The first round proper of the FA Cup concludes (exempting any replays) this afternoon as this weekend’s victorious teams discover who they will face in the next round of the competition.
The second round draw is scheduled to take place at 2.30pm following the conculsion of Chesterfield’s clash Portsmouth and will be shown on ITV1.
The first round was made up of the 48 teams in EFL League One and League Two, joined by the 32 winners from non-league football who progressed through the qualifying and preliminary rounds.
A total of 40 fixtures will be whittled down to just 20 in the second round providing 20 lower-league or non-league clubs to continue their FA Cup journeys into the New Year when Championship and Premier League sides enter at the third-round stage.
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FA Cup second round draw
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The FA Cup second round draw will take place at 2.30pm, live on ITV1
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It will follow the end of Chesterfield’s first round tie with Portsmouth
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20 fixtures will take place in the next round
FA Cup second round draw
13:21 , Mike Jones
Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of today’s FA Cup draw. The fixtures for the second round will be decided and this weekend’s victorious teams will learn who they are coming up against in the next round.
During this stage of the competition, only clubs in League One, League Two and the National League are involved with 20 sides going on to reach the third round where teams in the Championship and Premier League join the competition.
Some of yesterday’s winner include former Premier League sides Bolton and Wigan as well as Hollywood’s heroes Wrexham. The draw is expected to get underway around 2.30pm at the conclusion of Chesterfield’s clash with Portsmouth.