The FA Cup is back with the third round (Photo: Getty)The FA Cup third round takes centre stage this weekend with 64 teams taking part in one of the biggest weekends of the football season. Do FA Cup third round games go to extra-time and penalties or replays? From the start of the 2024/25 season, FA Cup replays have been scrapped from the first round onwards. Our journalists work hard to deliver the most important stories from around the worldCrystal Palace are the defending champions (Picture: Getty)Why were FA Cup replays scrapped? POLL Poll Do you agree with the decision to scrap FA Cup replays?

Source: Metro January 10, 2026 01:01 UTC