The remaining nine teams in the 2025/26 FA Cup will discover their quarter-final destiny when the draw is made by a former winner of the competition.
Joe Hart will decide the ties as a host of Premier League clubs and underdogs Southampton and Port Vale aim to take another step towards this season’s final.
Hart lifted the trophy as a Manchester City goalkeeper in 2010/11 and reached the final with the club in 2012/13.
101GreatGoals.com has the details on the 2025/26 FA Cup quarter-final draw, including date, time and how to watch.
When is the FA Cup quarter final draw 2025/26?
The draw will be made at West Ham’s London Stadium on Monday, February 16 before the Hammers’ all-Premier League tie with Brentford in the final match of the fourth round.
Presenter Darren Fletcher is on hosting duties alongside Rangers and Scotland hall-of-famer Ally McCoist, who was part of a Sunderland side beaten 3-0 at home by Liverpool in the 1981/82 fourth round.
FA Cup quarter final draw 2025/26: What time does it start?
The draw is expected to start at approximately 19:05 GMT (14:05 ET / 11:05 PT) as part of the live broadcast pre-match coverage.
Where to watch the FA Cup quarter final draw: TV channel, live online stream
The draw will be shown live on TNT Sports 1, the Discovery Plus app and the TNT Sports YouTube channel.
FA Cup quarter final ball numbers
Here’s how the ball numbers look.
| Ball number | Club |
| 1 | Southampton |
| 2 | Port Vale |
| 3 | Manchester City |
| 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 take place around the weekend of Saturday, April 4 2026.
Analysis: Who will win the 2025/26 FA Cup?
Before the draw, Arsenal were slight favourites with bookmakers to win this season’s competition.
The record 14-time champions came through an early scare when they fell behind at Championship club Portsmouth in the third round, swiftly hitting back to win that game 4-1 before breezing past Wigan Athletic 4-0 at home in the fourth round and seeing off another third-tier team, Mansfield Town, 2-1 away in the fifth round.
Second-favourites Manchester City thrashed third-tier Exeter City 10-1 at home in the third round and fourth-tier visitors Salford City 2-0 in the fourth round, then came from behind to win 3-1 at Newcastle.
Liverpool and Chelsea are the second-most successful teams in the history of the competition still involved this time around, each triumphing eight times.
The Reds are third-favourites to add another title, having pasted third-tier Barnsley 4-1 at home in the third round and Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 at Anfield in their next tie, then beaten Wolves 3-1 away.
Fourth-favourites Chelsea were highly impressive in their initial two away ties under new manager Liam Rosenior, beating Championship opponents Charlton Athletic 5-1 in the Englishman’s first game in charge and hammering one of his former clubs, Hull City, 4-0 in the fourth round.
The Blues then fell behind twice at Championship club Wrexham, recovering to win 4-2 after extra time.
Brentford, Leeds United and West Ham are considered dark horses by odds compilers. The outsiders are Championship side Southampton – winners at Fulham in the fourth round – and Port Vale, who belied their position at the bottom of League One to knock out Sunderland 1-0 at home.
FA Cup 2025/26 live online stream: BBC, TNT Sports
In the UK, fans can stream the FA Cup via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer app, which are available on a vast variety of devices for viewing on the go.
Matches on TNT Sports can be streamed through the Discovery Plus app. TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule
This season’s remaining round dates take place on the following weekends.
- Quarter-finals: Saturday, April 4 2026
- Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25 2026
- Final: Saturday, May 16 2026
