Gary Caldwell, Manager of Exeter City in the post match interviews after the FA Cup Second Round Match between Exeter City and Wycombe Wanderers at St James Park, Devon on 6 December 2025. Photo: Phil Mingo/PPAUK(Image: Phil Mingo/PPAUK)
The date and kick-off time for Exeter City's FA Cup third round clash with Premier League side Manchester City has been confirmed.
The tie will see Gary Caldwell's Grecians take on Pep Guardiola's Citizens at the Etihad Stadium - the first competitive meeting of the two sides – with kick-off at Saturday, January 10 in a 3pm kick-off.
The third round is set to take place from Friday 9 to Monday 12 January 2026, with 22 matches available for fans to watch live, and the schedule can be seen below (all kick-off times are in GMT). Eight games were originally selected for TV by TNT Sports, while a further 14 have also been selected for broadcast on Discovery+, but the Grecians game is not among them.
**FRIDAY 9 JANUARY 2026**
19:30: Milton Keynes Dons v. Oxford United on discovery+ 19:30: Port Vale v. Fleetwood Town on discovery+ 19:30: Preston North End v. Wigan Athletic on discovery+ 19:30: Wrexham v. Nottingham Forest on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ **SATURDAY 10 JANUARY 2026**
12:15: Cheltenham Town v. Leicester City on discovery+ 12:15: Everton v. Sunderland on discovery+ 12:15: Macclesfield v. Crystal Palace on [BBC](https://www.devonlive.com/all-about/bbc) One, iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ 12:15: Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Shrewsbury Town on discovery+ 15:00: Boreham Wood v. Burton Albion 15:00: Burnley v. Millwall 15:00: Doncaster Rovers v. Southampton 15:00: Fulham v. Middlesbrough 15:00: Ipswich Town v. Blackpool **15:00: Manchester City v. Exeter City** 15:00: Newcastle United v. AFC Bournemouth 15:00: Salford City v. Swindon Town 15:00: Sheffield Wednesday v. Brentford 15:00: Stoke City v. Coventry City 17:45: Bristol City v. Watford on discovery+ 17:45: Cambridge United v. Birmingham City on discovery+ 17:45: Tottenham Hotspur v. Aston Villa on BBC One, iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ 17:45: Grimsby Town v. Weston Super Mare on discovery+ 20:00: Charlton Athletic v. Chelsea on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ **SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2026**
12:00: Derby County v. Leeds United on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+ 14:00: Portsmouth v. Arsenal on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ 14:30: Hull City v. Blackburn Rovers on discovery+ 14:30: Norwich City v. Walsall on discovery+ 14:30: Sheffield United v. Mansfield Town on discovery+ 14:30: Swansea City v. West Bromwich Albion on discovery+ 14:30: West Ham United v. Queens Park Rangers on discovery+ 16:30: Manchester United v. Brighton & Hove Albion on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ **MONDAY 12 JANUARY 2026**
19:45: Liverpool v. Barnsley on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ All 64 clubs will receive guaranteed payments from the competition’s prize fund for winning or losing their tie. Those involved in television broadcast selections on linear channels will receive an additional £80,000, and the fee for clubs participating in the matches streamed on discovery+ only is £40,000. Live television broadcast selections are scheduled collaboratively with the participating clubs, the local authorities and police, and the broadcasters. The fourth round draw will be shown live by TNT Sports before Liverpool v. Barnsley on Monday 12 January 2026, and ties will be played around the weekend of Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 February
City qualified for the third round for the second year in a row after beating Halifax Town 2-0 at the Shay Stadium before beating Wycombe Wanderers 4-0 at SJP in the second round.
Priority information will be available shortly. Ticket prices can be found below, and ticket sales will follow the regular priority sales periods, with tickets one per-attendee.
If you are buying for more than one person, we recommend that you purchase these at the same time. Tickets are at 1 per-attendee during the priority period, so supporters who have their accounts linked by the ‘Friends and Family’ section on your ticketing account, to allow for this to occur.
The club will be running coaches which will be able to be booked online, only when you have purchased your ticket to the match.
**Ticket Prices**
Tickets are priced as follows:
**Season Ticket Holders/Trust Members (During Priority Sale)**
* Adults: £15
* Over-65: £10
* 18-21: £10
* U18: £5
**General Sale**
* Adults: £20
* Over-65: £15
* 18-21: £15
* U18: £5
**How to Buy**
Details on priority ticketing to follow.