FA Youth Cup opponents confirmed

We have been drawn at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the third round of this season’s FA Youth Cup.

We, along with Under-18 Premier League rivals the Seagulls and all clubs from the Premier League and EFL Championship, join the competition at this stage.

Details on the date and kick-off time for our match will be confirmed in due course.

Third round ties are scheduled to take place by the weekend of 13 December.

Should ties be level after 90 minutes, extra time and penalties will be played to determine who advances to round four.

2025/26 FA Youth Cup third round draw

1 Oxford United v Wigan Athletic or Walsall
2 Needham Market or Southend United v Swindon Town or Dorking Wanderers
3 Newcastle United v Portsmouth
4 Crewe Alexandra or FC Halifax Town v Barnet or Colchester United
5 Barnsley or Mansfield Town v Arsenal
6 Rotherham United or Fleetwood Town v Blackpool or Aylestone Park
7 Bristol City v Leeds United
8 Sunderland v Nottingham Forest
9 Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion
10 West Bromwich Albion v AFC Bournemouth
11 Millwall v Everton
12 Tranmere Rovers or Bolton Wanderers v Leicester City
13 Blackburn Rovers v Southampton
14 Manchester City v Fulham
15 Manchester United v Peterborough United
16 Coventry City v Birmingham City
17 Wrexham v Northampton Town or Port Vale
18 Reading v Middlesbrough
19 Queens Park Rangers v Oxford City or Walton & Hersham
20 Norwich City v Stoke City
21 Hull City v Swansea City
22 Crystal Palace v Bradford City or York City
23 Watford v Plymouth Argyle or Milton Keynes Dons
24 Tiverton Town or Cambridge United v Derby County
25 Wycombe Wanderers or Bromley v Sheffield Wednesday
26 Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers
27 Grimsby Town or Doncaster Rovers v Aston Villa
28 Sheffield United v Ipswich Town
29 Gillingham or Forest Green Rovers v Stevenage
30 Brentford v Chelsea
31 Preston North End v West Ham United
32 Liverpool v Charlton Athletic