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

Evening Standard · Tashan Deniran-Alleyne · 2026-11-06 13:21 UTC

80 teams will be whittled down to 40 as the FA Cup first round takes centre stage this weekend

The FA Cup continues apace this weekend with the draw for the second round.

League One and League Two clubs have joined the action, with one of the pick of the ties seeing Robbie Savage facing off against his son, Charlie, as Peterborough host Reading.

The FA Cup first round ties begin on Friday night with 2021 winners Leicester taking on Oxford City. Elsewhere, 2013 winners Wigan are aiming to avoid an early exit at the hands of Boreham Wood.

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