FA Cup fifth round draw: Who Chelsea can face, ball number, how to watch
Published on Monday, 16 February 2026 at 12:36 am
Chelsea will learn their FA Cup fifth-round opponent on Monday 16 February 2026 when the draw is conducted live from 6.35 pm UK time. The Blues advanced after a dominant 4-0 victory away to Hull City in the fourth round, with Pedro Neto scoring a hat-trick and Estevao Willian adding another to make it nine goals in the competition so far this season.
Liam Rosenior’s side have been handed away fixtures in both the third and fourth rounds—beating Charlton Athletic 5-0 before the emphatic win at the MKM Stadium—and will hope the draw finally delivers a home tie at Stamford Bridge as the Road to Wembley continues.
They will be ball number 7 in a field that includes fellow heavyweights Liverpool (ball 1), Manchester City (ball 14) and Newcastle United (ball 13), all of whom progressed on the same weekend. The full list of qualified teams is:
1. Liverpool
2. Fulham
3. Sunderland
4. Southampton
5. Wrexham
6. Arsenal
7. Chelsea
8. West Ham United
9. Mansfield Town
10. Norwich City
11. Port Vale or Bristol City
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers
13. Newcastle United
14. Manchester City
15. Macclesfield or Brentford
16. Leeds United
Ties are scheduled for the weekend of Saturday 7 March 2026, a period already packed for Chelsea with Premier League and Champions League commitments.
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the draw unfold on TNT Sports 1, discovery+ and the free-to-air TNT Sports YouTube channel.
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