The remaining teams in the 2025/26 FA Cup will discover their semi-final destiny when the draw is made by a former European Cup top scorer.
Scotland legend Ally McCoist will decide the ties, which will take place at Wembley Stadium in April and send two sides to the final.
Eventual champions Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa and Manchester City ousted Nottingham Forest in last season’s final four.
101GreatGoals.com has the details on the 2025/26 FA Cup semi-final draw, including date, time and how to watch.
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When is the FA Cup semi final draw 2025/26?
The draw will be made at West Ham’s London Stadium on Sunday, April 5 after the Hammers’ all-Premier League tie with Leeds United in the final match of the quarter-finals.
Presenter Becky Ives is on hosting duties in the same setting where the quarter-final draw was held.
FA Cup semi final draw 2025/26: What time does it start?
West Ham vs Brentford starts at 16:30 BST (11:30 ET / 08:30 PT), so the timing of the draw will depend on how long the match takes.
Extra time and penalties will be used to decide the tie, if necessary.
Where to watch the FA Cup semi final draw: TV channel, live online stream
The draw will be shown live on TNT Sports 1, the HBO Max app and the TNT Sports YouTube channel.
FA Cup semi final ball numbers
Here’s how the ball numbers look.
| Ball number | Club |
| 1 | Southampton or Arsenal |
| 2 | Chelsea or Port Vale |
| 3 | Manchester City or Liverpool |
| 4 | West Ham or Leeds |
When are the FA Cup semi finals 2025/26?
The FA Cup ties will take place on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 2026.
FA Cup quarter final fixtures 2025/26: Schedule, kick-off times, channel
Here’s how the last-eight fixtures look, with kick-off times BST.
| Date | Fixture | Time | Channel |
| Saturday, April 4 2026 | Manchester City vs Liverpool | 12:45 | TNT Sports 1, HBO Max |
| Saturday, April 4 | Chelsea vs Port Vale | 17:15 | TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, BBC One, iPlayer |
| Saturday, April 4 | Southampton vs Arsenal | 20:00 | TNT Sports 1, HBO Max, BBC One, iPlayer |
| Sunday, April 5 | West Ham United vs Leeds United | 16:30 | TNT Sports 1, HBO Max |
Analysis: Who will win the 2025/26 FA Cup?
Before the quarter-ifinals, Arsenal were slight favourites with bookmakers to win this season’s competition.
The record 14-time champions came through an early scare when they fell behind at Championship club Portsmouth in the third round, swiftly hitting back to win that game 4-1 before breezing past Wigan Athletic 4-0 at home in the fourth round and seeing off another third-tier team, Mansfield Town, 2-1 away in the fifth round.
Second-favourites Manchester City thrashed third-tier Exeter City 10-1 at home in the third round and fourth-tier visitors Salford City 2-0 in the fourth round, then came from behind to win 3-1 at Newcastle.
The Cityzens beat Arsenal 2-0 at Wembley in the EFL Cup final on March 22, Nico O’Reilly scoring two headers inside five second-half minutes.
Liverpool and Chelsea are the second-most successful teams in the history of the competition still involved this time around, each triumphing eight times.
Third-favourites Chelsea were highly impressive in their initial two away ties under new manager Liam Rosenior, beating Championship opponents Charlton Athletic 5-1 in the Englishman’s first game in charge and hammering one of his former clubs, Hull City, 4-0 in the fourth round.
The Blues then fell behind twice at Championship club Wrexham, recovering to win 4-2 after extra time.
The Reds are fourth-favourites to add another title, having pasted third-tier Barnsley 4-1 at home in the third round and Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 at Anfield in their next tie, then beaten Wolves 3-1 away.
Leeds and West Ham are considered dark horses by odds compilers. The outsiders are Championship side Southampton – winners at Fulham in the fourth round – and Port Vale, who belied their position at the bottom of League One to knock out Sunderland 1-0 at home.
FA Cup 2025/26 live online stream: BBC, TNT Sports
In the UK, fans can stream the FA Cup via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer app, which are available on a vast variety of devices for viewing on the go.
Matches on TNT Sports can be streamed through the HBO Max app. TNT Sports costs £30.99 a month, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
FA Cup prize money: How much do quarter final winners get?
The winners of each tie earn £477,000. Every club will receive a £175,000 broadcast fee
FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule
This season’s remaining round dates take place on the following weekends.
- Final: Saturday, May 16 2026
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