It's Our Year Vol. 69 ....FA Cup R3 draw.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

The Emirates FA Cup third-round draw is due to take place on Monday.

The Football Association has revealed the 2025/26 draw will be held on Monday at around 18:45 GMT, with TNT Sports 1 covering the event live.

The third-round ties are due to be played on and around the weekend of 10 January 2026.

[Brazilian Villain]

I think Unai will be focused on the league* and Europe, so we may not give the FA Cup our fullest attention this year. Out in the 4th round.

*If we're still top 3 or 4 come mid-January.

[cdbearsfan]

Don't care, we are never winning it again.

[PeterWithesShin]

R3 Palace (A)
R4 ManU (A)
R5 Liverpool (A)
QF Chelsea (A)
SF ManC
F Arsenal

2026 FA Cup winners Aston Villa

[AlexAlexCropley]

Used to be my favourite bit of the season. Time for a new jaunty hat,a rosette, a silver foil fa cup. Now? A shrug at the impossible dream.

[rob_bridge]

Of course we are going to win it.

In the way Jo Swinson was going to be PM

[The Man With A Stick]

The way the season is panning out, I don't think we'll put a lot of effort into this.

[eamonn]

Cam we enter the World Cup draw tomorrow instead? I fancy our chances more.

[Nev]

I'm still wounded after last season I think I'd prefer us to go out in the 3rd round. Just saves time and indeed hope.

[dcdavecollett]

I hope we'll go as far as we can every year.

I hated it when we went years without winning a single tie.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

FA Cup third round ball numbers

1. AFC Bournemouth

2. Arsenal

3. Aston Villa

4. Birmingham City

5. Blackburn Rovers

6. Brentford

7. Brighton & Hove Albion

8. Bristol City

9. Burnley

10. Charlton Athletic

11. Chelsea

12. Coventry City

13. Crystal Palace

14. Derby County

15. Everton

16. Fulham

17. Hull City

18. Ipswich Town

19. Dirty Leeds

20. Leicester City

21. Liverpool

22. Manchester City

23. Manchester United

24. Middlesbrough

25. Millwall

26. Newcastle United

27. Norwich City

28. Nottingham Forest

29. Oxford United

30. Portsmouth

31. Preston North End

32. Queens Park Rangers

33. Sheffield United

34. Sheffield Wednesday

35. Southampton

36. Stoke City

37. Sunderland

38. Swansea City

39. Tottenham Hotspur

40. Watford

41. West Bromwich Albion

42. West Ham United

43. Wolverhampton Wanderers

44. Wrexham

45. Macclesfield

46. Grimsby Town

47. Shrewsbury Town

48. Swindon Town

49. Weston Super Mare

50. Barnsley

51. Boreham Wood

52. Milton Keynes Dons

53. Wigan Athletic

54. Fleetwood Town

55. Salford City or Leyton Orient

56. Mansfield Town

57. Cambridge United

58. Brackley Town or Burton Albion

59. Blackpool or Carlisle United

60. Walsall

61. Exeter City

62. Cheltenham Town

63. Doncaster Rovers

64. Port Vale

[Brazilian Villain]

No. 3 will play.........No. 4.

[Pete3206]

No thanks.

[cdbearsfan]

Given that we are never going to win it, may as well get someone like Man City or Liverpool away. That way I get some enjoyment if we win, more so than a routine win against some lower league side. And if we lose, concentrate on the league/Europe.