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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FA Cup third round: Full draw 2025/26
The draw for the third round took place on Monday, December 8, before Brackley Town hosted Burton Albion in the final second round tie.
Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town
Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
Tottenham vs Aston Villa
Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town
Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic
Ipswich Town vs Blackpool
Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest
Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea
Manchester City vs Exeter City
West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers
Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
Fulham vs Middlesbrough
Everton vs Sunderland
Liverpool vs Barnsley
Burnley vs Millwall
Norwich City vs Walsall
Portsmouth vs Arsenal
Derby County vs Leeds United
Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion
Salford City vs Swindon Town
Boreham Wood vs Burton Albion
Grimsby Town vs Weston Super Mare
Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle vs Bournemouth
MK Dons vs Oxford United
Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City
Cambridge United vs Birmingham City
Bristol City vs Watford
Stoke City vs Coventry City
Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town
When is the FA Cup third round?
The ties will take place on the weekend of January 10 2026, with full dates, kick-off times and live broadcast coverage to be confirmed.
The following TV selections have been made:
Friday, January 9 2026
Wrexham vs Forest (19:30 GMT, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Saturday, January 10
Macclesfield vs Palace (12:15, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Tottenham vs Villa (17:45, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Charlton vs Chelsea (20:00, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Sunday, January 11
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)
Man United vs Brighton (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
