Which EFL clubs have been picked for the FA Cup Third Round TV coverage?

The 2025-26 Emirates FA Cup Third Round Proper promises plenty of drama for EFL sides, with several sides handed headline TV slots as they face Premier League opposition.

Championship outfits enter the fray alongside top-flight sides, with a number of intriguing and potentially lucrative fixtures now confirmed for live broadcast.

Portsmouth hosts Premier League leaders Arsenal, Barnsley faces the faltering champions Liverpool and Exeter City will get to test themselves against red-hot Manchester City.

But here’s everything you need to know in terms of TV coverage for the next stage of the FA Cup.

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When and where can you watch EFL sides in action?

Friday 9 January 2026

• Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest – 19:30 GMT, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

Saturday 10 January 2026

• Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea – 20:00 GMT, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

Sunday 11 January 2026

• Derby County vs Leeds United – 12:00 GMT, TNT Sports 2 and discovery+
• Portsmouth vs Arsenal – 14:00 GMT, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

Monday 12 January 2026

Liverpool vs Barnsley – 19:45 GMT, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

What prize money and fees are on offer?

The financial rewards ramp up significantly at this stage of the Emirates FA Cup. Clubs progressing to the Fourth Round Proper will receive £121,500.

Even teams who fall at the third-round stage won’t leave empty-handed, with £26,500 awarded to the losers.

For those sides selected for live TV coverage, an £80,000 broadcast fee is guaranteed, paid on top of the standard prize fund.

The draw in full

Friday 9 January 2026

Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest – 19:30 GMT

Saturday 10 January 2026

• Macclesfield FC vs Crystal Palace – 12:15 GMT (live)
• Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Shrewsbury Town – 15:00 GMT
• Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton – 15:00 GMT
• Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town – 15:00 GMT
• Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic – 15:00 GMT
• Ipswich Town vs Blackpool – 15:00 GMT
• Manchester City vs Exeter City – 15:00 GMT
• West Ham United vs Queens Park Rangers – 15:00 GMT
• Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford – 15:00 GMT
• Fulham vs Middlesbrough – 15:00 GMT
• Everton vs Sunderland – 15:00 GMT
• Burnley vs Millwall – 15:00 GMT
• Norwich City vs Walsall – 15:00 GMT
• Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion – 15:00 GMT
• Salford City vs Swindon Town – 15:00 GMT
• Boreham Wood vs Brackley Town or Burton Albion – 15:00 GMT
• Grimsby Town vs Weston-super-Mare – 15:00 GMT
• Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers – 15:00 GMT
• Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth – 15:00 GMT
• Milton Keynes Dons vs Oxford United – 15:00 GMT
• Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City – 15:00 GMT
• Cambridge United vs Birmingham City – 15:00 GMT
• Bristol City vs Watford – 15:00 GMT
• Stoke City vs Coventry City – 15:00 GMT
• Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town – 15:00 GMT
• Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa – 17:45 GMT (live)
• Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea – 20:00 GMT (live)

Sunday 11 January 2026

• Derby County vs Leeds United – 12:00 GMT (live)
• Portsmouth vs Arsenal – 14:00 GMT (live)
• Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion – 16:30 GMT (live)

Monday 12 January 2026

• Liverpool vs Barnsley – 19:45 GMT (live)

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