Overview
- Independent and Radio Times report the draw will take place on Monday 3 November at approximately 6:45pm GMT before Tamworth v Leyton Orient.
- Viewers are told to watch on TNT Sports 1 and Discovery+, with live streams on TNT Sports’ YouTube and via discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video; TNT Sports and the BBC hold FA Cup rights.
- Mirror previously listed Saturday 6 December for the draw, creating a scheduling discrepancy not supported by the latest reports.
- The second round features 20 ties between League One, League Two and non-league clubs, scheduled around the weekend of Saturday 6 December 2025.
- Radio Times names Becky Ives and Joleon Lescott to conduct the draw and has published the full list of ball numbers for the ties.