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FA Cup third round TV schedule, streams on BBC, TNT Sports
The TV broadcast selections have been made for the FA Cup third round, featuring Premier League clubs for the first time in the 2025/26 competition.
Holders Crystal Palace’s trip to sixth-tier Macclesfield is among the games that will be shown live, as will Liverpool’s home game against third-tier Barnsley.
Four matches between top-flight clubs and Championship sides will be shown, while two involve all-Premier League ties.
101GreatGoals.com has the full 2025/26 FA Cup third round TV schedule, including how to stream each game and kick-off times.
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FA Cup third round TV matches 2025/26: Schedule, kick-off times
All times are GMT. Dates and start times for ties in the draw which are not being shown on live TV or stream in the UK will be confirmed soon.
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 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
When is the FA Cup third round?
The ties will take place on the weekend of January 10 2026.
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
