The draw for the FA Youth Cup fifth round proper has been made, with eight ties to take place at this stage of the 2025-26 competition.
Ties are scheduled to be played by Saturday 21 February 2026.
The fourth round proper is ongoing, with a number of ties already played and the remaining fixtures taking place across this month.
With these ties, if they end in a draw after 90 minutes, extra time will be played and if still level, then a penalty shootout will take place to decide the winners.
In terms of age eligibility for the 2025-26 FA Youth Cup, for matches involving only clubs from the Premier League and the EFL, players must have been born on or after 1 September 2007.
For the ties involving clubs from the National League System, players must have been born on or after 1 September 2007 and before 1 September 2010.
The Draw
1 Chelsea v Manchester City or Arsenal
2 Sunderland v Queens Park Rangers or Brighton & Hove Albion or West Bromwich Albion
3 Stevenage v Newcastle United or Crystal Palace
4 Oxford United or Colchester United v Manchester United or Derby County
5 Norwich City or Burnley v Charlton Athletic
6 Leeds United or Swansea City v Coventry City or Blackburn Rovers
7 Fleetwood Town or Aston Villa v Southend United or Wrexham
8 Everton or West Ham United v Ipswich Town
