FA Cup fifth-round ties will be played around the weekend commencing March 7 (Picture: Getty)Premier League leaders Arsenal will travel to League One outfit Mansfield in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Sixth-tier outsiders Macclesfield produced one of the biggest-ever upsets to eliminate the holders, Crystal Palace, and had hoped to join the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool in the last 16. Arsenal and Chelsea will face off against Mansfield and Wrexham respectively, while eight-time winners Liverpool are set to lock horns with Wolves in the next round. All eight fifth-round ties are scheduled to take place around the weekend commencing Saturday, March 7. ‘The lads are going to be so up for it tonight, what a draw that would be.

Source: Metro February 16, 2026 19:00 UTC