The FA Youth Cup

32 ties confirmed for the FA Youth Cup third round as Premier League clubs join in

Friday 13 Nov 2026
All FA Youth Cup third round ties must be played by Saturday 12 December 2026

The third round of the FA Youth Cup has been drawn, with 32 ties confirmed for the next stage of the competition.

Clubs from the Premier League and EFL Championship now join the competition, with a number of second-round ties still to be settled. 

All ties must be played by Saturday 12 December 2026, with kick-offs at 7pm, unless mutually agreed otherwise. 

Should ties be level at the end of 90 minutes, 30 minutes extra time (15 minutes per-half) will be played. If the scored remain level after this time, the result will be decided by a penalty shootout.

FA Youth Cup third round draw in full:

1. Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur
2. Cheadle Town or Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton
3. Luton Town v Hertford Town or Cambridge United
4. Sunderland v Aston Villa 
5. Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers 
6. Norwich City v Preston North End
7. Fulham v Swansea City 
8. Coventry City v Reading or Swindon Town
9. Stockport County or Blyth Spartans v Leicester City or Milton Keynes Dons
10. Shrewsbury Town or Fleetwood Town v Blackpool 
11. Barnet or AFC Sudbury v Bristol Rovers or Oxford United 
12. Lincoln City v Leeds United 
13. Blackburn Rovers v Bradford City or Crewe Alexandra 
14. West Ham United v Brentford 
15. Plymouth Argyle or St Ives Town v Birmingham City 
16. Portsmouth v Bromley or AFC Wimbledon
17. AFC Bournemouth v Solihull Moors or Barnsley
18. Everton v Nottingham Forest
19. Arsenal v Cardiff City 
20. Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough 
21. Ilkeston Town or Tranmere Rovers v Hull City
22. Ipswich Town v Liverpool 
23. Wrexham v Cobham or Exeter City
24. Burnley v Manchester United
25. Grimsby Town or Chorley v Brighton & Hove Albion
26. Wycombe Wanderers or Leyton Orient v Wigan Athletic or Mansfield Town 
27. Derby County v Chelsea 
28. Stoke City v Charlton Athletic 
29. Manchester City v Newcastle United
30. West Bromwich Albion v Watford 
31. Crystal Palace v Millwall 
32. Chippenham Town or Kingstonian v Bristol City

 

By Competitions department