
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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