West Ham United will play either Macclesfield or Brentford in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Though ensuring Premier League survival is surely Nuno Espirito Santo’s biggest priority during what remains of the season, there’s nothing quite like a cup run.
On Saturday, heavily rotated Hammers side secured progress into this stage of the competition for the first time since 2023 as West Ham United beat Burton 1-0 in the FA Cup fourth-round.
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A general view of the FA Cup trophy at Wembley.
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Jarrod Bowen has already highlighted the importance of the FA Cup, with the win over QPR in the third round hailed as a result that helped turn West Ham’s form in general around.
Nuno’s side will play against the winners of Monday night’s game between Macclesfield and Brentford.
The fifth round of the FA Cup will be played on the weekend commencing Saturday, 7 March, 2026.
It will come after West Ham’s Premier League game against Fulham on Wednesday, 4 March and before their trip to Manchester City on Sunday, 14 March.
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Nuno Espirito Santo’s record in the FA Cup
The West Ham head coach has been past this stage on four occasions during his time in English football.
Nuno has managed 25 games in the world’s oldest cup competition and has won 14 of them.
That gives him a win percentage of 56%.
Nuno has taken both Wolves and Nottingham Forest to the semi-finals before. His teams have never progressed beyond that stage.
Tottenham are the only English team that Nuno has coached and never taken to at least the FA Cup semi-finals. Nuno did win the Saudi Super Cup with Al-Ittihad Club in 2022.
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Adama Traore of West Ham United is challenged by Sebastian Revan of Burton Albion during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Burton Albion and West Ham United at Pirelli Stadium on February 14, 2026 in Burton-upon-Trent, England.
FA Cup fifth round draw in full
West Ham have won the FA Cup three times in their history and a fourth success would make this a truly remarkable season even despite their Premier League form.
Here is the draw in full:
Fulham vs Southampton
Port Vale or Bristol City vs Sunderland
Newcastle vs Manchester City
Leeds vs Norwich
Mansfield vs Arsenal
Wolves vs Liverpool
Wrexham vs Chelsea
West Ham vs Macclesfield or Brentford
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