Manchester City will host Liverpool in the indisputable standout tie of the FA Cup quarterfinals.
Pep Guardiola’s side has already beaten Liverpool twice in the Premier League this season – a 3-0 home win and a fiercely contested 2-1 away victory – but lost 3-2 to the Merseyside club in the FA Cup semifinals in 2022.
Bottom-place League One outfit Port Vale, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, was handed a trip to Chelsea in Monday’s draw after dismissing Sunderland in the previous round. Chelsea narrowly beat Wrexham on Saturday to reach this stage and will play Port Vale for the first time since they met in the Second Division in April 1929.
Second-tier Southampton will welcome record 14-time winners Arsenal to the south coast after beating Fulham with a late penalty Sunday. Arsenal had to dig deep to beat Mansfield Town in the fifth round.
West Ham United will take on Leeds United after the Hammers outlasted Brentford on penalties in Monday’s final match. Leeds will feature in the FA Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 2003.
3 – Arsenal have gone on to win the FA Cup in three of the previous five seasons they have faced Southampton (1978-79, 2002-03 and 2016-17). Positives. pic.twitter.com/WOH0Jcp8Vh
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 9, 2026
- Southampton vs. Arsenal
- Chelsea vs. Port Vale
- Manchester City vs. Liverpool
- West Ham United vs. Leeds United
The matches will be played the weekend of April 4-5.