When is the FA Cup fifth round draw? | OneFootball

Everything you need to know about the draw for the fifth round of the 2025/26 FA Cup…

City have reached the last 16 of this year’s competition thanks to victories over Exeter City and Salford City.

After three successive finals, we’re aiming to return to Wembley again this spring.

We’ve won the historic competition seven times in total, with Pep Guardiola leading us to two of those triumphs.

When is the draw?

The draw will be held at approximately 18:35 (UK) on Monday 16 February.

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How can I follow it?

As always, we’ll have full coverage of City’s opponents and an announcement of our fixture time and date on mancity.com and the Club’s official app first.

If you wish to watch it live, fans in the UK can tune into TNT Sports and the draw can be live streamed on discovery+ or the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist will present the coverage, and the draw will be made by Joe Cole and Karen Carney.

Who is in the draw?

The ball numbers are as follows:

1. Liverpool or Brighton & Hove Albion

2. Stoke City or Fulham

3. Oxford United or Sunderland

4. Southampton

5. Wrexham

6. Arsenal or Wigan Athletic

7.  Chelsea

8. West Ham United

9. Mansfield Town

10. Norwich City

11. Port Vale or Bristol City

12. Grimsby Town or Wolverhampton Wanderers

13. Aston Villa or Newcastle United

14. Manchester City

15. Macclesfield or Brentford

16. Birmingham City or Leeds United

When will the ties be played?

The fifth round ties of the 2025/26 FA Cup will be played over the weekend of 7 and 8 March.

As always, we’ll confirm kick-off date and time on mancity.com and our official app as soon as possible after the draw is concluded.