The draw for the Third Round Proper of the 2025-26 Emirates FA Cup has been finalised, setting up a host of clashes between Premier League giants and lower-league sides
Premier League teams enter the competition at this stage, joining the lower-league sides who progressed from the first and second rounds.
The fixtures, as released by the Emirates FA Cup on Monday are as follows:
- Portsmouth vs Arsenal
- Derby County vs Leeds United
- Swansea City vs West Brom
- Salford City vs Swindon Town
- Boreham Wood vs Brackley Town or Burton Albion
- Grimsby Town vs Weston-super-Mare
- Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers
- Newcastle United vs Bournemouth
- MK Dons vs Oxford United
- Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City
- Cambridge United vs Birmingham City
- Bristol City vs Watford
- Stoke City vs Coventry City
- Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace
- Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
- Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town
- Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town
- Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
- Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town
- Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic
- Ipswich Town vs Blackpool
- Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest
- Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea
- Manchester City vs Exeter City
- West Ham United vs QPR
- Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
- Fulham vs Middlesbrough
- Everton vs Sunderland
- Liverpool vs Barnsley
- Burnley vs Millwall
- Norwich City vs Walsall