Full details of FA Cup fifth round draw with ball numbers allocated and 9 confirmed

Written on Sunday, 15 February 2026
Jim Robertson

The FA Cup fifth round draw takes place on Monday 16 February 2026.

The FA announcing that FA Cup fifth round draw will be held live from Macclesfield ahead of their fourth round match against Brentford on Monday night.

They state that the draw will be available for fans to watch on TNT Sports 1, discovery+ and on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

The FA saying that the FA Cup fifth round draw is expected to start around 6.35pm on Monday.

The show will be presented on TNT Sports by Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist, the draw will be made by Joe Cole and Karen Carney. The ball numbers for the fifth round draw are listed below:

Nine clubs are already through to that FA Cup fifth round draw, following Friday and Saturday matches.

This is the full FA Cup fourth round schedule, results so far and details of the remaining seven ties:

Friday 13 February

Wrexham 1 Ipswich 0
Hull 0 Chelsea 4

Saturday 14 February

Burton Albion 0 West Ham 1 (AET)
Burnley 1 Mansfield Town 2
Manchester City 2 Salford City 0
Norwich 3 West Brom 1
Southampton 2 Leicester 1
Aston Villa 1 Newcastle United 3
Liverpool 3 Brighton 0

The remaining seven fourth round ties to take place over the next two and a half weeks.

Sunday 15 February

12pm – Birmingham City v Leeds United on TNT Sports 3 and discovery+
1.30pm – Grimsby Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
2pm – Oxford United v Sunderland on discovery+
2pm – Stoke City v Fulham on discovery+
4.30pm – Arsenal v Wigan Athletic on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

Monday 16 February

7.30pm – Macclesfield v Brentford on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

Tuesday 3 March

7.45pm Port Vale v Bristol City (Was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch)

The ball numbers for Monday night’s FA Cup fifth round draw:

1. Liverpool
2. Stoke City or Fulham
3. Oxford United or Sunderland
4. Southampton
5. Wrexham
6. Arsenal or Wigan Athletic
7. Chelsea
8. West Ham
9. Mansfield Town
10. Norwich City
11. Port Vale or Bristol City
12. Grimsby Town or Wolverhampton Wanderers
13. Newcastle United
14. Manchester City
15. Macclesfield or Brentford
16. Birmingham City or Leeds United

The weekend dates of when the remaining FA Cup rounds will be played:

Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 7 March 2026
Quarter Final: Saturday 4 April 2026
Semi-Final: Saturday 25 April 2026
The Final: Saturday 16 May 2026

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