25/26 FA Cup Fourth Round Proper draw live and in full

The FA Cup Fourth Round Proper draw is here and we’ve got it in full and live as they get drawn out tie by tie this Monday evening.

The third round took place between the evening of Friday, January 9th, through to Monday, January 12th, and grabbing the national headlines was 6th tier Macclesfield, who produced the biggest ever FA Cup upset by knocking out holders Crystal Palace.

Despite there being 117 positions, and four whole divisions between the two teams, it was the National League North side who advanced through to the Fourth Round. See more on that HERE.

The draw was scheduled to take place at approximately 6.35pm GMT, Presented by Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist, and made by Steve McManaman and Joe Cole.

BALL NUMBERS:

1. Wolverhampton Wanderers
2. Southampton
3. Aston Villa
4. Port Vale
5. Wigan Athletic
6. Ipswich Town
7. Wrexham
8. Chelsea
9. Manchester City
10. West Ham United
11. Brentford
12. Fulham
13. Sunderland
14. Liverpool or Barnsley
15. Burnley
16. Norwich City
17. Arsenal
18. Leeds United
19. West Bromwich Albion
20. Salford City or Swindon Town
21. Burton Albion
22. Grimsby Town
23. Hull City
24. Newcastle United
25. Oxford United
26. Leicester City
27. Birmingham City
28. Bristol City
29. Stoke City
30. Macclesfield
31. Brighton & Hove Albion
32. Mansfield Town

👇 THE FA CUP FOURTH ROUND PROPER DRAW 👇

Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion
Stoke City v Fulham
Oxford United v Sunderland
Southampton v Leicester City
Wrexham v Ipswich Town
Arsenal v Wigan Athletic
Hull City v Chelsea
Burton Albion v West Ham United
Burnley v Mansfield Town
Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion
Port Vale v Bristol City
Grimsby Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aston Villa v Newcastle United
Manchester City v Salford or Swindon
Macclesfield v Brentford
Birmingham City v Leeds United

The fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup will be played around the weekend of Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 February 2026.

FA CUP THIRD ROUND RESULTS:

Tie – Date – Home team (tier) – Score – Away Team (tier)
Milton Keynes Dons (4) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) Oxford United (2) Milton Keynes
Port Vale (3) 1–0 Fleetwood Town (4)
Preston North End (2) 0–1 Wigan Athletic (3)
Wrexham (2) 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Nottingham Forest (1)
Cheltenham Town (4) 0–2 Leicester City (2)
Everton (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p) Sunderland (1) Liverpool
Macclesfield (6) 2–1 Crystal Palace (1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 6–1 Shrewsbury Town (4)
Boreham Wood (5) 0–5 Burton Albion (3)
Burnley (1) 5–1 Millwall (2) Burnley
Doncaster Rovers (3) 2–3 Southampton (2)
Fulham (1) 3–1 Middlesbrough (2)
Ipswich Town (2) 2–1 Blackpool (3)
Manchester City (1) 10–1 Exeter City (3)
Newcastle United (1) 3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) Bournemouth (1)
Sheffield Wednesday (2) 0–2 Brentford (1)
Stoke City (2) 1–0 Coventry City (2)
Bristol City (2) 5–1 Watford (2)
Cambridge United (4) 2–3 Birmingham City (2)
Grimsby Town (4) 3–2 Weston-super-Mare (6)
Tottenham Hotspur (1) 1–2 Aston Villa (1)
Charlton Athletic (2) 1–5 Chelsea (1)
Derby County (2) 1–3 Leeds United (1)
Portsmouth (2) 1–4 Arsenal (1)
Hull City (2) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Blackburn Rovers (2)
Norwich City (2) 5–1 Walsall (4)
Sheffield United (2) 3–4 Mansfield Town (3)
Swansea City (2) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) West Bromwich Albion (2)
West Ham United (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Queens Park Rangers (2)
Manchester United (1) 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion (1)
Liverpool (1) 4-1 Barnsley (3)
Salford City (4) v Swindon Town (4)

Payments made from The FA’s prize fund

Extra preliminary round winners (223 clubs) £1,125
Extra preliminary round losers (223 clubs) £375
Preliminary round winners (136 clubs) £1,444
Preliminary round losers (136 clubs) £481
First round qualifying winners (112 clubs) £2,250
First round qualifying losers (112 clubs) £750
Second round qualifying winners (80 clubs) £3,375
Second round qualifying losers (80 clubs) £1,125
Third round qualifying winners (40 clubs) £5,625
Third round qualifying losers (40 clubs) £1,875
Fourth round qualifying winners (32 clubs) £9,375
Fourth round qualifying losers (32 clubs) £3,125
First round proper winners (40 clubs) £47,750
First round proper losers (40 clubs) £15,800
Second round proper winners (20 clubs) £79,500
Second round proper losers (20 clubs) £21,200
Third round proper winners (32 clubs) £121,500
Third round proper losers (32 clubs) £26,500
Fourth round proper winners (16 clubs) £127,000
Fifth round proper winners (8 clubs) £238,500
Quarter-final winners (4 clubs) £477,000
Semi-final winners (2 clubs) £1,060,000
Semi-final losers (2 clubs) £530,000
Final runners-up (1 clubs) £1,060,000
Final winners (1 clubs) £2,120,000

DATES:

Extra Preliminary Round – Saturday 2 August 2025
Preliminary Round – Saturday 16 August 2025
First Round Qualifying – Saturday 30 August 2025
Second Round Qualifying – Saturday 13 September 2025
Third Round Qualifying – Saturday 27 September 2025
Fourth Round Qualifying – Saturday 11 October 2025
First Round Proper – Saturday 1 November 2025
Second Round Proper – Saturday 6 December 2025
Third Round Proper – Saturday 10 January 2026
Fourth Round Proper – Saturday 14 February 2026
Fifth Round Proper – Saturday 7 March 2026
Quarter Final – Saturday 4 April 2026
Semi Final – Saturday 25 April 2026
Final – Saturday 16 May 2026

Here’s how fans reacted to the 25/26 FA Cup Fourth Round Proper draw live and in full…

@OldManWinter999: Grimsby v Wolves, Villa v Newcastle, Macclesfield v Brentford, Birmingham v Leeds, Hull v Chelsea and Burton v West Ham should be the televised games. Would imagine Macclesfield will be guaranteed to be on BBC.

@DaveDeeney11: Can we do the FA Cup draw again, what a terrible draw filled with games of no interest

@StoreTw8:
Great draw 👏
Macclesfield away 👏 A club with great History who started there new journey as Macclesfield FC in 2021.
1200 away tickets…
This is why I love the FA Cup 👏🐝

@Joshhh1884: Pound for pound the worst ever cup draw I can remember not one good fixture

@SteveWeatheral3: Might be most 💤 uninspiring FA Cup draw for a very long time

@waltonyeah: Possibly the most underwhelming across-the-board cup draw ever 😂

@EdNeilHiggs: Leeds at home is a proper FA Cup draw. Got visions of Daniel Farke in a sheepskin coat walking the last 100 yards to the ground down cobbled Bordesley streets.

@LFCJOE__:
What a shit fa cup draw that was
No great ties
No potential upsets
Just crap

@PaulHambling: As a Villa fan I am equally annoyed with this draw. The FA cup is all about playing lower league teams. Seems like Man City and Chelsea never have a problem drawing the smaller teams while we have to battle it out! 😩

PREVIOUS FA CUP FINALS:

2025: Crystal Palace 1-0 Manchester City
2024: Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United
2023: Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United
2022: Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool (Liverpool win 6-5 after penalty shootout)
2021: Chelsea 0-1 Leicester City
2020: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
2019: Manchester City 6-0 Watford
2018: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
2017: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
2016: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United (AET)
2015: Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa
2014: Arsenal 3-2 Hull City (AET)
2013: Manchester City 0-1 Wigan Athletic
2012: Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool
2011: Manchester City 1-0 Stoke City
2010: Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth
2009: Chelsea 2-1 Everton
2008: Cardiff City 0-1 Portsmouth
2007: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United (AET)
2006: Liverpool 3-3 West Ham United (AET) – Liverpool win 3-1 on penalties
2005: Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United (AET) – Arsenal win 5-4 on penalties
2004: Manchester United 3-0 Millwall
2003: Arsenal 1-0 Southampton
2002: Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea
2001: Arsenal 1-2 Liverpool
2000: Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
1999: Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United
1998: Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle United
1997: Chelsea 2-0 Middlesbrough
1996: Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool
1995: Everton 1-0 Manchester United
1994: Manchester United 4-0 Chelsea

1993: Arsenal 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (AET)
Replay: Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday (AET)

1992: Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland
1991: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Nottingham Forest (AET)

1990: Manchester United 3-3 Crystal Palace (AET)
Replay: Manchester United 1-0 Crystal Palace

1989: Everton 2-3 Liverpool
1989: Liverpool 3-2 Everton (AET)
1988: Wimbledon 1-0 Liverpool
1987: Coventry City 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur (AET)
1986: Liverpool 3-1 Everton
1985: Manchester United 1-0 Everton (AET)
1984: Everton 2-0 Watford

1983: Manchester United 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (AET)
Replay: Manchester United 4-0Brighton and Hove Albion

1982: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Queens Park Rangers (AET)
Replay: Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Queens Park Rangers

1981: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Manchester City (AET)
Replay: Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Manchester City

1980: West Ham United 1-0 Arsenal
1979: Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United
1978: Ipswich Town 1-0 Arsenal
1977: Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool
1976: Southampton 1-0 Manchester United
1975: West Ham United 2-0 Fulham
1974: Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United
1973: Sunderland 1-0 Leeds United
1972: Leeds United 1-0 Arsenal
1971: Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool (AET)

1970: Chelsea 2-2 Leeds United (AET)
Replay: Chelsea 2-0 Leeds United

1969: Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City
1968: West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Everton (AET)
1967: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Chelsea
1966: Everton 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday
1965: Liverpool 2-1 Leeds United (AET)
1964: West Ham United 3-2 Preston North End
1963: Manchester United 3-1 Leicester City
1962: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Burnley
1961: Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Leicester City
1960: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Blackburn Rovers
1959: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Luton Town
1958: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Manchester United
1957: Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United
1956: Manchester City 3-1 Birmingham City
1955: Newcastle United 3-1 Manchester City
1954: West Bromwich Albion 3-2 Preston North End
1953: Blackpool 4-3 Bolton Wanderers
1952: Newcastle United 1-0 Arsenal
1951: Newcastle United 2-0 Blackpool
1950: Arsenal 2-0 Liverpool

1946 – 1949 (Competition cancelled between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War)

1949: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Leicester City
1948: Manchester United 4-2 Blackpool
1947: Charlton Athletic 1-0 Burnley (AET)
1946: Derby County 4-1 Charlton Athletic (AET)
1939: Portsmouth 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1938: Preston North End 1-0 Huddersfield Town (AET)
1937: Sunderland 3-1 Preston North End
1936: Arsenal 1-0 Sheffield United
1935: Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 West Bromwich Albion
1934: Manchester City 2-1 Portsmouth
1933: Everton 3-0 Manchester City
1932: Newcastle United 2-1 Arsenal
1931: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Birmingham City
1930: Arsenal 2-0 Huddersfield Town
1929: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Portsmouth
1928: Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Huddersfield Town
1927: Cardiff City 1-0 Arsenal
1926: Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester City
1925: Sheffield United 1-0 Cardiff City
1924: Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa
1923: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 West Ham United
1922: Huddersfield Town 1-0 Preston North End
1921: Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1920: Aston Villa 1-0 Huddersfield Town (AET)

1910 – 1915 (Competition cancelled until 1920 due to the First World War)1915: Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea

1914: Burnley 1-0 Liverpool
1913: Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland

1912: Barnsley 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
Replay: Barnsley 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

1911: Bradford City 0-0 Newcastle United
Replay: Bradford City 1-0 Newcastle United

1910: Newcastle United 1-1 Barnsley
Replay: Newcastle United 2-0 Barnsley

1909: Manchester United 1-0 Bristol City
1908: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Newcastle United
1907: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Everton
1906: Everton 1-0 Newcastle United
1905: Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United
1904: Manchester City 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
1903: Bury 6-0 Derby County

1902: Sheffield United 1-1 Southampton
Replay: Sheffield United 2-1 Southampton

1901: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Sheffield United
Replay: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Sheffield United

1900: Bury 4-0 Southampton
1899: Sheffield United 4-1 Derby County
1898: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Derby County
1897: Aston Villa 3-2 Everton
1896: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1895: Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
1894: Notts County 4-1 Bolton Wanderers
1893: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Everton
1892: West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Aston Villa
1891: Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Notts County
1890: Blackburn Rovers 6-1 Sheffield Wednesday
1889: Preston North End 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1888: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Preston North End
1887: Aston Villa 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

1886: Blackburn Rovers 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
Replay: Blackburn Rovers 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

1885: Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Queens Park, Glasgow
1884: Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Queens Park, Glasgow
1883: Blackburn Olympic 2-1 Old Etonians (AET)
1882: Old Etonians 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
1881: Old Carthusians 3-0 Old Etonians
1880: Clapham Rovers 1-0 Oxford University
1879: Old Etonians 1-0 Clapham Rovers
1878: Wanderers 3-1 Royal Engineers*
1877: Wanderers 2-1 Oxford University (AET)

1876: Wanderers 1-1 Old Etonians (AET)
Replay: Wanderers 3-0 Old Etonians

1875: Royal Engineers 1-1 Old Etonians (AET)
Replay: Royal Engineers 2-0 Old Etonians

1874: Oxford University 2-0 Royal Engineers
1873: Wanderers 2-0 Oxford University
1872: Wanderers 1-0 Royal Engineers

* The Cup won outright but restored to the Association

Teams with most titles

Arsenal – 14
Manchester United – 13
Tottenham Hotspur – 9
Liverpool – 8
Aston Villa – 7
Chelsea – 7
Manchester City – 7
Blackburn Rovers – 6
Newcastle United – 6
Wanderers – 5
West Bromwich Albion – 5
Everton – 5

In total, 44 different clubs have won the competition through its history. Manchester United did become the first club claiming ten titles after winning in 1999.

Teams with most finals

Manchester United – 22
Arsenal – 21
Chelsea – 16
Liverpool – 16
Newcastle United – 14
Manchester City – 14
Everton – 13
Aston Villa – 11
West Bromwich Albion – 10

Arsenal did become the first club to reach 20 finals in 2017.