Find all of the details ahead of the Emirates FA Cup fourth round proper draw

Thursday 09 Jan 2025
The Emirates FA Cup fourth round draw will be made on Sunday afternoon

The draw for the Emirates FA Cup fourth round proper will be made on Sunday 12 January 2025, following the conclusion of the tie between Arsenal and Manchester United.

With the game at the Emirates Stadium kicking-off at 3pm GMT, we anticipate the draw to take place around 5pm GMT provided the tie doesn't go to extra time in which case it will still happen following the conclusion of the game. 

The draw will be presented by Kelly Somers, made by Martin Keown and Mark Schwarzer and shown live in the UK as part of BBC One's coverage. It can also be seen across our official Emirates FA Cup social media channels.

With 32 ties taking place from Thursday 9 January through until Monday 13 January, the ball numbers for the fourth round draw can be found below.

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The ball numbers

1 Southampton or Swansea City 
2 Arsenal or Manchester United
3 Exeter City or Oxford United
4 Leyton Orient or Derby County
5 Reading or Burnley
6 Aston Villa or West Ham United
7 Norwich City or Brighton & Hove Albion
8 Manchester City or Salford City
9 Millwall or Dagenham & Redbridge
10 Liverpool or Accrington Stanley
11 Bristol City or Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 Preston North End or Charlton Athletic
13 Chelsea or Morecambe
14 Middlesbrough or Blackburn Rovers
15 AFC Bournemouth or West Bromwich Albion
16 Mansfield Town or Wigan Athletic
17 Tamworth or Tottenham Hotspur
18 Hull City or Doncaster Rovers
19 Sunderland or Stoke City
20 Leicester City or Queens Park Rangers
21 Brentford or Plymouth Argyle
22 Coventry City or Sheffield Wednesday
23 Newcastle United or Bromley
24 Everton or Peterborough United
25 Wycombe Wanderers or Portsmouth
26 Birmingham City or Lincoln City
27 Leeds United or Harrogate Town
28 Nottingham Forest or Luton Town
29 Sheffield United or Cardiff City
30 Ipswich Town or Bristol Rovers
31 Fulham or Watford
32 Crystal Palace or Stockport County

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