FA Cup 5th-round draw: When is it, who can Arsenal face?

Arsenal are in the fifth round of the FA Cup after Sunday’s win over Wigan Athletic, so let’s take a look at the details of Monday night’s draw.

Tommy Setford and Cristhian Mosquera of Arsenal celebrate their team's victory during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Arsenal and Wigan Athletic on February 15, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by James Fearn/Getty Images) — Photo by James Fearn/Getty Images

After following up a 4-1 win away to Portsmouth with a 4-0 win at home to Wigan Athletic, Arsenal have eased into the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since the 2019/20 season – in which they won the entire competition.

Recent FA Cup campaigns haven’t gone particularly well, with Arsenal eliminated in the fourth round on two occasions, and in the third round on a further three occasions.

Yet this time around Arsenal can look forward to the fifth-round draw on Monday night, with the draw available to watch on TNT Sports, Discovery+, and on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 11: Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Portsmouth and Arsenal at Fratton Park on January 11, 2026 in Portsmouth, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) — Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

The FA report that the draw will take place during the pre-match coverage ahead of Macclesfield’s game against Brentford, from approximately 18:35 GMT. But it would be no surprise if the draw didn’t get going until a bit later, given past experience.

As for the teams Arsenal can face, the Gunners are ball number 6 in a completely open draw, with 15 potential opponents.

13 of these opponents have been determined already, with Macclesfield’s game against Brentford and Port Vale’s postponed match against Bristol City the last two fourth-round matches still to be played.

The fifth-round games will then be played on the weekend of March 7th-8th.

Fifth round draw ball numbers:

Liverpool
Fulham
Sunderland
Southampton
Wrexham
Arsenal
Chelsea
West Ham United
Mansfield Town
Norwich City
Port Vale or Bristol City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Newcastle United
Manchester City
Macclesfield or Brentford
Leeds United

If Arsenal are looking to avoid an all-Premier League clash, numbers 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, and potentially 15 (depending on the Macclesfield result) are the balls they’ll want to see. The other ‘big-six’ club numbers are 1, 7, and 14.