Fixtures
| Friday 9 January 2026 | Third Round Proper | |||||
| Kick Off | No. | Home | Away | Live on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Wrexham AFC | VS | Nottingham Forest | information | Live on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ | |
| Saturday 10 January 2026 | Third Round Proper | |||||
| Kick Off | No. | Home | Away | Live on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Macclesfield | VS | Crystal Palace | information | Live on BBC One, iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ | |
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | VS | Shrewsbury Town | |||
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | VS | Southampton | |||
| 4 | Port Vale | VS | Fleetwood Town | |||
| 5 | Preston North End | VS | Wigan Athletic | |||
| 6 | Ipswich Town | VS | Blackpool | |||
| 9 | Manchester City | VS | Exeter City | |||
| 10 | West Ham United | VS | Queens Park Rangers | |||
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | VS | Brentford | |||
| 12 | Fulham | VS | Middlesbrough | |||
| 13 | Everton | VS | Sunderland AFC | |||
| 15 | Burnley | VS | Millwall | |||
| 16 | Norwich City | VS | Walsall | |||
| 19 | Swansea City | VS | West Bromwich Albion | |||
| 20 | Salford City | VS | Swindon Town | |||
| 21 | Boreham Wood | VS | Burton Albion | |||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | VS | Weston Super Mare | |||
| 23 | Hull City | VS | Blackburn Rovers | |||
| 24 | Newcastle United | VS | AFC Bournemouth | |||