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FA Cup 2021-22: Draw, fixtures, results and guide to each round

The FA Cup returned for its 141st incarnation in 2021-22, with teams from across the English football pyramid taking a shot for national glory and a place in European competition.

It is the oldest football competition in the world and part of the enduring appeal of the tournament is the chance for an upset and the possibility of witnessing the 'Magic of the Cup'.

GOAL brings you everything you need to know about the 2021-22 FA Cup.

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FA Cup final

Liverpool will play Chelsea in the 2021-22 FA Cup final.

The Reds defeated Manchester City in the semi-final, while Chelsea overcame Crystal Palace.

Date

Match

TV Channel

May 14

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea (6-5 pens)

BBC One

FA Cup semi-final

The FA Cup semi-final draw took place on Sunday, March 20.

Last season's finalists Chelsea booked their spot by beating Middlesbrough 2-0 at the Riverside, while Crystal Palace are in the hat after thrashing Everton 4-0.

Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest and now face Manchester City, who saw off Southampton.

Date

Match

TV channel

April 16

Manchester City 2-3 Liverpool

BBC One / ESPN+

April 17

Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace

ITV / ESPN+

FA Cup quarter-final

The FA Cup quarter-final draw took place on Thursday, March 3.

Big-hitters such as Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City remained in the hat, with games being broadcast live on TV.

Date

Match

TV Channel

March 19

Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea

BBC One / ESPN+

March 20

Crystal Palace 4-0 Everton

ITV / ESPN+

March 20

Southampton 1-4 Man City

BBC One / ESPN+

March 20

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool

ITV / ESPN+

FA Cup fifth round

The FA Cup fifth round draw took place on Sunday, February 6, with Chelsea being paired with Luton Town following their narrow win over Plymouth Argyle.

Premier League leaders Manchester City, meanwhile, will take on Peterborough United, and Liverpool have a home tie against Norwich City after they knocked out Cardiff City in round four.

Date

Match

TV channel

Mar 1

Peterborough United 0-2 Man City

ITV

Mar 1

Crystal Palace 2-1 Stoke City

BBC Red Button

Mar 1

Middlesbrough 1-0 Tottenham (AET)

BBC One

Mar 2

Luton Town 2-3 Chelsea

BBC One

Mar 2

Southampton 3-1 West Ham

BBC Red Button

Mar 2

Liverpool 2-1 Norwich City

ITV

Mar 3

Everton 2-0 Boreham Wood

ITV

Mar 7

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Huddersfield Town

ITV4

FA Cup fourth round

The draw for the 2021-22 FA Cup fourth round took place on Sunday January 9, 2022.

Liverpool played Cardiff City, while an all-Premier League clash saw Tottenham play Brighton. Manchester City were drawn against Fulham, while Nottingham Forest were rewarded with a tie against Leicester City after overcoming Arsenal in the third round.

Full fixtures & results can be seen in the table below.

Date

Match

TV channel

Feb 4

Manchester United 1-1 Middlesbrough (7-8 Pens.)

ITV1

Feb 5

Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 West Ham (AET)

BBC One

Feb 5

Tottenham 3-1 Brighton

ITV4

Feb 5

Crystal Palace 2-0 Hartlepool United

N/A

Feb 5

Huddersfield Town 1-0 Barnsley

N/A

Feb 5

Southampton 2-1 Coventry City (AET)

N/A

Feb 5

Chelsea 2-1 Plymouth Argyle (AET)

N/A

Feb 5

Everton 4-1 Brentford

N/A

Feb 5

Peterborough United 2-0 QPR

N/A

Feb 5

Cambridge United 0-3 Luton Town

N/A

Feb 5

Wolves 0-1 Norwich City

N/A

Feb 5

Manchester City 4-1 Fulham

N/A

Feb 5

Stoke City 2-0 Wigan Athletic

TBC

Feb 6

Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff City

ITV1

Feb 6

Nottingham Forest 4-1 Leicester City

BBC One

Feb 6

Bournemouth 0-1 Boreham Wood

ITV4

FA Cup third round

The 2021-22 FA Cup third round draw was held on December 6.

Notable match-ups include Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa side taking on Manchester United at Old Trafford, while Liverpool host Shrewsbury Town at Anfield and defending champions Leicester face Watford in an all-Premier League clash.

The FA Cup third round ties will take place between January 7–10, 2022.

Date

Match

TV channel

Jan 7

Swindon Town 1-4 Manchester City

ITV1

Jan 8

Coventry City 1-0 Derby County

N/A

Jan 8

Burnley 1-2 Huddersfield Town

N/A

Jan 8

Mansfield Town 2-3 Middlesbrough

N/A

Jan 8

Hartlepool United 2-1 Blackpool

N/A

Jan 8

Bristol City 0-1 Fulham (AET)

N/A

Jan 8

Millwall 1-2 Crystal Palace

ITV1

Jan 8

Boreham Wood 2-0 Wimbledon

N/A

Jan 8

West Brom 1-2 Brighton (AET)

N/A

Jan 8

Kidderminster Harriers 2-1 Reading

N/A

Jan 8

Leicester City 4-1 Watford

N/A

Jan 8

Port Vale 1-4 Brentford

N/A

Jan 8

Wigan Athletic 3-2 Blackburn Rovers

N/A

Jan 8

Newcastle United 0-1 Cambridge United

N/A

Jan 8

Barnsley 5-4 Barrow (AET)

N/A

Jan 8

Peterborough United 2-1 Bristol Rovers

N/A

Jan 8

QPR 1-1 Rotherham United (Pen.)

N/A

Jan 8

Yeovil Town 1-3 Bournemouth

N/A

Jan 8

Swansea City 2-3 Southampton (AET)

N/A

Jan 8

Chelsea 5-1 Chesterfield

N/A

Jan 8

Hull City 2-3 Everton (AET)

BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Jan 8

Birmingham City 0-1 Plymouth Argyle (AET)

N/A

Jan 9

Luton Town 4-0 Harrogate Town

N/A

Jan 9

Cardiff City 2-1 Preston North End (AET)

N/A

Jan 9

Stoke City 2-0 Leyton Orient

N/A

Jan 9

Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury Town

N/A

Jan 9

Tottenham 3-1 Morecambe

N/A

Jan 9

Wolves 3-0 Sheffield United

N/A

Jan 9

Chartlon 0-1 Norwich City

N/A

Jan 9

West Ham 2-0 Leeds

ITV1

Jan 9

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Arsenal

ITV1

Jan 10

Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa

BBC One / BBC iPlayer

FA Cup second round

The 2021-22 FA Cup second round draw was held on November 8, 2021 at Wembley Stadium. Former Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips helped conduct the draw along with Rachel Yankey.

BBC broadcasted two games, which were: Buxton versus Morecambe and Yeovil Town versus Stevenage.

Four games will be shown live on ITV networks. They are: Gateshead versus Charlton Athletic, Rochdale versus Plymouth Argyle, Salford City versus Chesterfield and Boreham Wood versus St Alban's City.

Date

Match

TV channel

Dec 3

Gateshead 0-2 Charlton Athletic

ITV 4 / ITV Hub

Dec 3

Rotherham United 1-0 Stockport County

N/A

Dec 4

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Sutton United

N/A

Dec 4

Burton Albion 1-2 Port Vale

N/A

Dec 4

Lincoln City 0-1 Hartlepool United

N/A

Dec 4

Wimbledon 4-3 Cheltenham Town

N/A

Dec 4

Leyton Orient 4-0 Tranmere Rovers

N/A

Dec 4

Cambridge United 2-1 Exeter City

N/A

Dec 4

Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Mansfield

N/A

Dec 4

Walsall 1-2 Swindon Town

N/A

Dec 4

Buxton 0-1 Morecambe

BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Dec 4

Carlisle United 1-2 Shrewsbury Town

N/A

Dec 4

Ipswich Town 0-0 Barrow

N/A

Dec 4

Portsmouth 1-2 Harrogate Town

N/A

Dec 4

Yeovil Town 1-0 Stevenage

BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Dec 5

Rochdale 1-2 Plymouth Argyle

ITV / ITV Hub

Dec 5

Colchester United 1-2 Wigan

N/A

Dec 5

Kidderminster Harriers 2-0 Halifax Town

N/A

Dec 5

Salford City 0-2 Chesterfield

ITV 4 / ITV Hub

Dec 6

Boreham Wood 4-0 St Alban's City

ITV 4 / ITV Hub

FA Cup second round replays

Date

Match

Dec 15

Barrow 2-0 Ipswich Town

FA Cup first round

A total of 80 teams took part in the first round proper of the FA Cup 2021-22, with the 32 winners of the fourth qualifying round joining 48 teams from League One and League Two.

Date

Match

Nov 5

Sudbury 0-4 Colchester United

Nov 6

Scunthorpe United 0-1 Doncaster Rovers

Nov 6

Gillingham 1-1 Cheltenham Town

Nov 6

Bradford City 1-1 Exeter City

Nov 6

Sunderland 0-1 Mansfield Town

Nov 6

Hayes & Yeading United 0-1 Sutton United

Nov 6

Carlisle United 2-0 Horsham

Nov 6

Yate Town 0-5 Yeovil Town

Nov 6

Rotherham United 3-0 Bromley

Nov 6

Portsmouth 1-0 Harrow Borough

Nov 6

Morecambe 1-0 Newport County

Nov 6

Fleetwood Town 1-2 Burton Albion

Nov 6

Northampton Town 2-2 Cambridge United

Nov 6

Halifax Town 7-4 Maidenhead United

Nov 6

Chesterfield 3-1 Southend

Nov 6

Kidderminster Harriers 1-0 Grimsby Town

Nov 6

Wigan Athletic 0-0 Solihull Moors

Nov 6

Boreham Wood 2-0 Eastleigh

Nov 6

York City 0-1 Buxton

Nov 6

Ipswich Town 1-1 Oldham Athletic

Nov 6

Wimbledon 1-0 Guiseley

Nov 6

Harrogate Town 2-1 Wrexham

Nov 6

Hartlepool United 2-2 Wycombe

Nov 6

King's Lynn Town 0-1 Walsall

Nov 6

Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Swindon Town

Nov 6

Charlton 4-0 Havant & Waterlooville

Nov 6

Crawley Town 0-1 Tranmere

Nov 6

Leyton Orient 1-0 Ebbsfleet United

Nov 6

MK Dons 2-2 Stevenage

Nov 6

Lincoln City 1-0 Bowers & Pitsea

Nov 6

Port Vale 5-0 Accrington Stanley

Nov 6

Gateshead 2-2 Altrincham

Nov 6

Banbury United 0-4 Barrow

Nov 7

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Plymouth

Nov 7

Oxford United 2-2 Bristol Rovers

Nov 7

Stratford Town 1-5 Shrewsbury Town

Nov 7

Rochdale 1-1 Notts County

Nov 7

Bolton 2-2 Stockport County

Nov 7

St Alban's City 3-2 Forest Green Rovers

Nov 8

Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Salford City

FA Cup first round replays

Date

Match

Nov 16

Cheltenham Town 1-0 Gillingham

Nov 16

Exeter City 3-0 Bradford City (AET)

Nov 16

Cambridge United 3-1 Northampton Town

Nov 16

Solihull Moors 1-2 Wigan (AET)

Nov 16

Oldham Athletic 1-2 Ipswich Town

Nov 16

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Hartlepool United

Nov 16

Stevenage 2-1 MK Dons (AET)

Nov 16

Altrincham 2-3 Gateshead

Nov 16

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Nov 16

Bristol Rovers 4-3 Oxford United (AET)

Nov 16

Notts County 1-2 Rochdale

Nov 17

Stockport County 5-3 Bolton (AET)

FA Cup 2021-22 TV channel & online live stream

UK TV channel

UK online stream

BBC / ITV

BBC iPlayer / ITV Hub

BBC and ITV broadcast FA Cup games in the United Kingdom.

The networks will also stream games live online through their platforms the BBC iPlayer and the ITV Hub.

Matches were previously broadcast on BT Sport, but ITV is a new partner and the deal runs until 2024-25.

U.S. TV channel

U.S. online stream

ESPN

ESPN+

ESPN has the broadcaster rights for the FA Cup and games are shown on the network as well as the ESPN+ online streaming application.

FA Cup 2021-22 dates & when is the final?

Date

Round

August 7, 2021 - October 16 2021

Qualifying rounds

November 6, 2021

First round proper

December 4, 2021

Second round proper

January 8, 2022

Third round proper

February 5, 2022

Fourth round proper

March 2, 2022

Fifth round proper

March 19, 2022

Quarter-finals

April 23, 2022

Semi-finals

May 14, 2022

Final

The 2021-22 FA Cup began on August 7, 2021 with the qualification phase getting started at that point and it ran until October 16.

The first round proper kicked off on November 6, with 48 teams from across League One and League Two entering the competition at that stage.

Premier League clubs and Championship clubs enter the FA Cup at the third round.

The 2021-22 FA Cup final is scheduled to be played on Saturday May 14, 2022 and it will be held at Wembley, as is tradition.

Who won the FA Cup last season?

Leicester City won the 2020-21 edition of the FA Cup after a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the final.

The winning goal was scored by Youri Tielemans and Thomas Tuchel's side were left feeling aggrieved after Ben Chilwell had a goal ruled out following inspection by VAR.

It was Leicester's first ever FA Cup triumph, with the Foxes losing in four previous final appearances (1949, 1961, 1963 and 1969).

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