Latest 25/26 FA Cup Fifth Round TV selections revealed by BBC and TNT Sports

The latest 25/26 FA Cup Fifth Round TV, streaming, selections with dates have been confirmed in an announcement made on Thursday afternoon.

The fifth round will take place from Friday the 6th to Monday the 9th of March, and 8 ties will be televised live.

All the televised matches will be available to watch on TNT Sports and discovery+, with two of them on BBC One platforms.

The schedule for the #EmiratesFACup fifth round proper has been announced 📺🏆

— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) February 19, 2026

SCHEDULE:

Friday 6 March
8pm – Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Liverpool on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+, BBC One and iPlayer

Saturday 7 March
12.15pm – Mansfield Town v. Arsenal on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
5.45pm – Wrexham v. Chelsea on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+, BBC One and iPlayer
8pm – Newcastle United v. Manchester City on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

Sunday 8 March
12pm – Fulham v. Southampton on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+
1.30pm – Port Vale or Bristol City v. Sunderland on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
4.30pm – Leeds United v. Norwich City on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

Monday 9 March
7.30pm – West Ham United v. Brentford on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

All 16 clubs will receive £120,000 as a broadcast fee, and the winners of each tie will obtain £238,500 from the competition’s prize fund.

The fifth round schedule has been agreed in collaboration with the participating clubs, their local authorities and police, and the television broadcasters.

FA CUP FOURTH ROUND RESULTS:

Hull City (2) 0–4 Chelsea (1)
Wrexham (2) 1–0 Ipswich Town (2)
Burton Albion (3) 0–1 (a.e.t.) West Ham United (1)
Burnley (1) 1–2 Mansfield Town (3)
Manchester City (1) 2–0 Salford City (4)
Norwich City (2) 3–1 West Bromwich Albion (2)
Southampton (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Leicester City (2)
Aston Villa (1) 1–3 Newcastle United (1)
Liverpool (1) 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion (1)
Birmingham City (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) Leeds United (1)
Grimsby Town (4) 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)
Oxford United (2) 0–1 Sunderland (1)
Stoke City (2) 1–2 Fulham (1)
Arsenal (1) 4–0 Wigan Athletic (3)
Macclesfield (6) 0-1 Brentford (1)
3 March 2026 – Port Vale (3) v Bristol City (2)

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

FA CUP THIRD ROUND RESULTS:

Milton Keynes Dons (4) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) Oxford United (2)
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) 3-2 Swindon Town (4)

Here’s how fans reacted to the latest 25/26 FA Cup fifth Round TV selections revealed by BBC and TNT Sports…

@ewan__01: Only 2 games on free to air tv is shocking

@ME8Gills: Devaluing the cup. Fuck TNT and fuck @FA @EmiratesFACup Money grabbing bastards

@paddyjamessmith: And they wonder why the fa cup has lost its magic….

@BuildsByKB: The game has well and truly gone. Not a 3pm kick off in sight. “The peoples cup” – Yes if you pay for a subscription. The @EmiratesFACup should NEVER be something you have to pay to watch on TV. #swfc #facup

@Twitsham83: Not a single game at 3pm on a Saturday and only two on free to air tv 🗑️

@ollie_long93: Two games on mainstream tele and one is an all premier league tie.. imagine my shock ..

@Daniel_W27: This is piss poor! A Monday night yet again! Just fuck off!!

@ashbfc84: Ah the “Magic of the FA Cup”… Just trying to find which of these famous cup competition ties are at 3pm on a Saturday…. Oh… none. Absolutely none. Brentford again on a Monday night too. Got to love the #FACup @WeAreTheFSA

@mabr82: Poor Liverpool having to come to Wolverhampton twice in 4 days

@JackToulson12: Absolutely no consideration to the away supporters, yet again. #ncfc

@RE_Norwich: Horrendous. TV put before fans, again. #ncfc

@wwfcscott:
Tuesday night: Wolves v Liverpool – PL
Friday night: Wolves v Liverpool – FA Cup
🙃

Tuesday night at home to Liverpool in the Premier League

Followed by Friday night at home to Liverpool in the FA Cup

Curious decision to make it a Friday evening game 🤔 #wwfc https://t.co/c0pgsEFuIF

— Liam Keen (@LiamKeen_Star) February 19, 2026