**Chelsea have discovered who they will face in the FA Cup third round next month.**
Following Monday's draw, Chelsea will face Charlton Athletic away from home in the third round at the beginning of January.
Enzo Maresca's side will be keen to better their 2024/25 finish after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round last season.
Ties are scheduled to take place around the weekend of Saturday 10th January 2026, which will see [Chelsea](https://www.si.com/onsi/soccer/chelsea/) face Charlton in between their Premier League clashes against Fulham and Brentford.
In full: Confirmed FA Cup third round ties
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1 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town2 Doncaster Rovers v Southampton3 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa4 Port Vale v Fleetwood Town5 Preston North End v Wigan Athletic6 Ipswich Town v Blackpool7 Wrexham v Nottingham Forest8 Charlton Athletic v Chelsea9 Manchester City v Exeter City10 West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers11 Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford12 Fulham v Middlesbrough13 Everton v Sunderland14 Liverpool v Barnsley15 Burnley v Millwall16 Norwich City v Walsall17 Portsmouth v Arsenal18 Derby County v Leeds United19 Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion20 Salford City v Swindon Town21 Boreham Wood v Burton Albion22 Grimsby Town v Weston Super Mare23 Hull City v Blackburn Rovers24 Newcastle United v AFC Bournemouth25 MK Dons v Oxford United26 Cheltenham Town v Leicester City27 Cambridge United v Birmingham City28 Bristol City v Watford29 Stoke City v Coventry City30 Macclesfield v Crystal Palace31 Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion
32 Sheffield United v Mansfield Town