FA Cup fourth round draw: Date, start time, ball numbers, fixtures and how to follow

Jan 7, 2026 - 09:45
FA Cup fourth round draw: Date, start time, ball numbers, fixtures and how to follow

One of the greatest weekends on the football calendar is upon us as the third round of the FA Cup takes centre-stage.

This is the part of the competition that all of the Premier League and Championship sides join the remaining League One, Two and non-league teams in the world’s most famous cup competition.

FA Cup trophy.
The FA Cup is still one of the best trophies around
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And as soon as the third round is over, all of the remaining teams will be thinking about who they are facing next.

Crystal Palace will still hope to be involved after what looks to be a potential banana skin against National League North side Macclesfield FC.

But the Eagles are the holders, and they will want to make it much further.

The likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool are also in action this weekend as are non-league sides Weston-super-Mare and Boreham Wood.

And the next round will roll around quicker than you might expect.

FA Cup fourth round draw: Date and start time

The draw for the FA Cup fourth round is set to take place on Monday, January 12.

The start time for it has yet to be confirmed, but it will be held after the final FA Cup tie of the round between Liverpool and Barnsley.

That match is due to kick-off at 7:45pm.

It will be shown on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+, meaning the draw will also be shown not on on free-to-air TV.

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Palace are the holders after claiming the first trophy in their history with a magnificent win over Manchester City
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FA Cup fourth round draw: Ball numbers

The ball numbers will be confirmed ahead of the draw.

  • Boreham Wood/Burton Albion
  • Bristol City/Watford
  • Burnley/Millwall
  • Cambridge United/Birmingham City
  • Charlton Athletic/Chelsea
  • Cheltenham Town/Leicester City
  • Doncaster Rovers/Southampton
  • Derby County/Leeds United
  • Everton/Sunderland
  • Fulham/Middlesbrough
  • Grimsby Town/Weston Super Mare
  • Hull City/Blackburn Rovers
  • Ipswich Town/Blackpool
  • Liverpool/Barnsley
  • Macclesfield FC/Crystal Palace
  • Manchester City/Exeter City
  • Manchester United/Brighton & Hove Albion
  • MK Dons/Oxford United
  • Newcastle United/AFC Bournemouth
  • Norwich City/Walsall
  • Port Vale/Fleetwood Town
  • Portsmouth/Arsenal
  • Preston North End/Wigan Athletic
  • Salford City/Swindon Town
  • Sheffield Wednesday/Brentford
  • Sheffield United/Mansfield Town
  • Stoke City/Coventry City
  • Swansea City/West Bromwich Albion
  • Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
  • West Ham United/QPR
  • Wolves/Shrewsbury Town
  • Wrexham/Nottingham Forest
Liam Rosenior.
Liam Rosenior’s first game as Chelsea manager is in the FA Cup against Charlton Athletic
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FA Cup fourth round dates

The fourth round is scheduled to take place on the weekend of February 14.

That means there will be games from the Friday until the Monday of that weekend.

The FA Cup third round fixtures are as follows…

Friday, January 9

  • 7:30pm: MK Dons vs Oxford United
  • 7:30pm: Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town
  • 7:30pm: Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic
  • 7:30pm: Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest – live on talkSPORT

Saturday, January 10

  • 12:15pm: Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City
  • 12:15pm: Everton vs Sunderland – live on talkSPORT 2
  • 12:15pm: Macclesfield FC vs Crystal Palace – live on talkSPORT
  • 12:15pm: Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town
  • 3pm: Boreham Wood vs Burton Albion
  • 3pm: Burnley vs Millwall
  • 3pm: Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
  • 3pm: Fulham vs Middlesbrough
  • 3pm: Ipswich Town vs Blackpool
  • 3pm: Manchester City vs Exeter City
  • 3pm: Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth – live on talkSPORT 2
  • 3pm: Salford City vs Swindon Town
  • 3pm: Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
  • 3pm: Stoke City vs Coventry City
  • 5:45pm: Bristol City vs Watford
  • 5:45pm: Cambridge United vs Birmingham City
  • 5:45pm: Grimsby Town vs Weston Super Mare
  • 5:45pm: Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa – live on talkSPORT
  • 8pm: Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea – live on talkSPORT
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery
Unai Emery will see the FA Cup as the ideal chance to win a trophy with Aston Villa
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Sunday, January 11

  • 12:00pm: Derby County vs Leeds United – live on talkSPORT
  • 2pm: Portsmouth vs Arsenal – live on talkSPORT
  • 2:30pm: Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers
  • 2:30pm: Norwich City vs Walsall
  • 2:30pm: Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town
  • 2:30pm: Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion
  • 2:30pm: West Ham United vs QPR
  • 4:30pm: Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion – talkSPORT exclusive

Monday, January 12

  • 7:45pm: Liverpool vs Barnsley – live on talkSPORT

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