League One side Mansfield have been drawn at home to face Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Manchester City, beaten finalists in the last two seasons and aiming for a fourth successive FA Cup final appearance, face Newcastle at St James’ Park in an all-Premier League tie. Eight-time winners Chelsea, who lost three consecutive FA Cup finals from 2020-22, will play at Wrexham, who reached the last 16 for the first time in 29 years by beating Ipswich. Meanwhile, Chris Kavanagh has not been appointed to referee a Premier League game this weekend after a series of errors during the Aston Villa v Newcastle FA Cup tie last Saturday. FA Cup fifth round drawFulham v SouthamptonPort Vale or Bristol City v SunderlandNewcastle v Manchester CityLeeds v NorwichMansfield v ArsenalWolves v LiverpoolWrexham v ChelseaWest Ham v Brentford

Source: Irish Examiner February 16, 2026 23:57 UTC