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FA Cup third round draw: Holders Crystal Palace host non-league Macclesfield, Tottenham take on Aston Villa, Manchester United welcome Brighton

The Emirates FA Cup 2025/26 third-round draw threw up some mouth-watering ties, including Aston Villa v Tottenham and Macclesfield v Crystal Palace. All 64 clubs, including entrants from the Premier League and Championship, learned their fate as TNT Sports broadcast the draw live from St James Park, home of Brackley Town. The 32 third-round clashes will be played on the weekend of January 10.

The draw for the third round of the Emirates FA Cup has been made and all 64 remaining clubs have learned their fates.

Of the 32 ties, all to be shown on the weekend of January 10, 2026, four will see Premier League clubs facing off against each other.

Tottenham Hotspur welcome Aston Villa, Everton host Sunderland, Eddie Howe's Newcastle United entertain Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion will travel to Manchester United in a replay of the 1983 final.

"That [Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa] is a brilliant tie. That is the one that stands out more than anything," commented Ally McCoist on TNT Sports immediately after the draw.

At the other end of the English pyramid, a trip to fifth-tier Boreham Wood is the prize for Burton Albion, who knocked out non-league Brackley Town on Monday evening, live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

The lowest-ranked side left in the competition, Macclesfield, have been gifted a home tie against holders Crystal Palace, while fellow sixth-tier club Weston-super-Mare travel to League Two Grimsby Town.

"The one that jumps out for me there is Macclesfield v Crystal Palace," said Darren Fletcher. "When you think about the journey Macclesfield have been on under Robbie Savage for a period of time, now it's John Rooney, they get the holders.

"You look at this from the lower team's perspective, but [Palace manager] Oliver Glasner is going to know that he's got it all on in that game."

Elsewhere, Manchester City have been handed home advantage in their clash with Exeter City, and Liverpool will host Barnsley, who will hope to repeat their heroics from 2008 when they knocked out The Reds at Anfield in the fifth round.

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There are London derbies for Charlton Athletic and Chelsea, as well as for West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers.

And record 14-time winners Arsenal will make the journey to the south coast to face Portsmouth.

All third-round games played outside of the 15:00 Saturday blackout window will be broadcast live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

Third round draw

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town

Doncaster Rovers v Southampton

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

Port Vale v Fleetwood Town

Preston North End v Wigan Athletic

Ipswich Town v Blackpool

Wrexham v Nottingham Forest

Charlton Athletic v Chelsea

Manchester City v Exeter City

West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers

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 Bromwich Albion

Salford City v Swindon Town

Boreham Wood v 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 v Crystal Palace

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion

Sheffield United v Mansfield Town

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The draw for the third round of the Emirates FA Cup was live on TNT Sports and discovery+, with Joe Cole and Peter Crouch pulling the names out with 64 teams waiting to hear their fate. Record winners Arsenal and Manchester United joined the other Premier League sides at this stage of the competition alongside holders Crystal Palace, who defeated Manchester City 1-0 in last season's final.

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A few cracking matches in there, with Tottenham v Aston Villa, Manchester United v Brighton, Everton v Sunderland and Newcastle United v Bournemouth providing us with some elite Premier League action in the Emirates FA Cup.

Do not forget we have the final match from the second round between Brackley Town and Burton Albion coming up at 19:30pm live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

"Tottenham against Aston Villa is a brilliant tie, that is the one that stands out more than anything," said Ally McCoist on TNT Sports.

"Charlton v Chelsea, a London derby, but there are some great ties.

"Everton v Sunderland is a big one, Sunderland going well and so are Everton."

That completes the draw for the third round

Wolves v Shrewsbury Town

Doncaster Rovers v Southampton

Tottenham v Aston Villa

Port Vale v Fleetwood Town

Preston North End v Wigan Athletic

Ipswich Town v Blackpool

Wrexham v Nottingham Forest

Charlton Athletic v Chelsea

Manchester City v Exeter City

West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers

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 Bromwich Albion

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 AFC Bournemouth

Milton Keynes Dons v Oxford United

Cheltenham Town v Leicester City

Cambridge United v Birmingham City

Bristol City v Watford

Stoke City v Coventry City

Macclesfield v Crystal Palace

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion

Sheffield United v Mansfield Town

All ties to be played on weekend of Saturday, January 10 2026.

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"The FA Cup gives a chance for these types of clubs to put a bloody nose on someone who is a big Premier League club," says Joe Cole on TNT Sports.

"Imagine someone like Manchester City or Liverpool coming down here and experiencing this?

"You can literally touch the players if you're a supporter here."

Home of Brackley Town. Can they land Newcastle United at St. James Park?

The Emirates FA Cup third-round draw will get underway at approximately 18:40 UK time on December 8, at the start of TNT Sports' coverage of the second-round clash between Brackley Town and Burton Albion.

The draw will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+, as well as on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

The ball numbers for the third round draw are:

Arsenal - 14

Manchester United -13

Chelsea - 8

Liverpool - 8

Tottenham Hotspur - 8

Manchester City - 7

Aston Villa -7

Newcastle United - 6

Blackburn Rovers - 6

All the matches for the third round will be played on the weekend of Saturday,10 January 2026.

There will be no replays. If a match finishes level, it will go extra-time before being decided by penalties if required.

The holders are number 13 in the hat. Or bag tonight. Can't remember last time there was a hat at one of these draws. A top hat would probably be good for such a heady occasion.

Brackley Town v Burton Albion is live following the draw this evening live at 19:30 on TNT Sports and discovery+

National League side Boreham Wood booked their place in the third round of the FA Cup after a 3-0 win over League Two strugglers Newport County. Former Boreham Wood player and current manager Luke Garrard, who admitted himself to be an Arsenal fan, said he would "love" if his side got drawn against Mikel Arteta's team in the third round. The draw takes place on December 8.

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Real Madrid v Manchester City takes place on Wednesday, December 10 at the Bernabeu.

The match is scheduled to kick off at 20:00 GMT, with live coverage on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and discovery+ starting from 19:00.

TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms, offering a line-up of up to four TV channels (TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4), and up to six digital or red-button channels (TNT Sports 5 to 10), and TNT Sports Ultimate plus TNT Sports Box Office HD.

You can subscribe to TNT Sports through discovery+, BT, EE, Sky, and Virgin Media.

To find out where your local establishments showing TNT Sports are, use our Pub Finder.

For the latest information on which football matches are on TNT Sports, click here.

Here is the TNT Sports schedule and TV guide. And for the full Premier League schedule, click here.

We are getting into the business end of the league phase of the Champions League, and all six English teams are well-placed after five games, sitting in the top half of the standings. With Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur in action on Tuesday, and Manchester City, Arsenal and Newcastle United playing on Wednesday, we will bring you all the latest news and developments ahead of Matchday 6.

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The FA Cup second round threw up many moments to remember across the weekend. We saw an end to the Carragher drought in the competition, a cameo appearance and goal from Fabio Borini and an absolute wonder goal to help Macclesfield into round three at the expense of Slough Town. The third-round draw will be live on Monday night on TNT Sports and discovery+

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The Emirates FA Cup third-round draw will get underway at approximately 18:40 UK time on December 8, at the start of TNT Sports' coverage of the second-round clash between Brackley Town and Burton Albion.

The draw will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+, as well as on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

The ball numbers for the third round draw are:

Are there replays in the FA Cup?

From the first round proper onward there are no longer replays in the FA Cup.

The change was introduced from the start of the 2024/25 FA Cup.

What channels does TNT Sports offer and on which platforms?

TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms offering a line-up of up to four TV channels (TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4), up to six digital or red-button channels (TNT Sports 5 to 10), and TNT Sports Ultimate plus TNT Sports Box Office HD.

Depending on your subscription and device, fans can enjoy access to the following TNT Sports channels:

TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4 - in standard definition and high definition, plus six red-button channels.

TNT Sports Ultimate will offer fans coverage of selected events in up to 4K picture resolution with high dynamic range (HDR) - representing colours and action in almost life-like quality - and Dolby Atmos sound.

TNT Sports Box Office, offering both subscribers and non-subscribers pay-per-view access to some of the most exciting events in the calendar.

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A busy midweek kicks off a stacked festive run as Ally McCoist and Darren Fletcher lock in their latest Premier League predictions. Newcastle United host a wobbling Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Chelsea chase Arsenal, while Manchester United round things off on Thursday against West Ham United. Check out every pick from Ally and Fletch, then cast your votes. Can you beat the experts?

A jam-packed festive schedule kicks off in midweek as Ally McCoist and Darren Fletcher return with their latest Premier League predictions.

Newcastle United look to heap more trouble on Tottenham Hotspur at St James' Park in Tuesday's standout game, while Manchester City aim to trim Arsenal's lead - for 24 hours, at least.

The Gunners then host Brentford on Wednesday, hoping to wipe out any inroads City have made. Chelsea are also in action, heading to Elland Road for what promises to be a lively meeting with Leeds United.

And there is also the rare treat of a Thursday night fixture as Manchester United, fresh from their comeback win over Crystal Palace, take on West Ham United.

Ally edged Fletch 4-3 in a tight Gameweek 13, narrowing the overall gap to nine points. Can he close it again?

Think you know ball? Scroll through the experts' picks, then vote on all 10 fixtures below.

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Gameweek 14 predictions

DateMatchAllyFletchTue, Dec 2, 19:30Bournemouth v Everton2-12-1Tue, Dec 2, 19:30Fulham v Man City1-30-2Tue, Dec 2, 20:15Newcastle v Spurs3-13-1Wed, Dec 3, 19:30Arsenal v Brentford3-12-0Wed, Dec 3, 19:30Brighton v Aston Villa1-12-1Wed, Dec 3, 19:30Burnley v Crystal Palace1-10-2Wed, Dec 3, 19:30Wolves v Nottingham Forest1-11-2Wed, Dec 3, 20:15Leeds v Chelsea1-20-1Wed, Dec 3, 20:15Liverpool v Sunderland3-12-0Thu, Dec 4, 20:00Man Utd v West Ham2-13-0

Selected matches:

Newcastle v Spurs

Fletch: "Two inconsistent teams. Newcastle are better at home and Spurs are better away, so it's a difficult one to call.

"But I just feel like the rot has set in at Tottenham for now, so I'm going to go for Newcastle, on the back of them beating Everton and Man City."

Prediction: Newcastle 3-1 Spurs

Ally: "I fancy Newcastle to continue the good run they are on. Brilliant result away at Everton at the weekend.

"But Tottenham? Dear me. What is going on?! Fans falling out with the players, fans falling out with the manager. They have to get back on track.

"However, I just can't see it here. They have not got a good record up at St James'. In their last three league games there, they've lost 12 goals and scored two. I can't see anything but another Newcastle victory."

Prediction: Newcastle 3-1 Tottenham

Leeds v Chelsea

Fletch: "Chelsea are flying at the minute. If they can keep 11 on the pitch, they can win more games. That's a big challenge. The discipline's not great, but the football is fine.

"They will miss Moises Caicedo, but they will be too good for Leeds. I don't think Leeds have enough good players to stay in the Premier League - they've got a load of OK players, but they are not good enough against good Premier League teams."

Prediction: Leeds 0-1 Chelsea

Ally: "Leeds were a lot better at Manchester City, but I thought Chelsea were also excellent at home against Arsenal. I can see Chelsea sneaking a very close one."

Prediction: Leeds 1-2 Chelsea

Get involved: Vote on Gameweek 14 fixtures

Now it is over to you, the audience. Vote on the results for the next round of fixtures below!

Here's how you are getting on so far:

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Bournemouth v Everton

Fulham v Man City

Newcastle v Spurs

WEDNESDAY

Arsenal v Brentford

Brighton v Aston Villa

Burnley v Crystal Palace

Wolves v Nottingham Forest

Leeds v Chelsea

Liverpool v Sunderland

THURSDAY

Man Utd v West Ham

Ally vs Fletch scoring - and how you can play along

Each gameweek, Ally and Fletch predict the scores for every game and offer some hot takes on the biggest matches. The points system:

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Three points for getting the score bang on

Double points for matches on TNT Sports

Want to get involved? You can vote on the result of every game - win, lose or draw - above, with a separate leaderboard tracking how you stack up against the experts.

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Following three successive defeats, Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank is "very confident" he will be given time to improve results. Pressure is growing on Frank after Spurs' most recent reverse - a 2-1 home loss against Fulham - which initiated some audible disapproval from fans. But ahead of their trip to Newcastle, Frank feels he will be given time by Spurs' hierarchy to turn things around.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank has said he is "very confident" he will be given time by the club’s board to improve results.

On Saturday, Spurs suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Fulham - who had yet to win on the road this season - mounting pressure on Frank, with his side having won just one of their last seven games in all competitions, and losing the last three.

Frank’s only Premier League win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium came on the opening day of the campaign against Burnley, but despite the downturn in results and unrest among the fanbase, the Spurs boss told reporters he is "very confident" that he has the backing of the club’s hierarchy.

"It seems like they're good guys, intelligent people, know how to run businesses and learning about football," the Spurs boss said.

"I think when we're dealing with intelligent people, they can see every successful dynasty and every successful club has taken time."

Spurs were booed by their supporters during the defeat, with jeers particularly directed towards goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario following his mistake that led to Fulham’s second goal - which TNT Sports expert Peter Crouch lamented as "not acceptable".

Speaking at full-time, Frank defended his player and said those who booed Vicario "can't be true Tottenham fans", describing their behaviour as "completely unacceptable".

Ahead of Tuesday’s visit to Newcastle United, who sit one place below Spurs, Frank sympathised with the supporters' frustrations, but once again called for them to be "together" with the team.

"As I said after the game, I completely understand the frustration," he said. "If you don't win, there will always be a frustration. That is normal.

"Especially as we haven't won as much as we would have wanted to at home, not only this year but the last long period. So the frustration grows a little bit more."

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Frank continued: "We are nothing without the fans. No club is anything without the fans. Tottenham is nothing without our fantastic fans, nothing. We need each other.

"My point is that during matches is where we need each other - where I want to create a fortress.

"If you want to create a fortress, it can only be together - fans, team, me. My job is to make sure we do everything we can to perform - but can we do that together? That is where you create a difficult place to play."

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Vitinha proved himself as one of the world's best midfielders with a virtuoso display against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night. Questions had been asked of this Paris Saint-Germain side after a matchday four defeat to Bayern Munich, but the reigning champions showed they still have the quality to go all the way once again in Europe, and Spurs boss Thomas Frank was in awe of Vitinha's quality.

Thomas Frank is tipping Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha to win the Ballon d’Or after his hat-trick in the 5-3 UEFA Champions League win over Tottenham Hotspur.

The Portuguese was the star of the show in a pulsating contest at the Parc des Princes, in what was his first career hat-trick, with Fabian Ruiz and Willian Pacho also on target for the hosts.

Spurs twice took the lead against the reigning champions, but Vitinha’s two brilliant strikes and a goal from the penalty spot were ultimately decisive on the night.

Frank made the comments while addressing his own team’s performance, and admitted they were the architects of their own downfall in some respects.

"There is a frustration when you go 1-0 up and 2-1 up against PSG away from home," he told TNT Sports.

"The performance was to really get something out of the game - a point or three points. That was the performance.

"You hope Vitinha doesn't put the ball in the top corner. That was very tricky. Then the two goals, their third and fourth, you can't concede them if you want to win here.

"By the way, Vitinha, best midfielder in the world, he'll be the next Ballon d'Or winner for me."

Despite falling to defeat, this was a Spurs performance which showed more fight than their meek display in Sunday’s 4-1 north London derby defeat against Arsenal.

Frank claimed that was one of the key positives to take from the match, alongside the goals for PSG loanee Randal Kolo Muani and Richarlison.

"I'm very pleased with the performance, I liked the bounce back from the setback in the last game," he explained.

"This showed more of the identity of the team. The aggressivity, the bravery, going forward, running at them, just everything about the performance. I was very pleased with that.

"Another positive from the game, two strikers scoring three goals between them. I think the whole team performed well overall. I think Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall in midfield, looked really, really good."

Frank elaborated more on Kolo Muani’s display after the Frenchman’s troubled start to his loan spell at Spurs.

He scored his first two goals since arriving at the club last summer, and the Spurs boss hopes the 26-year-old can use that performance as a springboard for the remainder of the season.

"I think that can definitely be a turning point, and the two goals give you some confidence to go forward," Frank continued.

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"He's been struggling a little bit with form for various reasons. He had a setback with the dead leg, a broken jaw, and came to us not being fit. Now it looks better and better, and we saw the best of him."

Spurs' focus now turns to the Premier League when they host Fulham on Saturday, looking to end a run of three games without a win across all competitions.

They welcome The Cottagers to north London sitting ninth in the table ahead of the weekend, but just three points adrift of the top four.

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