FA Cup draw ball numbers
16. Tamworth or Leyton Orient (Monday night)
Jack Rathborn3 November 2025 16:18
When is the FA Cup draw? Start time, second-round ball numbers and how to watch on TV
The draw for the second round of the FA Cup takes place tonight.
There was a string of first-round shocks on Saturday, with three non-league sides springing surprises to advance.
Carlisle, managed by Mark Hughes, shocked League One Reading, Gateshead stunned League One high fliers AFC Wimbledon and Boreham Wood beat League Two strugglers Crawley.
Jack Rathborn3 November 2025 16:00
Non-league trio spring FA Cup first round shocks
Substitute Regan Linney hit a sensational hat-trick as National League side Carlisle, managed by Mark Hughes, stunned League One Reading with a remarkable 3-2 extra-time win in the FA Cup first round.
Linney struck twice in second-half added time to force an additional period after Lewis Wing and Mark O’Mahony put the hosts in control before completing his treble – and the comeback – in the 94th minute.
Fellow fifth-tier club Gateshead upset League One high fliers AFC Wimbledon with a 2-0 away victory.
Jack Rathborn3 November 2025 15:59
