When is FA Cup draw? Date, start time, second round ball numbers and TV channel

FA Cup second round draw takes place Monday, November 9 at 6:30pm GMT on TNT Sports 1, with first round matches this weekend reducing 80 teams to 40.

The FA Cup first round takes centre stage this weekend, with 80 teams competing to reach the second round. Notable ties include 2021 winners Leicester facing Oxford City, 2013 winners Wigan against Boreham Wood, and eighth-tier sides AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Stafford Rangers facing Burton Albion and Grimsby Town respectively in potential giant-killing opportunities. Robbie Savage will face his son Charlie when Peterborough host Reading.

The draw for the second round will be held on Monday, November 9, 2026, before the match between Plymouth Parkway and Berkhamsted. Television coverage begins at 6:30pm GMT on TNT Sports 1, with the draw expected to follow shortly after. The second round ties will be played across the weekend of December 5-6, 2026.