FA Cup Third Round Draw 2025/26: Full fixtures, dates, schedule

The FA Cup third round draw has given EFL sides and non-league sides the first chance to face a Premier League club in the competition this season.

Holders Crystal Palace will begin their defense at Macclesfield, who are among the sixth-tier sides hoping to cause a shock.

Weston-super-Mare visit League Two’s Grimsby Town while they have four in allPremier League connections.

101GreatGoals.com has the full 2025/26 FA Cup third round draw, including who each top division side will face and the schedule.

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FA Cup Third Round Fixtures 2025/26 Results: Schedule, Kick-off Times

Friday, January 9, 2026

MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United (3-4 on penalties)

Port Vale 1-0 Fleetwood Town

Preston North End 0-1 Wigan Athletic

Wrexham 3-3 Forest (4-3 on penalties)

Saturday, January 10

Cheltenham Town 0-2 Leicester City

Everton 1-1 Sunderland (0-3 on penalties)

Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace

Wolves 6-1 Shrewsbury Town

Boreham Wood 0-5 Burton Albion

Burnley 5-1 Millwall

Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Southampton

Fulham 3-1 Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town 2-1 Blackpool

Manchester City 10-1 Exeter City

Newcastle 3-3 Bournemouth (7-6 on penalties)

Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Brentford

Stoke City 1-0 Coventry City

Bristol City 5-1 Watford

Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City

Grimsby Town 3-2 Weston Super Mare

Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa

Charlton Athletic 1-5 Chelsea

Sunday, January 11

All matches start at 14:30 (09:30 ET / 06:30 PT) unless otherwise stated.

Derby v Leeds (12pm, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 2 and Discovery Plus)

Portsmouth v Arsenal (2pm, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

Hull City v Blackburn Rovers (Discovery Plus)

Norwich City v Walsall (Discovery Plus)

Sheffield United v Mansfield Town (Discovery Plus)

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion (Discovery Plus)

West Ham v Queens Park Rangers (Discovery Plus)

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion (4.30pm, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

Monday, January 12

Liverpool v Barnsley (19:45, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule

The remaining round dates for this season take place on the following weekends.

Third round: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Fourth round: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Fifth Round: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Quarterfinals: Saturday, April 4, 2026

Semifinals: Saturday, April 25, 2026

Finally: Saturday, May 16, 2026

FA Cup: Complete list of winners by year

• 2025: Crystal Palace
• 2024: Manchester United
• 2023: Manchester City
• 2022: Liverpool
• 2021: Leicester City
• 2020: Arsenal
• 2019: Man City
• 2018: Chelsea
• 2017: Arsenal
• 2016: Man United
• 2015: Arsenal
• 2014: Arsenal
• 2013: Wigan Athletic
• 2012: Chelsea
• 2011: Man City
• 2010: Chelsea
• 2009: Chelsea
• 2008: Portsmouth
• 2007: Chelsea
• 2006: Liverpool
• 2005: Arsenal
• 2004: Man United
• 2003: Arsenal
• 2002: Arsenal
• 2001: Liverpool
• 2000: Chelsea
• 1999: Man United
• 1998: Arsenal
• 1997: Chelsea
• 1996: Man United
• 1995: Everton
• 1994: Man United
• 1993: Arsenal
• 1992: Liverpool
• 1991: Tottenham
• 1990: Man United
• 1989: Liverpool
• 1988: Wimbledon
• 1987: Coventry City
• 1986: Liverpool
• 1985: Man United
• 1984: Everton
• 1983: Man United
• 1982: Tottenham
• 1981: Tottenham
• 1980: West Ham
• 1979: Arsenal
• 1978: Ipswich Town
• 1977: Man United
• 1976: Southampton
• 1975: West Ham
• 1974: Liverpool
• 1973: Sunderland
• 1972: Leeds United
• 1971: Arsenal
• 1970: Chelsea
• 1969: Man City
• 1968: West Bromwich Albion
• 1967: Tottenham
• 1966: Everton
• 1965: Liverpool
• 1964: West Ham
• 1963: Man United
• 1962: Tottenham
• 1961: Tottenham
• 1960: Wolves
• 1959: Nottingham Forest
• 1958: Bolton Wanderers
• 1957: Aston Villa
• 1956: Man City
• 1955: Newcastle
• 1954: West Bromwich Albion
• 1953: Blackpool
• 1952: Newcastle
• 1951: Newcastle
• 1950: Arsenal
• 1949: Wolves
• 1948: Man United
• 1947: Charlton Athletic
• 1946: Darby County
• 1939: Portsmouth
• 1938: Preston
• 1937: Sunderland
• 1936: Arsenal
• 1935: Sheffield Wednesday
• 1934: Man City
• 1933: Everton
• 1932: Newcastle
• 1931: West Bromwich Albion
• 1930: Arsenal
• 1929: Bolton
• 1928: Blackburn
• 1927: Cardiff City
• 1926: Bolton
• 1925: Sheffield United
• 1924: Newcastle
• 1923: Bolton
• 1922: Huddersfield Town
• 1921: Tottenham
• 1920: Aston Villa
• 1916-1919: No competition held
• 1915: Sheffield United
• 1914: Burnley
• 1913: Aston Villa
• 1912: Barnsley
• 1911: Bradford City
• 1910: Newcastle
• 1909: Man United
• 1908: Wolves
• 1907: Sheffield Wednesday
• 1906: Everton
• 1905: Aston Villa
• 1904: Man City
• 1903: Bury
• 1902: Sheffield United
• 1901: Tottenham
• 1900: Bury
• 1899: Sheffield United
• 1898: Nottingham Forest
• 1897: Aston Villa
• 1896: Sheffield Wednesday
• 1895: Aston Villa
• 1894: Notts County
• 1893: Wolves
• 1892: West Bromwich
• 1891: Blackburn
• 1890: Blackburn
• 1889: Preston
• 1888: West Bromwich
• 1887: Aston Villa
• 1886: Blackburn
• 1885: Blackburn
• 1884: Blackburn
• 1883: Blackburn Olympic
• 1882: Old Etonians
• 1881: Old Cartesians
• 1880: Clapham Rovers
• 1879: Old Etonians
• 1878: Strangers
• 1877: Strangers
• 1876: Tramps
• 1875: Royal Engineers
• 1874: Oxford University
• 1873: Strangers
• 1872: Tramps