The 2025/26 FA Cup final is already on the horizon and the remaining teams will be setting their sights on a trip to Wembley.
Last year’s final saw Crystal Palace win their first ever trophy with a 1-0 victory over Manchester City at Wembley.
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However, the Eagles will not be able to defend their title after suffering one the greatest FA Cup upsets ever, losing 2-1 to National League North side Macclesfield in the Third Round this season.
Nottingham Forest suffered a dramatic loss against championship side Wrexham, crashing out on penalties.
Tottenham and Manchester United also exited early but plenty of big guns are still in it.
As we head into the next stage of the cup competition, here’s everything you need to know about this year’s Wembley blockbuster…
When is the 2025/26 FA Cup final?
The 2026 FA Cup final will be held on Saturday, May 16.
It will be played at Wembley Stadium and while kick-off is yet to be confirmed, it is expected to be at 4:30pm.
The FA Cup final used to have a traditional 3pm kickoff time, complimented by a lot of build-up coverage as the fixture was one of the very few games shown on terrestrial television.
However, things changed last year as 4:30pm was a compromised time between the BBC and ITV due to them both streaming the fixture and suiting the broadcasters better.
It coincides with the Gameweek 37 in the Premier League, meaning the two finalist who are Wembley bound will have their fixtures rescheduled.
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FA Cup 2025/26 fixtures
Fifth Round
- Wolves 1–3 Liverpool
- Mansfield Town 1–2 Arsenal
- Wrexham 2–4 Chelsea (AET)
- Newcastle 1–3 Manchester City
- Fulham 0–1 Southampton
- Port Vale 1–0 Sunderland
- Leeds United 3–0 Norwich City
- West Ham United 2–2 Brentford (Pens 5-3)
Quater-finals
Saturday, April 4
- Manchester City v Liverpool, 12:45 – eSPORTY EXCLUSIVE
- Chelsea v Port Vale, 17:45 – eSPORTY
- Southampton v Arsenal, 20:00 – eSPORTY
Sunday, April 5
- West Ham v Leeds, 16:30 – eSPORTY
Semi-finals
- To be played on April 25 and 26 at Wembley
Which team has the most FA Cup wins?
Arsenal dominate the most English FA Cup titles, winning the cup a record 14 times, with Manchester United just behind with one less.
The last time the most successful club in this cup competition won was in 2020 in a 2-1 victory over Chelsea – it was also Mikel Arteta’s debut season as manager.
United, who have 13 FA Cups, beat their city rivals in the final two years ago.
After those two clubs, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham follow and are joint with eight titles each.
Other multiple time winners include Man City and Aston Villa with seven, Newcastle and Blackburn Rovers securing six, plus some historic wins from Everton, West Brom and even Wanderers all on five.
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