The draw for the third round of the 2025/2026 FA Cup was conducted on Monday, with Premier League giants Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester City all learning their opponents.
This round marks the entry point for all 20 Premier League clubs, who join 24 Championship sides and lower-tier teams that have made it through the earlier rounds, including non-league clubs Macclesfield, Weston-super-Mare, and Boreham Wood.
Manchester United will face a stern test at Old Trafford as they welcome Brighton, while defending champions Manchester City have a favourable draw at home against Exeter City.
Arsenal travel to Fratton Park to face League One leaders Portsmouth, and Liverpool will host Barnsley at Anfield.
Chelsea have been drawn away to Charlton Athletic, and Tottenham Hotspur will play fellow Premier League side Aston Villa in one of the round’s standout ties.
Macclesfield will host Crystal Palace in what promises to be a memorable fixture for the non-league side. Weston-super-Mare travel to Grimsby Town, while Boreham Wood await the winners of the second-round tie between Brackley Town and Burton Albion.
Full FA Cup third round draw:
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Shrewsbury Town
Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur 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 United 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 Brackley Town OR Burton Albion
Grimsby Town vs Weston-super-Mare
Hull 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 vs Crystal Palace
Manchester United vs Brighton
Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town.
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