The draw for the FA Cup third round has been made | OneFootball

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Peter Fitzpatrick·8 December 2025

The draw for the FA Cup third round has been made

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The draw for the third round of the FA Cup has been made. 

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There is four all-Premier League ties with Aston Villa's trip to Spurs arguably the pick of them, while holders Crystal Palace start the defence of their trophy at Macclesfield


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Full draw:

Tottenham vs. Aston Villa 

Manchester United vs. Brighton 

Portsmouth vs. Arsenal 

Liverpool vs. Barnsley 

Newcastle vs. Bournemouth 

Charlton vs. Chelsea

Macclesfield vs. Crystal Palace 

Everton vs. Sunderland 

Manchester City vs.Exeter

Derby County vs. Leeds 

Fulham vs. Middlesbrough 

Wrexham vs. Nottingham Forest 

Sheffield Wednesday vs. Brentford 

West Ham vs. QPR 

Stoke City vs. Coventry 

Swansea vs. West Brom

Cambridge United vs. Birmingham 

Hull City vs. Blackburn 

Bristol City vs. Watford 

Sheffield United vs. Mansfield Town 

Cheltenham Town vs. Leicester 

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Shrewsbury Town 

Doncaster Rovers vs. Southampton 

MK Dons vs. Oxford United 

Port Vale vs. Fleetwood Town 

Ipswich Town vs. Blackpool 

Preston North End vs. Wigan Athletic 

Burnley vs. Millwall 

Norwich City vs. Walsall 

Salford City vs. Swindon 

Boreham Wood vs. Brackley Town or Burton Albion

Grimsby vs. Weston-super-Mare


The third round will take place on the weekend of 10/11 January with there being the possibility of games from Friday through Tuesday. 


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