Roundup of all the action across the fourth round of the 2025-26 FA Cup.
A lively round of action saw struggling Premier League clubs flirt with the jaws of a cupset whilst National League North’s Macclesfield tried to continue their fairytale adventure.
One all-EFL tie meanwhile was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and culminated in a one of just two shock results of the round.
EFL vs Premier League
Crysencio Summerville’s 95th-minute winner saw West Ham avoid a cupset at League One’s Burton Albion after extra time, despite the Hammers’ Freddie Potts’ red card for a reckless foul on Julian Larsson.
Second-half goals from Rhys Oates and Louis Reed saw League One’s Mansfield come from behind to eliminate Burnley 2-1 at Turf Moor, after Josh Laurent had fired the top-flight hosts into a 21st-minute lead.
Second-half goals from Kevin and Harrison Reed saw Fulham come from behind to eliminate Stoke 2-1 at the BET365 Stadium, after Bae Jun-Ho fired the Potters into a 19th-minute lead.
Leeds dominated 4-2 on penalties to avoid a cupset at Championship’s Birmingham City after Lukas Nmecha’s opener was cancelled out by an 89th-minute equaliser from the hosts’ Patrick Roberts.
Arsenal thrashed League One’s Wigan 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium in the space of the opening 27 minutes, through goals from Noni Madueke, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus plus Jack Hunt’s own-goals.
Pedro Neto produced a hat-trick as Liam Rosenoir’s Chelsea thrashed his former team, Hull 4-0 on Humberside, as Estevao netted the Blues’ third goal.
Alfie Dorrington’s own-goal and Marc Guehi’s finish saw Manchester City cruise past Salford in a 2-0 home victory at the Etihad Stadium.
Santiago Bueno’s 60th-minute finish saw Wolves avoid a cupset at Grimsby as they battled to a 1-0 away win in tricky pitch conditions.
Habib Diarra’s 32nd-minute penalty saw Sunderland edge past Oxford United in a closely-fought contest at the Kassam Stadium, after Dennis Cirkin had been fouled by Christ Makosso.
Non League vs Premier League
Sam Heathcote’s 70th-minute own-goal saw Brentford scrape past sixth-tier Macclesfield in a tight encounter at Moss Rose, after the defender turned Aaron Hickey’s cross into his own net.
Premier League vs Premier League
Sandro Tonali’s second-half brace and Nick Woltemade’s finish saw Newcastle claim a 3-1 comeback victory at Aston Villa, after Tammy Abraham had put the Villains ahead prior to Marco Bizot’s red card for a foul on Jacob Murphy.
Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai found the net before Mohammed Salah wrapped up Liverpool’s 3-0 victory at home to Brighton from the penalty spot.
EFL vs EFL
Josh Windass flicked in a 34th-minute winner from Ryan Longman’s curled low cross across the box as Wrexham scraped past Ipswich to a 1-0 home win in a tie between two of the Championship’s high-fliers.
Late goals from Ben Chrisene and Mohamed Toure saw Norwich secure a 3-1 victory over fellow Championship rival, West Brom, after Josh Maja had brought the Baggies level to cancel out Paris Maghoma’s first-half opener.
James Bree’s 109th-minute winner saw Southampton defeat Leicester 2-1 after extra time at St Mary’s Stadium, having initially led through Cyle Larin’s penalty before Oliver Skipp brought the Foxes level.
Ben Waine’s 112th-minute winner saw League One strugglers, Port Vale cause an extra-time cupset as they knocked Bristol City out in a 1-0 win at Vale Park, which had to be rearranged due to a waterlogged pitch on Valentine’s Day.
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