Date, time, TV, stay stream, ball numbers for 2025/26

In short: The FA Cup fifth spherical draw takes place earlier than Macclesfield host Brentford within the closing spherical of the fourth spherical. 101GreatGoals.com has all the small print on when the balls can be drawn

The remaining 16 groups within the 2025/26 FA Cup will uncover their destiny within the fifth spherical when the draw is made by a former winner of the competitors and a five-time Girls’s FA Cup champion.

Joe Cole and Karen Carney will determine the ties as a bunch of Premier League golf equipment goal to take one other step in the direction of this season’s closing.

Cole lifted the trophy as a Chelsea midfielder in 2007 and 2010, whereas Carney triumphed with Arsenal in 2006, 2007 and 2008, Birmingham Metropolis in 2012 and Chelsea in 2018.

101GreatGoals.com has the small print on the 2025/26 FA Cup fifth spherical draw, together with date, time and how you can watch.

When is the FA Cup fifth spherical draw 2025/26?

The draw can be made at Macclesfield’s Moss Rose house on Monday, February 16 earlier than the Nationwide League North aspect host Premier League membership Brentford within the closing tie of this season’s fourth spherical.

Presenter Darren Fletcher is on internet hosting duties alongside Rangers and Scotland hall-of-famer Ally McCoist, who was a part of a Sunderland aspect overwhelmed 3-0 at house by Liverpool within the 1981/82 fourth spherical.

FA Cup fifth spherical draw 2025/26: What time does it begin?

The draw is anticipated to begin at roughly 18:35 GMT (13:35 ET / 10:35 PT) as a part of a stay broadcast starting 5 minutes beforehand within the UK.

FA Cup fifth spherical draw: TV channel, stay on-line stream

The draw can be proven stay on TNT Sports activities 1, the Discovery Plus app and the TNT Sports activities YouTube channel.

FA Cup fifth spherical ball numbers

Right here’s how the ball numbers look.

Ball Quantity	Membership
1	Liverpool
2	Fulham
3	Sunderland
4	Southampton
5	Wrexham
6	Arsenal
7	Chelsea
8	West Ham United
9	Mansfield City
10	Norwich Metropolis
11	Port Vale or Bristol Metropolis
12	Wolves
13	Newcastle Un^ited
14	Manchester Metropolis
15	Macclesfield or Brentford
16	Leeds Uni^ted

When is the FA Cup fifth spherical 2025/26?

The FA Cup ties will happen across the weekend of Saturday, March 7 2026.

Evaluation: Who will win the 2025/26 FA Cup?

Shortly earlier than the draw, Manchester Metropolis had been slight favourites with bookmakers to win this season’s competitors.

The seven-time champions are but to be examined, thrashing third-tier Exeter Metropolis 10-1 at house within the third spherical and fourth-tier guests Salford Metropolis 2-0 within the fourth spherical.

File 14-time champions Arsenal had been thought of second-favourites by oddsmakers and survived an early scare once they fell behind at Championship membership Portsmouth within the third spherical.

The Gunners, who led the Premier League forward of the Cityzens on the time of the draw, swiftly hit again to win that sport 4-1 earlier than breezing previous third-tier strugglers Wigan Athletic 4-0 at house within the fourth spherical.

Liverpool and Chelsea are the second-most profitable groups within the historical past of the competitors nonetheless concerned this time round, every triumphing eight occasions.

The Reds are third-favourites so as to add one other title, having pasted third-tier Barnsley 4-1 at house within the third spherical and Premier League membership Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 at Anfield of their subsequent tie.

Fourth-favourites Chelsea have been extremely spectacular of their two away ties below new supervisor Liam Rosenior, beating Championship opponents Charlton Athletic 5-1 within the Englishman’s first sport in cost and hammering certainly one of his former golf equipment, Hull Metropolis, 4-0 within the fourth spherical.

Newcastle United, Brentford, Leeds United, Fulham, Sunderland and West Ham United are thought of darkish horses by odds compilers.

FA Cup 2025/26 stay on-line stream: BBC, TNT Sports activities

Within the UK, followers can stream the FA Cup through the BBC Sport web site and BBC iPlayer app, which can be found on an enormous number of gadgets for viewing on the go.

Matches on TNT Sports activities will be streamed via the Discovery Plus app. TNT Sports activities prices £29.99 a month via discovery+, which incorporates Eurosport and leisure and is accessible on an enormous vary of gadgets together with good TVs and gaming consoles.