Calon lawan Crystal Palace, Macclesfield merupakan salah satu dari dua klub kasta keenam yang tersisa di kompetisi piala tertua di dunia ini.
Mereka bermain di National League North, sementara tim kasta keenam lainnya, Weston-super-Mare, yang berada di National League South akan menantang Grimsby Town.
Sedangkan tim Championship, Wrexham, akan menjamu Nottingham Forest, sementara dua derby London akan mempertemukan Charlton Athletic kontra Chelsea dan West Ham United menyambut Queens Park Rangers.
Putaran ketiga Piala FA akan berlangsung pada 9 sampai 13 Januari 2026.
Hasil Lengkap Undian Piala FA Putaran Ketiga
- Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Shrewsbury Town
- Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
- Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town
- Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic
- Ipswich Town vs Blackpool
- Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest
- Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea
- Manchester City vs Exeter City
- West Ham United vs Queens Park Rangers
- Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
- Fulham vs Middlesbrough
- Everton vs Sunderland
- Liverpool vs Barnsley
- Burnley vs Millwall
- Norwich City vs Walsall
- Portsmouth vs Arsenal
- Derby County vs Leeds United
- Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion
- Salford City vs Swindon Town
- Boreham Wood vs Brackley Town atau Burton Albion
- Grimsby Town vs Weston-super-Mare
- Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers
- Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth
- MK Dons vs Oxford United
- Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City
- Cambridge United vs Birmingham City
- Bristol City vs Watford
- Stoke City vs Coventry City
- Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace
- Manchester United vs Brighton and Hove Albion
- Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town