FA Cup draw in full as Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea discover opponents
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Published December 8, 2025 6:56pm Updated December 8, 2025 6:56pm The FA Cup third-round draw has been confirmed (Picture: Getty) Holders Crystal Palace will begin the defence of their FA Cup trophy against Macclesfield Town. Palace beat Manchester City 1-0 in last season’s FA Cup final at Wembley to secure the first major trophy in the club’s history.
The 20 winners of the second-round ties were joined by all 20 Premier League clubs and 24 Championship teams in the FA Cup third-round draw. Get your football fix Punchy analysis, transfer talk and more from Metro's football experts sent straight to your inbox – sign up, it's an open goal.
FA Cup third-round draw in full Wolves v Shrewsbury Town Doncaster Rovers v Southampton Tottenham v Aston Villa Port Vale v Fleetwood Town Preston v Wigan Ipswich Town v Blackpool Wrexham v Nottingham Forest Charlton v Chelsea Manchester City v Exeter City West Ham v QPR Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford Fulham v Middlesbrough Everton v Sunderland Liverpool v Barnsley Burnley v Millwall Norwich City v Walsall Portsmouth v Arsenal Derby County v Leeds United Swansea City v West Brom Salford City v Swindon Town Boreham Wood v Brackley Town or Burton Albion Grimsby Town v Weston-super-Mare Hull City v Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United v Bournemouth MK Dons v Oxford United Cheltenham Town v Leicester City Cambridge United v Birmingham City Bristol City v Watford Stoke City v Coventry City Macclesfield Town v Crystal Palace Manchester United v Brighton Sheffield United v Mansfield FA Cup prize money Second round winners – £79,500 Second round losers – £21,200 Third round winners – £121,500 Third round losers – £26,500 Fourth round winners – £127,000 Fifth round winners – £238,500 Quarter-final winners – £477,000 Semi-final winners – £1,060,000 Semi-final losers – £530,000 Final runners-up – £1,060,000 Final winners – £2,120,000 Read more… For more stories like this, check our sport page. Arrow MORE: Wolves vs Man Utd LIVE: Premier League latest score and confirmed lineups Arrow MORE: Martin Keown names team that will ‘challenge’ Arsenal and Man City for the Premier League title Arrow MORE: Rasmus Hojlund drops biggest hint yet over Manchester United future Football Newsletter – In The Mixer Punchy analysis, transfer talk and more from Metro's football experts, sent straight to your inbox every week.