FA Cup holders Crystal Palace will play sixth-placed Macclesfield in the third round of this year’s competition, while Tottenham will face Aston Villa.
Villa’s trip to Tottenham is one of four Premier League games, with Everton facing Sunderland, Newcastle facing Bournemouth and Brighton facing Manchester United.
Arsenal, who have won a record 14 times, travel to Portsmouth, while Chelsea travel across London to take on Charlton Athletic at The Valley.
Liverpool will play Barnsley at Anfield, while last season’s runners-up Manchester City will face League One side Exeter City at home.
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Oliver Glasner talks about one of his managerial influences, Josep Guardiola, and reveals how he set up Crystal Palace’s match against Man City when they won the FA Cup last season
Nottingham Forest face Championship side Wrexham away, Brentford travel to cash-strapped Sheffield on Wednesday, while the Brian Clough derby between Derby County and Leeds United is also scheduled.
For bottom-of-the-table Weston-super-Mare, there was no chance of a dream Premier League draw. They will visit Grimsby Town, while Boreham Wood will face fellow non-league side Brackley Town or Burton Albion.
FA Cup 3rd round is a complete draw – all matches will be played on the weekend of January 10th
Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton Tottenham vs Aston Villaport 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 United vs QPR 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 Brom Salford City vs Swindon Town Boreham Wood vs Brackley Town or Burton Albion Grimsby Town vs Weston Super Mairhull City vs Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United 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 FC vs Crystal Palace Manchester United vs Brighton Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town
FA Cup 2025/26 key dates
Round 3: Saturday, January 10, 2026
Round 4: Saturday, February 14, 2026
Round 5: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Quarterfinals: Saturday, April 4, 2026
Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Final: Saturday, May 16, 2026
