Manchester United vs Brighton: FA Cup third round 2025/26 teams, confirmed line-ups
Team news from Man United vs Brighton in the FA Cup third round
Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion start their FA Cup campaigns in an all-Premier League tie in the third round on Sunday.
Interim United manager Darren Fletcher takes charge of his first home game, having begun his tenure with a 2-2 draw at Burnley in the league on Wednesday.
Brighton extended their unbeaten run to three games with a 1-1 draw at Manchester City on the same night.
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Table of Contents
- 1 Manchester United starting lineup vs Brighton
- 2 Brighton starting lineup vs Man United
- 3 How to watch Man United vs Brighton: Live online stream, TV channel
- 4 Manchester United vs Brighton FA Cup stats
- 5 FA Cup third round fixtures, results 2025/26: Schedule, kick-off times
- 6 FA Cup 2025/26 live online stream: BBC, TNT Sports
- 7 FA Cup third round: Full draw 2025/26
- 8 FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule
- 9 FA Cup: Full list of winners by year
Manchester United starting lineup vs Brighton
United bring in defender Leny Yoro and midfielders Kobbie Mainoo and Mason Mount. Casemiro and Ayden Heaven move to the bench, with Luke Shaw not in the squad.
Morocco wideman Noussair Mazraoui is at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), with Ivory Coast midfielder Amad Diallo and Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo eliminated from the tournament this weekend.
Manchester United starting XI: Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Leny Yoro, Lisandro Martinez, Patrick Dorgu, Matheus Cunha, Kobbie Mainoo, Bruno Fernandes, Manuel Ugarte, Mason Mount, Benjamin Sesko
Man United substitutes: Altay Bayindir, Harry Maguire, Joshua Zirkzee, Tyrell Malacia, Casemiro, Ayden Heaven, Jack Fletcher, Tyler Fletcher, Shea Lacey
Brighton starting lineup vs Man United
Brighton make six changes, bringing in goalkeeper Jason Steele, defenders Joel Veltman, Diego Coppola and Olivier Boscagli and forwards Brajan Gruda and Danny Welbeck.
Former Manchester United striker Welbeck captains the visitors, for whom Bart Verbruggen, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Yasin Ayari and Kaoru Mitoma move to the bench, with Maxim De Cuyper dropping out of the squad.
Midfielder Carlos Baleba was eliminated from the AFCON with Cameroon on Friday and defender or midfielder Mats Wieffer has a toe injury.
Winger Yankuba Minteh is recovering from a dead leg and centre-half Adam Webster, winger Solly March and striker Stefanos Tzimas are out with long-term knee injuries.
Brighton & Hove Albion starting XI: Jason Steele, Joel Veltman, Diego Coppola, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadioglu, Brajan Gruda, Jack Hinshelwood, Georginio Rutter, Pascal Gross, Diego Gomez, Danny Welbeck
Brighton substitutes: Bart Verbruggen, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Tom Watson, Charalampos Kostoulas, Kaoru Mitoma, Yasin Ayari, Charlie Tasker, Harry Howell
How to watch Man United vs Brighton: Live online stream, TV channel
Kick-off on Sunday is at 16:30 GMT (11:30 ET / 08:30 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2 and TNT Sports Ultimate.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Manchester United vs Brighton FA Cup stats
- A 4-2 win over Brighton in the Premier League on October 25 ended United’s run of three successive home defeats in the fixture
- United have faced Brighton in six previous FA Cup ties and won all six, most recently in the 2022/23 semi-final, prevailing 7-6 on penalties after a 0-0 draw
- They have exited in the FA Cup third round in two of their last 40 ties at this stage, losing 1-0 to Leeds United in 2009/10 and 2-1 to Swansea City in 2013/14
- New United forward Matheus Cunha has scored in each of his last four FA Cup appearances, all for Wolves between January 2024 and March 2025
- Only four Premier League players have scored in five in a row since 1992-93 – Marc Overmars (1998-1999), Darren Bent (2012-2014), Wayne Rooney (2011-2013) and Romelu Lukaku (2014-2016 & 2017-2018)
- Those six FA Cup defeats to United represent Brighton’s most eliminations by one side
- Starting with a 4-0 defeat in the 1982/83 FA Cup final replay, Brighton have failed to score in five cup matches against United
- Brighton have progressed from 14 of their last 16 FA Cup third round ties
- The exceptions were against Hull in 2015/16 and Sheffield Wednesday in 2019/20, both 1-0 defeats
- Both teams have scored in four of the last five meetings between the sides
FA Cup third round fixtures, results 2025/26: Schedule, kick-off times
Friday, January 9 2026
MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United (3-4 on penalties)
Port Vale 1-0 Fleetwood Town
Preston North End 0-1 Wigan Athletic
Wrexham 3-3 Forest (4-3 on penalties)
Saturday, January 10
Cheltenham Town 0-2 Leicester City
Everton 1-1 Sunderland (0-3 on penalties)
Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace
Wolves 6-1 Shrewsbury Town
Boreham Wood 0-5 Burton Albion
Burnley 5-1 Millwall
Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Southampton
Fulham 3-1 Middlesbrough
Ipswich Town 2-1 Blackpool
Manchester City 10-1 Exeter City
Newcastle 3-3 Bournemouth (7-6 on penalties)
Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Brentford
Stoke City 1-0 Coventry City
Bristol City 5-1 Watford
Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City
Grimsby Town 3-2 Weston Super Mare
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
Charlton Athletic 1-5 Chelsea
Sunday, January 11
All matches start at 14:30 (09:30 ET / 06:30 PT) unless otherwise stated.
Derby vs Leeds (12:00, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 2 and Discovery Plus)
Portsmouth vs Arsenal (14:00, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers (Discovery Plus)
Norwich City vs Walsall (Discovery Plus)
Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town (Discovery Plus)
Swansea City v. West Bromwich Albion (Discovery Plus)
West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers (Discovery Plus)
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion (16:30, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Monday, January 12
Liverpool vs Barnsley (19:45, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
FA Cup 2025/26 live online stream: BBC, TNT Sports
In the UK, fans can stream the action via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer app, which are available on a vast variety of devices for viewing on the go.
Matches on TNT Sports can be streamed through the Discovery Plus app. TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
FA Cup third round: Full draw 2025/26
The draw for the third round took place on Monday, December 8, before Brackley Town hosted Burton Albion in the final second round tie.
- Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town
- Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
- Tottenham vs Aston Villa
- Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town
- Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic
- Ipswich Town vs Blackpool
- Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest
- Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea
- Manchester City vs Exeter City
- West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers
- Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
- Fulham vs Middlesbrough
- Everton vs Sunderland
- Liverpool vs Barnsley
- Burnley vs Millwall
- Norwich City vs Walsall
- Portsmouth vs Arsenal
- Derby County vs Leeds United
- Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion
- Salford City vs Swindon Town
- Boreham Wood vs Burton Albion
- Grimsby Town vs Weston Super Mare
- Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers
- Newcastle vs Bournemouth
- MK Dons vs Oxford United
- Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City
- Cambridge United vs Birmingham City
- Bristol City vs Watford
- Stoke City vs Coventry City
- Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace
- Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
- Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town
FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule
This season’s remaining round dates take place on the following weekends.
Third round: Saturday, January 10 2026
Fourth round: Saturday, February 14 2026
Fifth round: Saturday, March 7 2026
Quarter-finals: Saturday, April 4 2026
Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25 2026
Final: Saturday, May 16 2026
FA Cup: Full list of winners by year
1872: Wanderers
2025: Crystal Palace
2024: Manchester United
2023: Manchester City
2022: Liverpool
2021: Leicester City
2020: Arsenal
2019: Man City
2018: Chelsea
2017: Arsenal
2016: Man United
2015: Arsenal
2014: Arsenal
2013: Wigan Athletic
2012: Chelsea
2011: Man City
2010: Chelsea
2009: Chelsea
2008: Portsmouth
2007: Chelsea
2006: Liverpool
2005: Arsenal
2004: Man United
2003: Arsenal
2002: Arsenal
2001: Liverpool
2000: Chelsea
1999: Man United
1998: Arsenal
1997: Chelsea
1996: Man United
1995: Everton
1994: Man United
1993: Arsenal
1992: Liverpool
1991: Tottenham
1990: Man United
1989: Liverpool
1988: Wimbledon
1987: Coventry City
1986: Liverpool
1985: Man United
1984: Everton
1983: Man United
1982: Tottenham
1981: Tottenham
1980: West Ham
1979: Arsenal
1978: Ipswich Town
1977: Man United
1976: Southampton
1975: West Ham
1974: Liverpool
1973: Sunderland
1972: Leeds United
1971: Arsenal
1970: Chelsea
1969: Man City
1968: West Brom
1967: Tottenham
1966: Everton
1965: Liverpool
1964: West Ham
1963: Man United
1962: Tottenham
1961: Tottenham
1960: Wolves
1959: Nottingham Forest
1958: Bolton Wanderers
1957: Aston Villa
1956: Man City
1955: Newcastle
1954: West Brom
1953: Blackpool
1952: Newcastle
1951: Newcastle
1950: Arsenal
1949: Wolves
1948: Man United
1947: Charlton Athletic
1946: Derby County
1939: Portsmouth
1938: Preston
1937: Sunderland
1936: Arsenal
1935: Sheffield Wednesday
1934: Man City
1933: Everton
1932: Newcastle
1931: West Brom
1930: Arsenal
1929: Bolton
1928: Blackburn
1927: Cardiff City
1926: Bolton
1925: Sheffield United
1924: Newcastle
1923: Bolton
1922: Huddersfield Town
1921: Tottenham
1920: Aston Villa
1916-1919: No competition held
1915: Sheffield United
1914: Burnley
1913: Aston Villa
1912: Barnsley
1911: Bradford City
1910: Newcastle
1909: Man United
1908: Wolves
1907: Sheffield Wednesday
1906: Everton
1905: Aston Villa
1904: Man City
1903: Bury
1902: Sheffield United
1901: Tottenham
1900: Bury
1899: Sheffield United
1898: Nottingham Forest
1897: Aston Villa
1896: Sheffield Wednesday
1895: Aston Villa
1894: Notts County
1893: Wolves
1892: West Brom
1891: Blackburn
1890: Blackburn
1889: Preston
1888: West Brom
1887: Aston Villa
1886: Blackburn
1885: Blackburn
1884: Blackburn
1883: Blackburn Olympic
1882: Old Etonians
1881: Old Carthusians
1880: Clapham Rovers
1879: Old Etonians
1878: Wanderers
1877: Wanderers
1876: Wanderers
1875: Royal Engineers
1874: Oxford University
1873: Wanderers