT Sports Prime Video channel. A monthly subscription also includes select Champions League, Europa League and Premier League games.