All of the details you need ahead of the Emirates FA Cup fifth round proper draw

Friday 13 Feb 2026
The Emirates FA Cup fifth round draw will take place on Monday 16 February 2026

The Emirates FA Cup fifth round draw will be made on Monday 16 February, live on TNT Sports.

The draw will be held live from Macclesfield ahead of their fourth round match against Brentford. The draw will be available for fans to watch on TNT Sports 1, discovery+ and on the TNT Sports YouTube channel during the tie’s pre-match coverage from approximately 6.35pm GMT.

Presented by Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist, the draw will be made by Joe Cole and Karen Carney. The ball numbers for the fifth round draw are listed below:

1. Liverpool or Brighton & Hove Albion
2. Stoke City or Fulham
3. Oxford United or Sunderland
4. Southampton or Leicester City
5. Wrexham or Ipswich Town
6. Arsenal or Wigan Athletic
7. Hull City or Chelsea
8. Burton Albion or West Ham United
9. Burnley or Mansfield Town
10. Norwich City or West Bromwich Albion
11. Port Vale or Bristol City
12. Grimsby Town or Wolverhampton Wanderers
13. Aston Villa or Newcastle United
14. Manchester City or Salford City
15. Macclesfield or Brentford
16. Birmingham City or Leeds United

The fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup will be played around the weekend of Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March 2026.

 

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