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

In brief: The FA Cup fifth round draw takes place before Macclesfield host Brentford in the final round of the fourth round. 101GreatGoals.com has all the details on when the balls will be drawn

The remaining 16 teams in the 2025/26 FA Cup will discover their fate in the fifth round when the draw is made by a former winner of the competition and a five-time Women’s FA Cup champion.

Joe Cole and Karen Carney will decide the ties as a host of Premier League clubs aim to take another step towards this season’s final.

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

101GreatGoals.com has the details on the 2025/26 FA Cup fifth round draw, including date, time and how to watch.

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

The draw will be made at Macclesfield’s Moss Rose home on Monday, February 16 before the National League North side host Premier League club Brentford in the final tie of this season’s fourth round.

Presenter Darren Fletcher is on hosting duties alongside Rangers and Scotland hall-of-famer Ally McCoist, who was part of a Sunderland side beaten 3-0 at home by Liverpool in the 1981/82 fourth round.

FA Cup fifth round draw 2025/26: What time does it start?

The draw is expected to start at approximately 18:35 GMT (13:35 ET / 10:35 PT) as part of a live broadcast beginning five minutes beforehand in the UK.

FA Cup fifth round draw: TV channel, live online stream

The draw will be shown live on TNT Sports 1, the Discovery Plus app and the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

FA Cup fifth round ball numbers

Here’s how the ball numbers look.

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

When is the FA Cup fifth round 2025/26?

The FA Cup ties will take place around the weekend of Saturday, March 7 2026.

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

Shortly before the draw, Manchester City were slight favourites with bookmakers to win this season’s competition.

The seven-time champions are yet to be tested, thrashing third-tier Exeter City 10-1 at home in the third round and fourth-tier visitors Salford City 2-0 in the fourth round.

Record 14-time champions Arsenal were considered second-favourites by oddsmakers and survived an early scare when they fell behind at Championship club Portsmouth in the third round.

The Gunners, who led the Premier League ahead of the Cityzens at the time of the draw, swiftly hit back to win that game 4-1 before breezing past third-tier strugglers Wigan Athletic 4-0 at home in the fourth round.

Liverpool and Chelsea are the second-most successful teams in the history of the competition still involved this time around, each triumphing eight times.

The Reds are third-favourites to add another title, having pasted third-tier Barnsley 4-1 at home in the third round and Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 at Anfield in their next tie.

Fourth-favourites Chelsea have been highly impressive in their two away ties under new manager Liam Rosenior, beating Championship opponents Charlton Athletic 5-1 in the Englishman’s first game in charge and hammering one of his former clubs, Hull City, 4-0 in the fourth round.

Newcastle United, Brentford, Leeds United, Fulham, Sunderland and West Ham United are considered dark horses by odds compilers.

FA Cup 2025/26 live online stream: BBC, TNT Sports

In the UK, fans can stream the FA Cup via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer app, which are available on a vast variety of devices for viewing on the go.

Matches on TNT Sports can be streamed through the Discovery Plus app. TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.