FA Cup draw: Enzo Maresca's Chelsea discover third round opponents | OneFootball

Chelsea have discovered who they will face in the FA Cup third round next month.

Following Monday's draw, Chelsea will face Charlton Athletic away from home in the third round at the beginning of January.

Enzo Maresca's side will be keen to better their 2024/25 finish after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round last season.

Ties are scheduled to take place around the weekend of Saturday 10th January 2026, which will see Chelsea face Charlton in between their Premier League clashes against Fulham and Brentford.

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In full: Confirmed FA Cup third round ties

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town2 Doncaster Rovers v Southampton3 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa4 Port Vale v Fleetwood Town5 Preston North End v Wigan Athletic6 Ipswich Town v Blackpool7 Wrexham v Nottingham Forest8 Charlton Athletic v Chelsea9 Manchester City v Exeter City10 West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers11 Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford12 Fulham v Middlesbrough13 Everton v Sunderland14 Liverpool v Barnsley15 Burnley v Millwall16 Norwich City v Walsall17 Portsmouth v Arsenal18 Derby County v Leeds United19 Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion20 Salford City v Swindon Town21 Boreham Wood v Burton Albion22 Grimsby Town v Weston Super Mare23 Hull City v Blackburn Rovers24 Newcastle United v AFC Bournemouth25 MK Dons v Oxford United26 Cheltenham Town v Leicester City27 Cambridge United v Birmingham City28 Bristol City v Watford29 Stoke City v Coventry City30 Macclesfield v Crystal Palace31 Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion 32 Sheffield United v Mansfield Town