Now everyone's taking the FA Cup seriously. Team line-ups are growing notably stronger as the competition wears on and visions of Wembley come into focus.

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Just eight teams will be left standing by the end of Monday and the quarter-finals offers those sides a straight shootout at reaching the national stadium in the semi-finals.

Liverpool became the first team to book a place in the quarter-finals following their 3-1 victory over Wolves at Molineux on Friday evening.

Coverage of the draw will be hosted by commentator Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist with Joe Hart making the draw.

Radio Times brings you all the details for the FA Cup quarter-finals draw.

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What time is the FA Cup quarter-finals draw?

The FA Cup draw for the quarter-finals will take place on Monday 9 February 2026.

The draw will be made live before Monday night's clash between West Ham and Brentford, at approximately 7:05pm UK time.

You can watch the FA Cup draw live on TNT Sports via discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video and on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

FA Cup draw ball numbers

  1. Fulham or Southampton
  2. Port Vale or Sunderland
  3. Newcastle United or Manchester City
  4. Leeds United or Norwich City
  5. Mansfield Town or Arsenal
  6. Liverpool
  7. Wrexham or Chelsea
  8. West Ham United or Brentford
The FA Cup trophy, with red Emirates ribbons attached to the handles, on a plinth with the pitch at the Racecourse Ground in the background.
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When are FA Cup quarter-finals matches?

Matches will be played around the weekend of Saturday 4 April 2026.

There will be four matches in total, which are expected to be split across the weekend.

Any rescheduled fifth round ties will need to be played ahead of that date.

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Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.

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