The remaining 9 groups within the 2025/26 FA Cup will uncover their quarter-final future when the draw is made by a former winner of the competitors.
Joe Hart will resolve the ties as a bunch of Premier League golf equipment and underdogs Southampton and Port Vale purpose to take one other step in the direction of this season’s closing.
Hart lifted the trophy as a Manchester Metropolis goalkeeper in 2010/11 and reached the ultimate with the membership in 2012/13.
101GreatGoals.com has the main points on the 2025/26 FA Cup quarter-final draw, together with date, time and methods to watch.
When is the FA Cup quarter closing draw 2025/26?
The draw can be made at West Ham’s London Stadium on Monday, February 16 earlier than the Hammers’ all-Premier League tie with Brentford within the closing match of the fourth spherical.
Presenter Darren Fletcher is on internet hosting duties alongside Rangers and Scotland hall-of-famer Ally McCoist, who was a part of a Sunderland facet overwhelmed 3-0 at dwelling by Liverpool within the 1981/82 fourth spherical.
FA Cup quarter closing draw 2025/26: What time does it begin?
The draw is anticipated to begin at roughly 19:05 GMT (14:05 ET / 11:05 PT) as a part of the reside broadcast pre-match protection.
The place to look at the FA Cup quarter closing draw: TV channel, reside on-line stream
The draw can be proven reside on TNT Sports activities 1, the Discovery Plus app and the TNT Sports activities YouTube channel.
FA Cup quarter closing ball numbers
Right here’s how the ball numbers look.
| Ball quantity | Membership |
| 1 | Southampton |
| 2 | Port Vale |
| 3 | Manchester Metropolis |
| 4 | Leeds United |
| 5 | Arsenal |
| 6 | Liverpool |
| 7 | Chelsea |
| 8 | West Ham or Brentford |
When are the FA Cup quarter finals 2025/26?
The FA Cup ties will happen across the weekend of Saturday, April 4 2026.
Evaluation: Who will win the 2025/26 FA Cup?
Earlier than the draw, Arsenal had been slight favourites with bookmakers to win this season’s competitors.
The report 14-time champions got here by an early scare once they fell behind at Championship membership Portsmouth within the third spherical, swiftly hitting again to win that recreation 4-1 earlier than breezing previous Wigan Athletic 4-0 at home within the fourth spherical and seeing off one other third-tier staff, Mansfield City, 2-1 away within the fifth spherical.
Second-favourites Manchester Metropolis thrashed third-tier Exeter Metropolis 10-1 at dwelling within the third spherical and fourth-tier guests Salford Metropolis 2-0 in the fourth round, then got here from behind to win 3-1 at Newcastle.
Liverpool and Chelsea are the second-most profitable groups within the historical past of the competitors nonetheless concerned this time round, every triumphing eight instances.
The Reds are third-favourites so as to add one other title, having pasted third-tier Barnsley 4-1 at dwelling within the third spherical and Premier League membership Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 at Anfield of their subsequent tie, then overwhelmed Wolves 3-1 away.
Fourth-favourites Chelsea had been extremely spectacular of their preliminary two away ties underneath new supervisor Liam Rosenior, beating Championship opponents Charlton Athletic 5-1 within the Englishman’s first recreation in cost and hammering considered one of his former golf equipment, Hull Metropolis, 4-0 in the fourth round.
The Blues then fell behind twice at Championship membership Wrexham, recovering to win 4-2 after further time.
Brentford, Leeds United and West Ham are thought-about darkish horses by odds compilers. The outsiders are Championship facet Southampton – winners at Fulham within the fourth spherical – and Port Vale, who belied their place on the backside of League One to knock out Sunderland 1-0 at dwelling.
FA Cup 2025/26 reside on-line stream: BBC, TNT Sports activities
Within the UK, followers can stream the FA Cup through the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer app, which can be found on an unlimited number of units for viewing on the go.
Matches on TNT Sports activities may be streamed by the Discovery Plus app. TNT Sports activities prices £29.99 a month by discovery+, which incorporates Eurosport and leisure and is out there on an unlimited vary of units together with sensible TVs and gaming consoles.
FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule
This season’s remaining spherical dates happen on the next weekends.
- Quarter-finals: Saturday, April 4 2026
- Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25 2026
- Ultimate: Saturday, Could 16 2026
