Manchester City are into their third successive FA Cup final and will take on a team aiming to win the famous trophy for a first time.
Seven-time winners City were beaten by bitter rivals Manchester United in last season’s showpiece, having downed the Red Devils at Wembley en route to a treble success in 2022/23.
Goals from Rico Lewis and Josko Gvardiol made light of Erling Haaland’s ongoing absence as Pep Guardiola’s side downed Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the second semifinal.
Haaland will hope to be back form an ankle injury when his team taken on Crystal Palace, who were impressive 3-0 winners over Aston Villa.
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FA Cup 2024/25 schedule, fixtures
Each round will take place over the following weekends, with the day of the final confirmed for Saturday, May 17.
The matches in each round are likely to spread over a few days once fixtures are confirmed.
- First Round: November 1-4, 2024
- Second Round: November 29-December 1, 2024
- Third Round: January 9-13, 2025
- Fourth Round: February 8, 2025
- Fifth Round: March 1, 2025
- Quarterfinal: March 29, 2025
- Semifinal: April 26, 2025
- Final: May 17, 2025
How to watch the 2024/25 FA Cup
Here’s how to watch 2025 FA Cup matches in various major territories around the globe.
| Region | TV provider | Streaming |
| USA | ESPN | ESPN+ |
| Canada | Sportsnet | Sportsnet Now |
| UK | BBC, ITV | BBC iPlayer, ITVX |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | — |
FA Cup results, matches and dates for 2024/25 competition
Here’s how the fixtures and results look, from the third round onwards when Premier League sides entered the competition.
Home teams are listed first. These will be updated throughout the tournament as games are completed, draws are conducted, and fixtures are confirmed.
All listed kickoff times are local (GMT/BST), which is +5 hours ahead of ET.
() denotes team’s league status, e.g. (PL) = Premier League, (CH) = Championship, (L1) = League One
Semifinals
The semifinals took place at Wembley on the weekend of April 26-27
| Date | Time (local) | Match |
| Sat, April 26 | 5:15 p.m. | Crystal Palace (PL) 3-0 Aston Villa (PL) |
| Sun, April 27 | 4:30 p.m. | Nottingham Forest (PL) 0-2 Manchester City (PL) |
Final
The 2025 FA Cup final will take place at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
| Date | Time (local) | Match |
| Sat, May 17 | TBD | Crystal Palace (PL) vs. Manchester City (PL) |
Third Round
| Date | Time (local) | Match |
| Thu, Jan. 9 | 7 p.m. | Sheffield United (CH) 0-1 Cardiff City (CH) |
| Thu, Jan. 9 | 7:45 p.m. | Everton (PL) 2-0 Peterborough (CH) |
| Thu, Jan. 9 | 7:45 p.m. | Fulham (PL) 4-1 Watford (CH) |
| Fri, Jan. 10 | 7:45 p.m. | Wycombe (L1) 2-0 Portsmouth (CH) |
| Fri, Jan. 10 | 8 p.m. | Aston Villa (PL) 2-1 West Ham (PL) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 12 p.m. | Birmingham City (L1) 2-1 Lincoln City (L1) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 12 p.m. | Bristol City (CH) 1-2 Wolves (PL) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 12 p.m. | Middlesbrough (CH) 0-1 Blackburn (CH) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 12:15 p.m. | Liverpool (PL) 4-0 Accrington Stanley (L2) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 2 p.m. | Leicester City (PL) 6-2 QPR (CH) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 3 p.m. | Bournemouth (PL) 5-1 West Brom (CH) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 3 p.m. | Brentford (PL) 0-1 Plymouth Argyle (CH) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 3 p.m. | Chelsea (PL) 5-0 Morecambe (L2) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 3 p.m. | Exeter City (L1) 3-1 Oxford United (CH) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 3 p.m. | Norwich City (CH) 0-4 Brighton (PL) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 3 p.m. | Nottingham Forest (PL) 2-0 Luton Town (CH) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 3 p.m. | Reading (L1) 1-3 Burnley (CH) A.E.T. |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 3 p.m. | Sunderland (CH) 1-2 Stoke City (CH) A.E.T. |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 5:45 p.m. | Leeds United (CH) 1-0 Harrogate Town (L2) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 5:45 p.m. | Man City (PL) 8-0 Salford City (L2) |
| Sat, Jan. 11 | 6 p.m. | Coventry City (CH) 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (CH) Coventry City won 4-3 on penalties |
| Sun, Jan. 12 | 12 p.m. | Hull City (CH) 1-1 Doncaster Rovers (L2) Doncaster won 5-4 on penalties |
| Sun, Jan. 12 | 12:30 p.m. | Tamworth (NL) 0-3 Tottenham (PL) A.E.T. |
| Sun, Jan. 12 | 3 p.m. | Arsenal (PL) 1-1 Man United (PL) Man United won 5-3 on penalties |
| Sun, Jan. 12 | 3 p.m. | Crystal Palace (PL) 1-0 Stockport County (L1) |
| Sun, Jan. 12 | 3 p.m. | Ipswich Town (PL) 3-0 Bristol Rovers (L1) |
| Sun, Jan. 12 | 3 p.m. | Newcastle (PL) 3-1 Bromley (L2) |
| Sun, Jan. 12 | 4:30 p.m. | Southampton (PL) 3-0 Swansea City (CH) |
| Mon, Jan. 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Millwall (CH) 3-0 Dagenham & Redbridge (NL)* |
| Tue, Jan. 14 | 2:45 p.m. | Leyton Orient (L1) 1-1 Derby County (CH)* Leyton Orient won 6-5 on penalties |
| Tue, Jan. 14 | 2:45 p.m. | Mansfield Town (L1) 0-2 Wigan (L1)* |
| Tue, Jan. 14 | 2:45 p.m. | Preston (CH) 2-1 Charlton Athletic (L1)* |
* Four FA Cup third-round fixtures were postponed due to a frozen pitch
Fourth round
The draw for the FA Cup fourth round took place immediately following the final third-round match on Sunday, January 12, 2025.
The fourth round took place from Friday, February 7 to Tuesday, February 11.
| Date | Time (local) | Match |
| Fri, Feb. 7 | 8 p.m. | Man United (PL) 2-1 Leicester City (PL) |
| Sat, Feb. 8 | 12:15 p.m. | Leeds United (CH) 0-2 Millwall (CH) |
| Sat, Feb. 8 | 12:15 p.m. | Leyton Orient (L1) 1-2 Manchester City (PL) |
| Sat, Feb. 8 | 3 p.m. | Coventry City (CH) 1-4 Ipswich Town (PL) |
| Sat, Feb. 8 | 3 p.m. |
Preston North End (CH) 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers (L1) Wycombe won 4-2 on penalties |
| Sat, Feb. 8 | 3 p.m. |
Stoke City (CH) 3-3 Cardiff City (CH) Cardiff won 4-2 on penalties |
| Sat, Feb. 8 | 3 p.m. | Southampton (PL) 0-1 Burnley (CH) |
| Sat, Feb. 8 | 3 p.m. | Everton (PL) 0-2 Bournemouth (PL) |
| Sat, Feb. 8 | 3 p.m. | Wigan Athletic (L1) 1-2 Fulham (PL) |
| Sat, Feb. 8 | 5:45 p.m. | Birmingham City (L1) 2-3 Newcastle United (PL) |
| Sat, Feb. 8 | 8 p.m. | Brighton & Hove Albion (PL) 2-1 Chelsea (PL) |
| Sun, Feb. 9 | 12:30 p.m. | Blackburn Rovers (CH) 0-2 Wolves (PL) |
| Sun, Feb. 9 | 3 p.m. | Plymouth Argyle (CH) 1-0. Liverpool (PL) |
| Sun, Feb. 9 | 5:35 p.m. | Aston Villa (PL) 2-1 Tottenham (PL) |
| Mon, Feb. 10 | 7:45 p.m. | Doncaster Rovers (L2) 0-2 Crystal Palace (PL) |
| Tues, Feb. 11 | 8 p.m. | Exeter City (L1) 2-2 Nottingham Forest (PL)
Nottingham Forest won 4-2 on penalties |
Fifth round
The draw for the FA Cup fifth round took place on Monday, February 10, 2025.
The fifth round took place from February 28 to March 3.
| Date | Time (local) | Match |
| Fri, Feb. 28 | 8 p.m. | Aston Villa (PL) 2-0 Cardiff City (CH) |
| Sat, Mar. 1 | 12:15 p.m. | Crystal Palace (PL) 3-1 Millwall (CH) |
| Sat, Mar. 1 | 12:15 p.m. | Preston North End (CH) 3-0Burnley (CH) |
| Sat, Mar. 1 | 3 p.m. | Bournemouth (PL) 1-1 Wolves (PL)
Bournemouth won 5-4 on penalties |
| Sat, Mar. 1 | 5:45 p.m. | Manchester City (PL) 3-1 Plymouth Argyle (CH) |
| Sun, Mar. 2 | 12:45 p.m. | Newcastle United (PL) 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (PL) A.E.T. |
| Sun, Mar. 2 | 4:30 a.m. |
Manchester United (PL) 1-1 Fulham (PL) Fulham won 4-3 on penalties |
| Mon, Mar. 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Nottingham Forest (PL) 1-1 Ipswich Town (PL)
Nottingham Forest won 5-4 on penalties |
Quarterfinals
The draw for the FA Cup quarterfinals took place following the fifth-round match between Manchester United and Fulham on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
| Date | Time (local) | Match |
| Sat, March 29 | 12:15 p.m. | Fulham (PL) 0-3 Crystal Palace (PL) |
| Sat, March 29 | 5:45 p.m. | Brighton (PL) 0-0 Nottingham Forest (PL) Forest won 4-3 on penalties |
| Sun, March 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Preston North End (CH) 0-3 Aston Villa (PL) |
| Sun, March 30 | 4:30 p.m. | Bournemouth (PL) 1-2 Manchester City (PL) |
