The draw for the FA Cup third round has given EFL and non-league sides their first chance to take on a Premier League club in this season’s competition.
Holders Crystal Palace will start their defence at Macclesfield, who are among the sixth-tier sides hoping to cause a shock.
Weston-Super-Mare are away to League Two Grimsby Town, while there are four all-Premier League ties.
101GreatGoals.com has the full 2025/26 FA Cup third round draw, including who each top-flight side team will face and the schedule.
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When is the FA Cup third round?
The ties will take place on the weekend of January 10 2026. Here’s the full schedule including TV selections.
Friday, January 9 2026
All matches start at 19:30 GMT (14:30 ET / 11:30 PT).
MK Dons vs Oxford United (19:30, Discovery Plus)
Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town (19:30, Discovery Plus)
Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic (19:30, Discovery Plus)
Wrexham vs Forest (19:30, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Saturday, January 10
All matches start at 15:00 (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT) unless otherwise stated.
Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City (12:15, Discovery Plus)
Everton vs Sunderland (12:15, Discovery Plus)
Macclesfield vs Palace (12:15, BBC One, iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town (12:15, Discovery Plus)
Boreham Wood vs Burton Albion
Burnley vs Millwall
Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
Fulham vs Middlesbrough
Ipswich Town vs Blackpool
Manchester City vs Exeter City
Newcastle vs Bournemouth
Salford City vs Swindon Town
Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
Stoke City vs Coventry City
Bristol City vs Watford (17:45, Discovery Plus)
Cambridge United vs Birmingham City (17:45, Discovery Plus)
Grimsby Town vs Weston Super Mare (17:45, Discovery Plus)
Tottenham vs Aston Villa (17:45, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea (20:00, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Sunday, January 11
All matches start at 14:30 (09:30 ET / 06:30 PT) unless otherwise stated.
Derby vs Leeds (12:00, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 2 and Discovery Plus)
Portsmouth vs Arsenal (14:00, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers (Discovery Plus)
Norwich City vs Walsall (Discovery Plus)
Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town (Discovery Plus)
Swansea City v. West Bromwich Albion (Discovery Plus)
West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers (Discovery Plus)
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion (16:30, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Monday, January 12
Liverpool vs Barnsley (19:45, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule
This season’s remaining round dates take place on the following weekends.
Third round: Saturday, January 10 2026
Fourth round: Saturday, February 14 2026
Fifth round: Saturday, March 7 2026
Quarter-finals: Saturday, April 4 2026
Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25 2026
Final: Saturday, May 16 2026
FA Cup: Full 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 Brom
- 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 Brom
- 1953: Blackpool
- 1952: Newcastle
- 1951: Newcastle
- 1950: Arsenal
- 1949: Wolves
- 1948: Man United
- 1947: Charlton Athletic
- 1946: Derby County
- 1939: Portsmouth
- 1938: Preston
- 1937: Sunderland
- 1936: Arsenal
- 1935: Sheffield Wednesday
- 1934: Man City
- 1933: Everton
- 1932: Newcastle
- 1931: West Brom
- 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 Brom
- 1891: Blackburn
- 1890: Blackburn
- 1889: Preston
- 1888: West Brom
- 1887: Aston Villa
- 1886: Blackburn
- 1885: Blackburn
- 1884: Blackburn
- 1883: Blackburn Olympic
- 1882: Old Etonians
- 1881: Old Carthusians
- 1880: Clapham Rovers
- 1879: Old Etonians
- 1878: Wanderers
- 1877: Wanderers
- 1876: Wanderers
- 1875: Royal Engineers
- 1874: Oxford University
- 1873: Wanderers
- 1872: Wanderers
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