Arsenal and Chelsea Strike Gold with Dream Fourth Round FA Cup Draws

Arsenal and Chelsea have both drawn Football League opponents while Liverpool faces a potential clash with Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion if they successfully navigate past Barnsley in Monday's fixture.

Arsenal narrowly avoided an upset against Championship side Portsmouth to secure their progression and will now face 2013 FA Cup champions Wigan Athletic. Chelsea kicked off the Liam Rosenior era with an emphatic victory over Charlton and have been drawn against the manager's previous club Hull City.

The standout narrative of the third round belonged to Macclesfield. The National League North outfit, purchased from Rightmove just four years ago, managed to impressively eliminate defending FA Cup champions Crystal Palace during a thrilling weekend of fixtures. Macclesfield's reward is a fourth-round encounter with another top-flight side in Brentford.

Manchester United emerged as one of the high-profile victims from the third round weekend, crashing out of the tournament courtesy of Brighton. The Seagulls earned themselves a fixture against whichever team emerges victorious from Monday's third-round encounter between Liverpool and Barnsley.

2025–26 FA Cup Fourth Round Draw

Ball Numbers for FA Cup Fourth Round Draw

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

2025–26 FA Cup Round Dates