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Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The second round of the FA Cup 2025/26 was concluded over the weekend, so attention now turns to the third round of the oldest domestic soccer tournament in the world.Round three is when Premier League teams enter the draw, offering up the prospect of a dream day out for any of the non-league sides still involved.Crystal Palace are the holders, having defeated Manchester City in last season’s final. Teams as low down the pyramid as the National League North will be hoping for a money-spinning tie against one of the country’s biggest clubs.The Sporting News will detail all the third-round fixtures below, plus the schedule for the games.MORE:Teams to win the most FA Cup titles in historyWhen is the FA Cup third-round draw?The draw for the 2025/26 third round takes place on Monday, December 8.It is due to start at around 6:40 p.m. GMT (1:40 p.m. ET).FA Cup third round draw resultsThis page will be updated once the third-round draw has taken place.FA Cup third round 2025/26: Full fixture scheduleDateTime (ET)MatchFA Cup third round ball numbersThe ball numbers below correspond to each team in the draw.1. Bournemouth2. Arsenal3. Aston Villa4. Birmingham City5. Blackburn Rovers6. Brentford7. Brighton & Hove Albion 8. Bristol City 9. Burnley 10. Charlton Athletic11. Chelsea 12. Coventry City 13. Crystal Palace14. Derby County 15. Everton 16. Fulham 17. Hull City18. Ipswich Town19. Leeds United20. Leicester City21. Liverpool 22. Manchester City 23. Manchester United24. Middlesbrough 25. Millwall 26. Newcastle United27. Norwich City 28. Nottingham Forest29. Oxford United 30. Portsmouth 31. Preston North End 32. Queens Park Rangers 33. Sheffield United 34. Sheffield Wednesday 35. Southampton 36. Stoke City 37. Sunderland 38. Swansea City 39. Tottenham Hotspur40. Watford 41. West Bromwich Albion 42. West Ham United 43. Wolverhampton Wanderers44. Wrexham 45. Macclesfield 46. Grimsby Town 47. Shrewsbury Town 48. Swindon Town 49. Weston Super Mare 50. Barnsley 51. Boreham Wood52. Milton Keynes Dons53. Wigan Athletic 54. Fleetwood Town 55. Salford City56. Mansfield Town57. Cambridge United 58. Brackley Town or Burton Albion 59. Blackpool60. Walsall61. Exeter City62. Cheltenham Town 63. Doncaster Rovers64. Port ValeWhen are the FA Cup third-round matches?The third round is scheduled to take place over the weekend of January 10-11, 2026.The precise order of games will be confirmed closer to the time, once matches have been selected for live TV broadcast.2026 WORLD CUP HQ:Latest World Cup news | Full World Cup schedule | Buy World Cup tickets