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FA Cup draw: When is first-round draw, ball numbers and how to watch
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The 2026-27 FA Cup first-round draw takes place this evening, featuring 32 non-league sides and 48 EFL teams including Leicester, Wigan and Sheffield Wednesday.
The first-round draw for the 2026-27 FA Cup is taking place this evening, with 80 teams in the hat: 32 non-league sides who have progressed through qualifying rounds and 48 teams from League One and League Two. The draw includes several former FA Cup winners such as Leicester City (2021), Wigan Athletic (2013), Sheffield Wednesday (1896, 1907, 1935) and Huddersfield Town (1922). Four teams are competing in the FA Cup first round proper for the first time in their history: eighth-tier AFC Rushden & Diamonds, seventh-tier Berkhamsted and Sholing, and ninth-tier Tadley Calleva, the lowest-ranked team in the draw.
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- Leicester to visit Oxford City in FA Cup first round - full drawBBC Sport
- FA Cup draw in full: First-round fixtures confirmed as non-league sides learn fateEvening Standard
- FA Cup draw LIVE: Former winners Leicester among EFL teams to enter fray in first roundThe Independent
- FA Cup draw LIVE: First round fixtures to be revealed as competition beginsEvening Standard
- How to watch FA Cup first round draw for free - channel and start timeWalesOnline
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- FA Cup first round draw: Date, start time and ball numbers as non-league sides hope for Leicester City tietalkSPORT
- FA Cup draw: When is first-round draw, ball numbers and how to watchThe IndependentThis article
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