City to play Walsall in FA Cup third round

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8th December 2025

The tie is scheduled to take place on the weekend of Saturday, January 10, with full fixture details and ticketing information to be made available in due course. City enter the draw at the third-round stage alongside the rest of the Championship and Premier League. Walsall have progressed to this round via wins away to Eastleigh and Gateshead. **Full FA Cup third round draw**
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town
Doncaster Rovers v Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
Port Vale v Fleetwood Town
Preston North End v Wigan Athletic
Ipswich Town v Blackpool
Wrexham v Nottingham Forest
Charlton Athletic v Chelsea
Manchester City v Exeter City
West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers
Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford
Fulham v Middlesbrough
Everton v Sunderland
Liverpool v Barnsley
Burnley v Millwall
**Norwich City v Walsall**
Portsmouth v Arsenal
Derby County v Leeds United
Swansea City v West Brom
Salford City v Swindon Town
Boreham Wood v Brackley Town or Burton Albion
Grimsby Town v Weston-Super-Mare
Hull City v Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle United v Bournemouth
MK Dons v Oxford United
Cheltenham Town v Leicester City
Cambridge United v Birmingham City
Bristol City v Watford
Stoke City v Coventry City
Macclesfield v Crystal Palace
Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Sheffield United v Mansfield Town