When is the FA Cup third round draw and what ball number are MK Dons?

Dons are in the draw for the first time since 20/21

The third round of the FA Cup awaits for MK Dons, with all eyes on the draw on Monday night.

For the first time in five years, Dons go into the hat to potentially take on the country’s biggest sides, with the Premier League and Championship teams added to the competition at this stage.

Paul Warne’s side booked their spot in the third round with ease on Saturday, seeing off fellow League Two side Oldham Athletic 3-1 at Stadium MK thanks to goals from Joe Tomlinson, Liam Kelly and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.

Prior to that, it was another all-League Two clash in the first round, with Dons beating Colchester 3-2 at the JobServe Community Stadium in Essex.

Victory in Saturday’s second round earned Dons £79,500, while Oldham earned £21,200 for their cup run. In the third round, winners will receive a significant jump in prize month, with £121,500 going to the teams who progress, while £26,500 awaits those who exit the competition.

Non-league sides Macclesfield, Boreham Wood, Weston-Super-Mare and Brackley Town all remain in the competition, with the latter taking on Burton Albion on Monday night.

Pre-match coverage of the final second round tie between Brackley and Burton 6.30pm on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+. The draw is scheduled for approximately 6.40pm and will also be streamed live on the TNT Sports YouTube channel - WATCH IT HERE.

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

MK Dons are ball 52 in the draw.

The ball numbers:

1. AFC Bournemouth

2. Arsenal

3. Aston Villa

4. Birmingham City

5. Blackburn Rovers

6. Brentford

7. Brighton & Hove Albion

8. Bristol City

9. Burnley

10. Charlton Athletic

11. Chelsea

12. Coventry City

13. Crystal Palace

14. Derby County

15. Everton

16. Fulham

17. Hull City

18. Ipswich Town

19. Leeds United

20. Leicester City

21. Liverpool

22. Manchester City

23. Manchester United

24. Middlesbrough

25. Millwall

26. Newcastle United

27. Norwich City

28. Nottingham Forest

29. Oxford United

30. Portsmouth

31. Preston North End

32. Queens Park Rangers

33. Sheffield United

34. Sheffield Wednesday

35. Southampton

36. Stoke City

37. Sunderland

38. Swansea City

39. Tottenham Hotspur

40. Watford

41. West Bromwich Albion

42. West Ham United

43. Wolverhampton Wanderers

44. Wrexham

45. Macclesfield

46. Grimsby Town

47. Shrewsbury Town

48. Swindon Town

49. Weston Super Mare

50. Barnsley

51. Boreham Wood

52. Milton Keynes Dons

53. Wigan Athletic

54. Fleetwood Town

55. Salford City

56. Mansfield Town

57. Cambridge United

58. Brackley Town or Burton Albion

59. Blackpool

60. Walsall

61. Exeter City

62. Cheltenham Town

63. Doncaster Rovers

64. Port Vale

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