FA Cup fourth round draw becomes clearer with 22 confirmed and these 10 to be sorted

The FA Cup fourth round draw is fast approaching.

The FA announcing that the draw will take place on Monday (12 January 2026).

The third round matches are of course this weekend.

Friday saw four ties decided, then another 18 on Saturday.

The scheduling running all the way through to Monday night, when it is Liverpool home to Barnsley (Salford v Swindon was postponed and will be played Tuesday 20 January now).

Ahead of that match at Anfield, the FA Cup fourth round draw will be made at around 6.35pm,, live on TNT Sports. It will be available to watch on TNT Sports 1, discovery+ and the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

The show presented by Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist, the draw will be made by Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole.

As you can see below, 22 names in the hat, with ten third round ties still to be decided. The dates and times of those remaining ten are detailed below.

The ball numbers for the FA Cup fourth round draw are listed below:

1. Wolverhampton Wanderers
2. Southampton
3. Aston Villa
4. Port Vale
5. Wigan Athletic
6. Ipswich Town
7. Wrexham
8. Chelsea
9. Manchester City
10. West Ham United or Queens Park Rangers (2.30pm Sunday)
11. Brentford
12. Fulham
13. Sunderland
14. Liverpool or Barnsley (7.45pm Monday 12 January)
15. Burnley
16. Norwich City or Walsall (2.30pm Sunday)
17. Portsmouth or Arsenal (2pm Sunday)
18. Derby County or Leeds United (12pm Sunday)
19. Swansea City or West Bromwich Albion (2.30pm Sunday)
20. Salford City or Swindon Town (7.45pm Tuesday 20 January)
21. Burton Albion
22. Grimsby Town
23. Hull City or Blackburn Rovers (2.30pm Sunday)
24. Newcastle United
25. Oxford United
26. Leicester City
27. Birmingham City
28. Bristol City
29. Stoke City
30. Macclesfield
31. Manchester United or Brighton & Hove Albion (4.30pm Sunday)
32. Sheffield United or Mansfield Town (2.30pm Sunday)

The weekend dates of the remaining FA Cup rounds:

Fourth Round Proper: Saturday 14 February 2026

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