Overview

• Live draw is expected at around 10.15pm BST after Grimsby vs Manchester United, with any penalty shootout potentially delaying the start.
• The broadcast is on Sky Sports in the UK with streaming via Sky Go and NOW TV, and it is also set to air on Sky Sports Football’s YouTube channel.
• Thirty-two clubs are in the hat, including nine Premier League sides entering at this stage, the draw is no longer regionalised, and ball numbers have been published with placeholders for unresolved ties.
• Ahead of the main draw, a pre-draw determines home or away status for the UEFA entrants and ensures those clubs do not face each other in this round.
• The main draw uses two bowls—eight Champions League/Europa League clubs in one and the remaining 24 in the other—with the first eight ties drawn by alternating between bowls before the rest are drawn from the second bowl; fixtures are scheduled across the weeks beginning 15 and 22 September.