Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Alex Young

When is FA Cup draw? Start time, ball numbers, TV channel, live stream for fourth round today

Trophy: The FA Cup is the oldest prize in football - (Getty Images)

The FA Cup fourth round draw takes place tonight.

Holders Crystal Palace suffered a major shock on Saturday as they were beaten by non-League Macclesfield in what was statistically the biggest upset in the competition’s long illustrious history, with 117 places separating the teams in the English pyramid.

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE FA CUP DRAW LIVE!

Championship side Wrexham knocked out Nottingham Forest on penalties in another giant-killing on Friday night.

Manchester City thrashed third-tier Exeter 10-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, while Aston Villa saw off Tottenham and Newcastle edged Bournemouth on penalties.

Arsenal joined them in the fourth round thanks to Gabriel Martinelli’s hat-trick against Portsmouth, before Manchester United were beaten 2-1 by Brighton.

Liverpool and Barnsley finish off the third-round action on Merseyside this evening.

When is the FA Cup fourth round draw?

The FA Cup fourth round draw will take place tonight on Monday January 12, 2026.

The draw will be held ahead of the third-round meeting between Liverpool and Barnsley at Anfield.

TNT Sports coverage of the game gets underway at 6.30pm GMT, ahead of a 7.45pm kick-off, with the draw scheduled to begin around 6.35pm.

Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist will host the draw, with Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole in charge of picking the balls.

Where to watch FA Cup fourth round draw

TV channel: In the UK, coverage of the draw is scheduled before Liverpool vs Barnsley, live on TNT Sports 1.

Live stream: You can also follow along online via the Discovery+ app and website with a subscription, as well as on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

Live blog: Follow the draw as it happens on Monday evening with Standard Sport’s live blog.

FA Cup fourth round ball numbers

1. Wolves

2. Southampton

3. Aston Villa

4. Port Vale

5. Wigan Athletic

6. Ipswich Town

7. Wrexham

8. Chelsea

9. Manchester City

10. West Ham

11. Brentford

12. Fulham

13. Sunderland

14. Liverpool or Barnsley

15. Burnley

16. Norwich City

17. Arsenal

18. Leeds United

19. West Brom

20. Salford City or Swindon Town

21. Burton Albion

22. Grimsby Town

23. Hull City

24. Newcastle

25. Oxford United

26. Leicester City

27. Birmingham City

28. Bristol City

29. Stoke City

30. Macclesfield

31. Brighton

32. Mansfield Town

When will FA Cup fourth-round ties take place?

Fourth-round matches are scheduled to be held across the weekend of February 14/15, 2026.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.