Non-league Macclesfield to host cup holders Palace

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The 20 winners of the second-round ties are joined by all 20 Premier League clubs and 24 Championship teams in the third round [Getty Images]

Sixth-tier club Macclesfield will host holders Crystal Palace in the third round of the FA Cup.

There are four all-Premier League ties, including Tottenham hosting Aston Villa, Sunderland traveling to Everton, Newcastle welcoming Bournemouth to St James' Park, and Manchester United at home to Brighton.

Fellow sixth-tier sideWeston-super-Mare, who have reached this stage of the competition for the first time in their 138-year history, travel to League Two Grimsby.

Premier League leaders Arsenal visit Portsmouth, while Manchester City host League One Exeter City and Liverpool are at home to third-tier Barnsley.

In the other ties involving top-flight clubs, there are two London derbies as Chelsea travel to Charlton and West Ham host Queens Park Rangers, while Fulham play Middlesbrough and Leeds take on Derby County.

All matches will be played around the weekend commencing Saturday, 10 January 2026.

Unlike in previous years, there are no replays if matches end as a draw. All ties will go to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shootout.

FA Cup third-round draw in full​

• Wolves v Shrewsbury Town
• Doncaster Rovers v Southampton
• Tottenham v Aston Villa
• Port Vale v Fleetwood
• Preston North End v Wigan Athletic
• Ipswich Town v Blackpool
• Wrexham v Nottingham Forest
• Charlton Athletic v Chelsea
• Manchester City v Exeter City
• West Ham v Queens Park Rangers
• Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford
• Fulham v Middlesbrough
• Everton v Sunderland
• Liverpool v Barnsley
• Burnley v Millwall
• Norwich v Walsall
• Portsmouth v Arsenal
• Derby County vLeeds United
• Swansea v West Brom
• Salford v Swindon
• Boreham Wood v Brackley Town or Burton Albion
• Grimsby v Weston-super-Mare
• Hull City v Blackburn Rovers
• Newcastle United v Bournemouth
• MK Dons v Oxford United
• Cheltenham Town v Leicester City
• Cambridge United v Birmingham City
• Bristol City v Watford
• Stoke City v Coventry
• Macclesfield v Crystal Palace
• Manchester United v Brighton
• Sheffield United v Mansfield Town

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