FA Cup 2022/23: Draw, fixtures, results & guide to each round
The FA Cup is arguably the most famous domestic cup competition in world football and is known throughout the England for producing fairytale stories and upsets.
While long runs from non-league sides set the tournament alight during its early stages, Premier League teams join the fun later and generally boss proceedings in the modern era.
Here's what you need to know about the 2022/23 competition.
When does the FA Cup 2022/23 start?
The extra preliminary round of FA Cup qualifying took place in early August, with further preliminary, first, second, third and fourth rounds of qualifying scheduled throughout September to mid October.
The first round of the competition proper got underway in early November.
FA Cup 2022/23 first round
- 4/11/2022 - Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Morecambe (19:45)
- 4/11/2022 - Hereford 1-3 Portsmouth (19:55)
- 5/11/2022 - South Shields 0-2 Forest Green Rovers (12:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Bradford City 0-1 Harrogate Town (12:30)
- 5/11/2022 - Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Barnsley (14:00)
- 5/11/2022 - AFC Fylde 1-1 Gillingham (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Barnet 1-1 Chelmsford City (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Barrow 0-1 Mansfield Town (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Boreham Wood 3-1 Eastleigh (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Bristol Rovers 1-0 Rochdale (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Burton Albion 2-0 Needham Market (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Buxton 2-0 Merthyr Town (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Carlisle United 2-1 Tranmere Rovers (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Charlton Athletic 4-1 Coalville Town (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Cheltenham Town 1-2 Alvechurch (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Chippenham Town 1-0 Lincoln City (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Crawley Town 1-4 Accrington Stanley (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Leyton Orient (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Doncaster Rovers 0-1 King's Lynn Town (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Ebbsfleet United 2-1 FC Halifax Town (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Fleetwood Town vs Oxford City (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Gateshead 2-3 Stevenage (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Grimsby Town 5-1 Plymouth Argyle (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Maidenhead United 0-1 Dagenham & Redbridge (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - MK Dons 6-0 Taunton Town (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Newport County 2-0 Colchester United (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Peterborough United 0-0 Salford City (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Port Vale 2-3 Exeter City (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Shrewsbury Town 2-1 York City (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Solihull Moors 2-2 Hartlepool United (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Stockport County 4-0 Swindon Town (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Sutton United 0-2 Farnborough (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Weymouth 1-1 AFC Wimbledon (15:00)
- 5/11/2022 - Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Walsall (15:00)
- 6/11/2022 - Wrexham 3-0 Oldham Athletic (12:30)
- 6/11/2022 - Curzon Ashton 0-0 Cambridge Town (14:00)
- 6/11/2022 - Woking P-P Oxford United (14:00)
- 6/11/2022 - Torquay United 2-2 Derby County (15:00)
- 7/11/2022 - Bracknell Town 0-3 Ipswich Town (19:45)
FA Cup 2022/23 first round replays
- 14/11/2022 - Chelmsford City vs Barnet (19:45)
- 15/11/2022 - AFC Wimbledon vs Weymouth (19:45)
- 15/11/2022 - Cambridge United vs Curzon Ashton (19:45)
- 15/11/2022 - Derby County vs Torquay United (19:45)
- 15/11/2022 - Gillingham vs AFC Fylde (19:45)
- 15/11/2022 - Hartlepool United vs Solihull Moors (19:45)
- 16/11/2022 - Salford City vs Peterborough (19:45)
- 16/11/2022 - Woking vs Oxford United (19:45)
FA Cup 2022/23 second round
- 26/11/2022 - King's Lynn Town 0-3 Stevenage
- 26/11/2022 - Cambridge United 1-2 Grimsby Town
- 26/11/2022 - Wrexham 4-1 Farnborough
- 26/11/2022 - Accrington Stanley 1-0 Barnet
- 26/11/2022 - Barnsley 3-0 Crewe Alexandra
- 26/11/2022 - Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Alvechurch
- 26/11/2022 - Portsmouth 3-2 Milton Keynes Dons
- 26/11/2022 - Shrewsbury Town 3-1 Peterborough United
- 26/11/2022 - Hartlepool United 3-1 Harrogate Town
- 26/11/2022 - Charlton Athletic 2-2 Stockport County
- 26/11/2022 - Oxford United 4-1 Exeter City
- 26/11/2022 - Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Mansfield Town
- 26/11/2022 - AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Chesterfield
- 26/11/2022 - Walsall 2-1 Carlisle United
- 26/11/2022 - Dagenham & Redbridge 1-1 Gillingham
- 27/11/2022 - Ebbsfleet United 0-1 Fleetwood Town
- 27/11/2022 - Bristol Rovers 0-2 Boreham Wood
- 27/11/2022 - Burton Albion 6-1 Chippenham Town
- 27/11/2022 - Newport County 1-2 Derby County
- 27/11/2022 - Ipswich Town 4-0 Buxton
FA Cup 2022/23 second round replays
- 07/12/2022 - Stockport County 3-1 Charlton Athletic
- 08/12/2022 - Gillingham 3-2 Dagenham & Redbridge
FA Cup 2022/23 third round
The FA Cup third round will take place on the weekend of Saturday 7 January 2023, with the next draw to be held upon completion of the second round.
44 new teams from the Premier League and Championship will enter the FA Cup at the third round stage, including defending champions Liverpool who beat Chelsea in last season's final. In total, 64 teams take part in the round.
- 06/01/2023 - Manchester United 3-1 Everton
- 07/01/2023 - Gillingham 0-1 Leicester City
- 07/01/2023 - Preston 3-1 Huddersfield
- 07/01/2023 - Reading 2-0 Watford
- 07/01/2023 - Tottenham 1-0 Portsmouth
- 07/01/2023 - Crystal Palace 1-2 Southampton
- 07/01/2023 - Boreham Wood 1-1 Accrington Stanley
- 07/01/2023 - Middlesbrough 1-5 Brighton
- 07/01/2023 - Fleetwood Town 2-1 QPR
- 07/01/2023 - Millwall 0-2 Sheffield United
- 07/01/2023 - Blackpool 4-1 Nottingham Forest
- 07/01/2023 - Bournemouth 2-4 Burnley
- 07/01/2023 - Chesterfield 3-3 West Brom
- 07/01/2023 - Hull City 0-2 Fulham
- 07/01/2023 - Shrewsbury 1-2 Sunderland
- 07/01/2023 - Ipswich Town 4-1 Rotherham United
- 07/01/2023 - Brentford 0-1 West Ham
- 07/01/2023 - Grimsby Town 1-0 Burton Albion
- 07/01/2023 - Coventry City 3-4 Wrexham
- 07/01/2023 - Luton Town 1-1 Wigan Athletic
- 07/01/2023 - Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Newcastle United
- 07/01/2023 - Liverpool 2-2 Wolves
- 08/01/2023 - Derby County 3-0 Barnsley
- 08/01/2023 - Bristol City 1-1 Swansea
- 08/01/2023 - Stockport County 1-2 Walsall
- 08/01/2023 - Cardiff 2-2 Leeds
- 08/01/2023 - Norwich 0-1 Blackburn
- 08/01/2023 - Hartlepool 0-3 Stoke
- 08/01/2023 - Manchester City 4-0 Chelsea
- 08/01/2023 - Aston Villa 1-2 Stevenage
- 09/01/2023 - Oxford United 0-3 Arsenal
- 17/01/2023 - Forest Green Rovers 1-2 Birmingham City
FA Cup 2022/23 third round replays
- 17/01/2023 - West Brom 4-0 Chesterfield
- 17/01/2023 - Wigan Athletic 1-2 Luton Town
- 17/01/2023 - Wolves 0-1 Liverpool
- 17/01/2023 - Swansea 1-2 Bristol City
- 18/01/2023 - Leeds 5-2 Cardiff
- 24/01/2023 - Accrington Stanley 1-0 Boreham Wood (AET)
FA Cup 2022/23 fourth round
The FA Cup fourth round will take place on the weekend of Saturday 28 January 2023, with the draw to be held upon completion of the third round. 32 teams take part in the fourth round.
- 27/01/2023 - Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal
- 28/01/2023 - Accrington Stanley 1-3 Leeds
- 28/01/2023 - Walsall 0-1 Leicester City
- 28/01/2023 - Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Fleetwood Town
- 28/01/2023 - Fulham 1-1 Sunderland
- 28/01/2023 - Ipswich Town 0-0 Burnley
- 28/01/2023 - Southampton 2-1 Blackpool
- 28/01/2023 - Bristol City 3-0 West Brom
- 28/01/2023 - Luton 2-2 Grimsby Town
- 28/01/2023 - Blackburn 2-2 Birmingham City
- 28/01/2023 - Preston North End 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
- 28/01/2023 - Manchester United 3-1 Reading
- 29/01/2023 - Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
- 29/01/2023 - Stoke 3-1 Stevenage
- 29/01/2023 - Wrexham 3-3 Sheffield United
- 30/01/2023 - Derby County 0-2 West Ham
FA Cup 2022/23 fourth round replays
- 07/02/2023 - Burnley 2-1 Ipswich Town
- 07/02/2023 - Fleetwood Town 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
- 07/02/2023 - Grimsby 3-0 Luton
- 07/02/2023 - Sheffield United 3-1 Wrexham
- 08/02/2023 - Sunderland 2-3 Fulham
FA Cup 2022/23 fifth round
The FA Cup fifth round will take place in the midweek of Tuesday 28 February and Wednesday 1 March 2023, with the draw held upon completion of the fourth round. 16 teams take part in the fifth round.
- February 28 2023 - Stoke City 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (19:15 GMT)
- February 28 2023 - Leicester City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers (19:30 GMT)
- February 28 2023 - Fulham 2-0 Leeds United (19:45 GMT)
- February 28 2023 - Bristol City 0-3 Manchester City (20:00 GMT)
- March 1 2023 - Southampton 1-2 Grimsby Town (19:15 GMT)
- March 1 2023 - Burnley 1-0 Fleetwood Town (19:30 GMT)
- March 1 2023 - Manchester United 3-1 West Ham United (19:45 GMT)
- March 1 2023 - Sheffield United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur (20:00 GMT)
FA Cup 2022/23 quarter-finals
The FA Cup quarter-finals will take place on the weekend of Saturday 18 March 2023. Eight teams take part in the quarter finals.
- March 18 2023 - Manchester City 6-0 Burnley
- March 19 2023 - Sheffield United 3-2 Blackburn Rovers
- March 18 2023 - Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Grimsby Town
- March 18 2023 - Manchester United 3-1 Fulham
FA Cup 2022/23 semi-finals
The FA Cup quarter-finals will take place on the weekend of 22/23 April 2023. Four teams take part in the semi finals and the games are contested at Wembley.
- April 22 2023 - Manchester City vs Sheffield United (16:45)
- April 23 2023 - Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United (16:30)
FA Cup 2022/23 final
The FA Cup final will take place at the end of an action-packed season on Saturday 3 June. It will see the two semi-final tie winners take each other on for the famous trophy.
As is tradition, it will take place at Wembley.
FA Cup 2022/23 dates
- Extra Preliminary Round - Saturday 6 August 2022
- Preliminary Round - Saturday 20 August 2022
- First Round Qualifying - Saturday 3 September 2022
- Second Round Qualifying - Saturday 17 September 2022
- Third Round Qualifying - Saturday 1 October 2022
- Fourth Round Qualifying - Saturday 15 October 2022
- First round - Saturday 5 November 2022
- Second round - Saturday 26 November 2022
- Third round - Saturday 7 January 2023
- Fourth round - Saturday 28 January 2023
- Fifth round - Wednesday 1 March 2023
- Quarter-finals - Saturday 18 March 2023
- Semi-finals - Saturday 22 April 2023
- Final - Saturday 3 June 2023
FA Cup 2022/23 top goalscorers
Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
Paul Mullin | Wrexham | 8 |
Armando Dobra | Chesterfield | 4 |
Adedeji Oshilaja | Burton Albion | 3 |
Billy Bodin | Oxford United | 3 |
Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 3 |
Evan Ferguson | Brighton | 3 |
Josh Windass | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 |
Kelechi Iheanacho | Leicester | 3 |
Luke Norris | Stevenage | 3 |
Phil Foden | Manchester City | 3 |
Samuel Bell | Bristol City | 3 |
Shaun Whalley | Accrington Stanley | 3 |
William Osula | Sheffield United | 3 |
Connor Wickham | Forest Green Rovers | 3 |
Conor Chaplin | Ipswich Town | 3 |
Jamie Reid | Stevenage | 3 |
Josh Umerah | Hartlepool United | 3 |
Julian Alvarez | Manchester City | 3 |
William Collar | Stockport County | 3 |
Colby Bishop | Portsmouth | 3 |
Gavan Holohan | Grimsby Town | 3 |
Who won the FA Cup in 2021/22?
Liverpool completed a domestic cup double when they beat Chelsea on penalties in May 2022 after a goalless final. They had previously defeated the Blues by the same method in the Carabao Cup final earlier that year.
With that defeat, Chelsea became the first FA Cup team to lose three consecutive finals.
Who has won the FA Cup the most?
Arsenal are the most successful side in FA Cup history, winning the competition a whopping 20 times. Their most recent successful campaign was in 2019/20, when they defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the final.
The Gunners won seven FA Cups under the leadership of Arsene Wenger before current boss Mikel Arteta earned his first piece of silverware in 2020.
How can I watch the FA Cup?
In the United Kingdom, BBC Sport and ITV Sport hold the broadcasting rights for the FA Cup. Additional matches including Welsh sides are featured on BBC Wales on S4C.
In the United States, games are shown by ESPN and nearby in Canada Sportsnet hold the cup rights.