When is the FA Cup quarter-final draw & who can Arsenal face?

Arsenal are now into the FA Cup quarter-finals, so let’s take a look at who the Gunners could face and when the draw will take place.

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta gestures during the Carabao Cup Semi Final Second Leg match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on February 03, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) — Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

After Saturday’s win away to Mansfield Town, Arsenal are into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, continuing their fight for trophies on all four fronts.

Liverpool were the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals, after a win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday, and Chelsea and Manchester City won their own matches away to Wrexham and Newcastle United respectively later on Saturday.

The remainder of the quarter-final ties came on Sunday and Monday, with Fulham losing to a late Southampton penalty, League One Port Vale dumping Sunderland out, and Leeds United beating Norwich City in the later Sunday kick-off.

West Ham will conclude the round by playing Brentford on Monday.

MANSFIELD, ENGLAND - MARCH 07: Noni Madueke of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates during the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Mansfield Town and Arsenal at One Call Stadium on March 07, 2026 in Mansfield, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) — Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images

The fifth-round draw will be held ahead of that West Ham-Brentford match on Monday night, with The FA confirming that the draw will take place at roughly 19:05 GMT on TNT Sports 1, Discovery+, and the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

The ball numbers are as follows:

Southampton
Port Vale
Manchester City
Leeds United
Arsenal
Liverpool
Chelsea
West Ham United or Brentford

The quarter-final ties will then take place on the weekend of Saturday, April 4th.

mansfield town v arsenal emirates fa cup fifth round 7 — Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images

The cup ties will immediately follow the March international break, so Arsenal won’t have a game in the build-up to the quarter-final.

As for what’s scheduled afterwards, Arsenal will either be playing the Champions League quarter-final first leg, or they’ll have a free midweek, depending on their last-16 results against Bayer Leverkusen.

If the Gunners do make the Champions League quarter-final, they’d be facing either Bodo/Glimt or Sporting CP away from home on April 7th/8th, which would presumably make the FA Cup quarter-final more likely to be played on the Saturday than the Sunday or Monday.

Even if Arsenal don’t progress in the Champions League, the game is still more likely to be on the Saturday if their opponents are still involved in the Champions League (i.e. if Arsenal are drawn against Chelsea, Liverpool, or Manchester City and that team progresses from the last-16).