FA Cup 2023/24 fixtures, results, dates, schedule for matches in English cup competition


Ben Miller

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Six rounds of the 2023/24 FA Cup will take place between January and May 2024, the last of which is the final of the 143rd edition of the competition at Wembley Stadium.

Premier League and Championship clubs join the action in January, when the Third and Fourth Rounds take place at the start and end of the month to reduce the field to 16 teams.

Manchester City are the holders and several sides from the lower divisions and non-league started the year with dreams of at least emulating Grimsby Town's run in 2022/23, when the fourth-tier club reached the quarterfinals.

Here's how the FA Cup schedule looks and an updated list of fixtures and results, as well as other key details for this season's competition.

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FA Cup 2023/24 fixtures: Full schedule

Each round will take place over the following weekends, with the day of the final confirmed for Saturday, May 25.

The matches in each round are likely to spread over a few days once fixtures are confirmed.

  • Third Round: January 4-8, 2023
  • Fourth Round: January 27, 2023
  • Fifth Round: February 28, 2023
  • Quarterfinal: March 16, 2023
  • Semifinal: April 20, 2023
  • Final: May 25, 2023

FA Cup results, matches and dates for 2023/24 competition

Here's how the fixtures and results look. These will be updated throughout the competition.

Fourth round

Match Date Time (GMT) Score
Bournemouth vs. Swansea City Thurs, Jan 25 7.45pm  
Chelsea vs. Aston Villa Fri, Jan 26 7.45pm  
Sheffield Wednesday vs. Coventry City Fri, Jan 26 7.45pm  
Bristol City vs. Nottingham Forest or Blackpool Fri, Jan 26 7.45pm  
Tottenham vs. Manchester City Fri, Jan 26 8pm  
Ipswich Town v Maidstone United Sat, Jan 27 12.30pm  
Crystal Palace or Everton vs. Luton Town Sat, Jan 27 3pm  
Leeds United vs. Plymouth Argyle Sat, Jan 27 3pm  
Leicester City vs. Birmingham City Sat, Jan 27 3pm  
Sheffield United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion Sat, Jan 27 3pm  
Fulham vs. Newcastle United Sat, Jan 27 7pm  
West Brom vs. Wolves Sun, Jan 28 11.45am  
Watford vs. Southampton Sun, Jan 28 2pm  
Liverpool vs. Norwich City or Bristol Rovers Sun, Jan 28 2.30pm  
Newport County vs. Manchester United Sun, Jan 28 4.30pm  
Blackburn vs. Wrexham Mon, Jan 29 7.30pm  

Third round

Match Date Score
Crystal Palace vs. Everton Jan 4 0-0
Brentford vs. Wolves Jan 5 1-1
Fulham vs. Rotherham Jan 5 1-0
Tottenham vs. Burnley Jan 5 1-0
Maidstone United vs. Stevenage Jan 6 1-0
AFC Wimbledon vs. Ipswich Town Jan 6 1-3
Millwall vs. Leicester City Jan 6 2-3
Coventry City vs. Oxford United Jan 6 6-2
Sunderland vs. Newcastle United Jan 6 0-3
Stoke City vs. Brighton Jan 6 2-4
Norwich vs. Bristol Rovers Jan 6 1-1
Southampton vs. Walsall Jan 6 4-0
Watford vs. Chesterfield Jan 6 2-1
Blackburn Rovers vs. Cambridge United Jan 6 5-2
Gillingham vs. Sheffield United Jan 6 0-4
Queens Park Rangers vs. Bournemouth Jan 6 2-3
Plymouth Argyle vs. Sutton United Jan 6 3-1
Newport County vs. Eastleigh Jan 6 1-1
Hull City vs. Birmingham City Jan 6 1-1
Sheffield Wednesday vs. Cardiff City Jan 6 4-0
Swansea City vs. Morecambe Jan 6 2-0
Chelsea vs. Preston North End Jan 6 4-0
Middlesbrough vs. Aston Villa Jan 6 0-1
West Ham vs. Bristol City Jan 7 1-1
Shrewsbury Town vs. Wrexham Jan 7 0-1
West Brom vs. Aldershot Jan 7 4-1
Peterborough United vs. Leeds United Jan 7 0-3
Luton Town vs. Bolton Wanderers Jan 7 0-0
Manchester City vs. Huddersfield Jan 7 5-0
Nottingham Forest vs. Blackpool Jan 7 2-2
Arsenal vs. Liverpool Jan 7 0-2
Wigan Athletic vs. Manchester United Jan 8 0-2

Are there FA Cup replays this season?

The FA stipulated that there will be mandatory replays for games that end in draws up to and including the Fourth Round in 2023/24.

Widespread reports in October suggested that plans to scrap replays in the Third and Fourth Rounds could be introduced as early as the 2024/25 season.

FA Cup third round replay fixtures

Date Fixture
Tues, January 16 (7.30pm) Wolves 3-2 Brentford
Tues, January 16 Birmingham 2-1 Hull
Tues, January 16 Bolton 1-2 Luton
Tues, January 16 Bristol City 1-0 West Ham
Tues, January 16 Eastleigh 1-3 Newport
Weds, January 17 Blackpool v Nottingham Forest
Weds, January 17 Bristol Rovers v Norwich
Weds, January 17 Everton v Crystal Palace

When are FA Cup fixture dates finalised?

The exact date on which specific games take place on each weekend predominantly depends on TV scheduling, with broadcasters such as UK rights holders the BBC and ITV amending the dates and times of some games.

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The TV companies have now chosen their games for the fourth round, with Tottenham versus Manchester City the stand-out tie, as well as the visit of Manchester United to the minnows of either Newport County or Eastleigh.

How to watch the FA Cup

The table below details where fans can watch selected matches across some of the world’s major territories.

  TV Streaming
USA ESPN ESPN+
Canada Sportsnet
UK BBC, ITV BBC iPlayer, ITV X
Australia Network 10 Paramount+

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Ben Miller has been writing about sport for 25 years, following all levels of football as well as boxing, MMA, athletics and tennis. He’s seen five promotions, three relegations, one World Cup winner and home games in at least three different stadiums as a result of his lifelong devotion to Brighton & Hove Albion. His main aim each week is to cover at least one game or event that does not require a last-minute rewrite.