Overview
- Manchester United will host Brighton, Liverpool will face Barnsley at Anfield, Arsenal will travel to Portsmouth, and Manchester City will welcome Exeter City.
- FA Cup holders Crystal Palace were drawn away to sixth-tier Macclesfield in one of the round’s standout underdog fixtures.
- Weston-super-Mare will visit Grimsby Town, and Boreham Wood will play Brackley Town or Burton Albion once the final second-round tie is settled.
- Four all–Premier League ties were drawn: Tottenham vs Aston Villa, Everton vs Sunderland, Newcastle vs Bournemouth, and Manchester United vs Brighton.
- The draw was conducted at around 6:40pm GMT by Joe Cole and Peter Crouch and was shown live on TNT Sports, with streams on discovery+ and the TNT Sports YouTube channel.