The FA Cup is one of the oldest knockout football competitions in the world, and thusly one of the most prestigious trophies in Europe.
In its 145th edition for the 2025/26 season, 747 teams enter the competition, with 655 contesting qualification before 124 enter in the competition proper.
Defending champions Crystal Palace won their first ever major trophy by lifting the FA Cup last season, and hope to prove it was not a fluke by progressing deep into the competition once again in the 2025/26 campaign.
AllSportsPeople looks at the key details ahead of this round's FA Cup fixtures, including how to watch the matches, kickoff times and the weekly schedule.
FA Cup live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch 2025/26 FA Cup matches in the UK:
TV channel: TNT Sports 1-5, BBC One
Live stream: discovery+, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website
TNT Sports owns the the broadcast rights for the FA Cup in the home country of England and around the UK. They have sublicensed some matches to the BBC for televised coverage of select matches on a free-to-air platform.
The BBC will televise 14 total matches throughout the competition, with two matches broadcast from each round through the quarterfinals, one semifinal, and the final on May 16 at Wembley Stadium.
Other select matches will be available on TNT Sports channels, while all games can be accessed on TNT's streaming platform discovery+.
FA Cup third round fixture schedule
All times GMT.
Friday, January 9
- MK Dons vs. Oxford United (7:30 p.m.)
- Port Vale vs. Fleetwood Town (7:30 p.m.)
- Preston vs. Wigan (7:30 p.m.)
- Wrexham vs. Nottingham Forest (7:30 p.m.) — TNT Sports 1
Saturday, January 10
- Wolves vs. Shrewsbury Town (12:15 p.m.)
- Macclesfield vs. Crystal Palace (12:15 p.m.) — BBC One, TNT Sports 1
- Everton vs. Sunderland (12:15 p.m.)
- Cheltenham Town vs. Leicester City (12:15 p.m.)
- Boreham Wood vs. Burton Albion (3 p.m.)
- Burnley vs. Millwall (3 p.m.)
- Doncaster Rovers vs. Southampton (3 p.m.)
- Fulham vs. Middlesbrough (3 p.m.)
- Ipswich Town vs. Blackpool (3 p.m.)
- Manchester City vs. Exeter City (3 p.m.)
- Newcastle vs. Bournemouth (3 p.m.)
- Salford City vs. Swindon Town (3 p.m.)
- Sheffield Wednesday vs. Brentford (3 p.m.)
- Stoke City vs. Coventry City (3 p.m.)
- Bristol City vs. Watford (5:45 p.m.)
- Cambridge United vs. Birmingham City (5:45 p.m.)
- Grimsby Town vs. Weston-super-Mare (5:45 p.m.)
- Tottenham vs. Aston Villa (5:45 p.m.) — BBC One, TNT Sports 1
- Charlton Athletic vs. Chelsea (8 p.m.) — TNT Sports 1
Sunday, January 11
- Derby County vs. Leeds (12 p.m.) — TNT Sports 2
- Portsmouth vs. Arsenal (2 p.m.) — TNT Sports 1
- Hull City vs. Blackburn (2:30 p.m.)
- Norwich City vs. Walsall (2:30 p.m.)
- Sheffield United vs. Mansfield Town (2:30 p.m.)
- Swansea City vs. West Brom (2:30 p.m.)
- West Ham vs. QPR (2:30 p.m.)
- Man United vs. Brighton (4:30 p.m.) — TNT Sports 1
Monday, January 12
- Liverpool vs. Barnsley (7:45 p.m.) — TNT Sports 1