The draw for the FA Cup third spherical has given EFL and non-league sides their first probability to tackle date a Premier League membership on this season’s competitors.
Holders Crystal Palace will begin their defence at Macclesfield, who’re among the many sixth-tier sides hoping to trigger a shock.
Weston-Tremendous-Mare are away to League Two Grimsby City, whereas there are 4 all-Premier League ties.
101GreatGoals.com has the complete 2025/26 FA Cup third spherical draw, together with who every top-flight facet crew will face and the schedule.
FA Cup third spherical: Full draw 2025/26
The draw for the third spherical passed off on Monday, December 8, earlier than Brackley City hosted Burton Albion within the ultimate second spherical tie.
- Wolves vs Shrewsbury City
- Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
- Tottenham vs Aston Villa
- Port Vale vs Fleetwood City
- Preston North Finish vs Wigan Athletic
- Ipswich City vs Blackpool
- Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest
- Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea
- Manchester Metropolis vs Exeter Metropolis
- West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers
- Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
- Fulham vs Middlesbrough
- Everton vs Sunderland
- Liverpool vs Barnsley
- Burnley vs Millwall
- Norwich Metropolis vs Walsall
- Portsmouth vs Arsenal
- Derby County vs Leeds United
- Swansea Metropolis vs West Bromwich Albion
- Salford Metropolis vs Swindon City
- Boreham Wooden vs Brackley City or Burton Albion
- Grimsby City vs Weston Tremendous Mare
- Hull Metropolis vs Blackburn Rovers
- Newcastle vs Bournemouth
- MK Dons vs Oxford United
- Cheltenham City vs Leicester Metropolis
- Cambridge United vs Birmingham Metropolis
- Bristol Metropolis vs Watford
- Stoke Metropolis vs Coventry Metropolis
- Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace
- Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
- Sheffield United vs Mansfield City
When is the FA Cup third spherical?
The ties will happen on the weekend of January 10 2026, with dates, kick-off instances and dwell broadcast protection to be confirmed.
FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule
This season’s remaining spherical dates happen on the next weekends.
Third round: Saturday, January 10 2026
Fourth spherical: Saturday, February 14 2026
Fifth spherical: Saturday, March 7 2026
Quarter-finals: Saturday, April 4 2026
Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25 2026
Remaining: Saturday, Might 16 2026
FA Cup: Full checklist of winners by 12 months
- 2025: Crystal Palace
- 2024: Manchester United
- 2023: Manchester Metropolis
- 2022: Liverpool
- 2021: Leicester Metropolis
- 2020: Arsenal
- 2019: Man Metropolis
- 2018: Chelsea
- 2017: Arsenal
- 2016: Man United
- 2015: Arsenal
- 2014: Arsenal
- 2013: Wigan Athletic
- 2012: Chelsea
- 2011: Man Metropolis
- 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 Metropolis
- 1986: Liverpool
- 1985: Man United
- 1984: Everton
- 1983: Man United
- 1982: Tottenham
- 1981: Tottenham
- 1980: West Ham
- 1979: Arsenal
- 1978: Ipswich City
- 1977: Man United
- 1976: Southampton
- 1975: West Ham
- 1974: Liverpool
- 1973: Sunderland
- 1972: Leeds United
- 1971: Arsenal
- 1970: Chelsea
- 1969: Man Metropolis
- 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 Metropolis
- 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 Metropolis
- 1933: Everton
- 1932: Newcastle
- 1931: West Brom
- 1930: Arsenal
- 1929: Bolton
- 1928: Blackburn
- 1927: Cardiff Metropolis
- 1926: Bolton
- 1925: Sheffield United
- 1924: Newcastle
- 1923: Bolton
- 1922: Huddersfield City
- 1921: Tottenham
- 1920: Aston Villa
- 1916-1919: No competitors held
- 1915: Sheffield United
- 1914: Burnley
- 1913: Aston Villa
- 1912: Barnsley
- 1911: Bradford Metropolis
- 1910: Newcastle
- 1909: Man United
- 1908: Wolves
- 1907: Sheffield Wednesday
- 1906: Everton
- 1905: Aston Villa
- 1904: Man Metropolis
- 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: Previous Etonians
- 1881: Previous Carthusians
- 1880: Clapham Rovers
- 1879: Previous Etonians
- 1878: Wanderers
- 1877: Wanderers
- 1876: Wanderers
- 1875: Royal Engineers
- 1874: Oxford College
- 1873: Wanderers
- 1872: Wanderers
