FULL LIST: Man United face Brighton, Arsenal travel to Portsmouth in FA Cup third round

The FA Cup trophy. Photo: Emirates FA Cup

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The draw for the Third Round Proper of the 2025-26 Emirates FA Cup has been finalised, setting up a host of clashes between Premier League giants and lower-league sides.

Premier League teams enter the competition at this stage, joining the lower-league sides who progressed from the first and second rounds.

The fixtures, as released by the Emirates FA Cup on Monday are as follows:

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-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 & Hove Albion

Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town

Wolves 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 QPR

Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford

Fulham vs Middlesbrough

Everton vs Sunderland

Liverpool vs Barnsley

Burnley vs Millwall

Norwich City vs Walsall

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