When is the FA Cup fourth round draw?
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The 2025-26 FA Cup fourth round draw will take place on Monday, 12 January at approximately 18:35 GMT.
Proceedings will take place before kick-off in the third-round tie between Liverpool and Barnsley at Anfield.
Former England internationals Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole will conduct the draw that will consist of 32 teams live on TNT Sports.
Supporters can also follow the draw on the BBC Sport website and app.
All matches will be played around the weekend commencing Saturday, 14 February.
Unlike in previous years, there are no replays if matches end as a draw. All ties will go to extra-time, and if necessary, a penalty shootout.
National League North side Macclesfield and National League South's Weston-super-Mare are the lowest-ranked clubs that could feature in the draw.
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1. Wolverhampton Wanderers or Shrewsbury Town
2. Doncaster Rovers or Southampton
3. Tottenham Hotspur or Aston Villa
4. Port Vale or Fleetwood Town
5. Preston North End or Wigan Athletic
6. Ipswich Town or Blackpool
7. Wrexham or Nottingham Forest
8. Charlton Athletic or Chelsea
9. Manchester City or Exeter City
10. West Ham United or Queens Park Rangers
11. Sheffield Wednesday or Brentford
12. Fulham or Middlesbrough
13. Everton or Sunderland
14. Liverpool or Barnsley
15. Burnley or Millwall
16. Norwich City or Walsall
17. Portsmouth or Arsenal
18. Derby County or Leeds United
19. Swansea City or West Bromwich Albion
20. Salford City or Swindon Town
21. Boreham Wood or Burton Albion
22. Grimsby Town or Weston-Super-Mare
23. Hull City or Blackburn Rovers
24. Newcastle United or AFC Bournemouth
25. Milton Keynes Dons or Oxford United
26. Cheltenham Town or Leicester City
27. Cambridge United or Birmingham City
28. Bristol City or Watford
29. Stoke City or Coventry City
30. Macclesfield or Crystal Palace
31. Manchester United or Brighton & Hove Albion
32. Sheffield United or Mansfield Town
What is the prize money?
Third round winners - £121,500
Third round losers - £26,500
Fourth round winners - £127,000
Fifth round winners - £238,500
Quarter-final winners - £477,000
Semi-final winners - £1,060,000
Semi-final losers - £530,000
Final runners-up - £1,060,000
Final winners - £2,120,000
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