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Date, time, TV, live stream, ball numbers for 2025/26
The remaining 32 teams in the 2025/26 FA Cup will discover their fate in the fourth round when the draw is made by two former winners of the competition.
Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole will decide the ties as a host of Premier League clubs aim to take another step towards this season’s final.
Liverpool legend Gerrard triumphed with Liverpool in 2001 and 2006, with Cole lifting the trophy as a Chelsea midfielder in 2007 and 2010.
101GreatGoals.com has the details on the 2025/26 FA Cup fourth round draw, including date, time and how to watch.
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When is the FA Cup fourth round draw 2025/26?
The draw will be made at Anfield on Monday, January 12 before the Reds host third-tier Barnsley in the final tie of this season’s third round.
Presenter Darren Fletcher is on hosting duties alongside Rangers and Scotland hall-of-famer Ally McCoist, who was part of a Sunderland side beaten 3-0 at home by Liverpool in the 1981/82 fourth round.
FA Cup fourth round draw 2025/26: What time does it start?
The draw is expected to start at approximately 18:35 GMT (13:35 ET / 10:35 PT) as part of a live broadcast beginning five minutes beforehand in the UK.
FA Cup fourth round draw: TV channel, live online stream
The draw will be shown live on TNT Sports 1, the Discovery Plus app and the TNT Sports YouTube channel.
FA Cup fourth round ball numbers
Here’s how the ball numbers look.
1. Wolves
2. Southampton
3. Aston Villa
4. Port Vale
5. Wigan Athletic
6. Ipswich Town
7. Wrexham
8. Chelsea
9. Manchester City
10. West Ham United or Queens Park Rangers
11. Brentford
12. Fulham
13. Sunderland
14. Liverpool or Barnsley
15. Burnley
16. Norwich City or Walsall
17. Portsmouth or Arsenal
18. Derby County or Leeds United
19. Swansea City or West Bromwich Albion
20. Salford City or Swindon Town
21. Burton Albion
22. Grimsby Town
23. Hull City or Blackburn Rovers
24. Newcastle United
25. Oxford United
26. Leicester City
27. Birmingham City
28. Bristol City
29. Stoke City
30. Macclesfield
31. Manchester United or Brighton & Hove Albion
32. Sheffield United or Mansfield Town
When is the FA Cup fourth round 2025/26?
The ties will take place around the weekend of Saturday, February 14 2026.
FA Cup third round fixtures, results 2025/26: 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 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 live online stream: BBC, TNT Sports
In the UK, fans can stream the action via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer app, which are available on a vast variety of devices for viewing on the go.
Matches on TNT Sports can be streamed through the Discovery Plus app. TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
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
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
