LATICS BALL NUMBER 5 IN MONDAY'S EMIRATES FA CUP FOURTH ROUND DRAW

Latics ball number 5 in Monday's Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round draw
Third Round draw to take place on Monday,12 January, ahead of Liverpool's home tie against Barnsley
The draw is scheduled for approximately 6:35pm, and will be scheduled live on TNT Sports 1 and Discovery +

Wigan Athletic will be represented by ball number 5 in the draw for the Fourth Round of the Emirates FA Cup on Monday, 12 January 2026.

Ryan Lowe's men secured their passage into the Third Round following Friday's away victory against local rivals Preston North End, and will be hoping to be rewarded for their heroic efforts with a pleasing cup tie.

The Fourth Round draw will be available to watch on TNT Sports 1, discovery+, and the TNT Sports YouTube channel. The pre-match coverage starts at 6.30pm GMT, and the draw is set to take place at approximately 6.35pm GMT.

Presented by Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist, the draw will be made by Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole.

The Fourth Round will be played around the weekend of Saturday, 14 February 2026, meaning Latics' home game against Rotherham United will be rearranged.

The ball numbers for the Fourth Round draw are listed below:

1. Wolverhampton Wanderers or Shrewsbury Town
2. Doncaster Rovers or Southampton
3. Tottenham Hotspur or Aston Villa
4. Port Vale
5. Wigan Athletic
6. Ipswich Town or Blackpool
7. Wrexham
8. Charlton Athletic or Chelsea
9. Manchester City or Exeter City
10. West Ham United or Queens Park Rangers
11. Sheffield Wednesday or Brentford
12. Fulham or Middlesbrough
13. Everton or Sunderland
14. Liverpool or Barnsley
15. Burnley or Millwall
16. Norwich City or Walsall
17. Portsmouth or Arsenal
18. Derby County or Leeds United
19. Swansea City or West Bromwich Albion
20. Salford City or Swindon Town
21. Boreham Wood or Burton Albion
22. Grimsby Town or Weston-Super-Mare
23. Hull City or Blackburn Rovers
24. Newcastle United or AFC Bournemouth
25. Oxford United
26. Cheltenham Town or Leicester City
27. Cambridge United or Birmingham City
28. Bristol City or Watford
29. Stoke City or Coventry City
30. Macclesfield or Crystal Palace
31. Manchester United or Brighton & Hove Albion
32. Sheffield United or Mansfield Town

Latics ball number 5 in Monday's Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round draw