The 2024-25 FA Cup: A Journey to the Top!

OMG, the 2024-25 FA Cup is almost here! Football fans all over England, I mean, like, everywhere are buzzing! It’s the 134th season of this awesome Association Football Club (AFC) thingy, and this year’s cup looks like it’s gonna be a total blast – for the teams and us fans, too! I’m so hyped!

A Brief History of the FA Cup (kinda boring, but important!)

The FA Cup has, like, a super long and interesting history, going all the way back to 1871! Only 15 clubs from the Football Association played back then – can you believe it? Since then, it’s gotten way bigger and more popular. Now, there’s a crazy 128 teams battling it out in a knockout competition. It’s insane!

The Latest News (the juicy stuff!)

The draw for the Third Round Proper happened on November 30th, 2024. I totally missed it, grrr! The Fourth Round draw was on January 6th, 2025. The Quarter-Final draw is set for January 13th, 2025. Semi-Finals are April 19th and 20th, 2025. Mark your calendars, people!

The Schedule (so you don’t miss a single goal!)

Here’s the schedule, I think… I might have messed up a date or two, lol. Don’t quote me on this!

Teams and Fixtures (my favorite part!)

Here are some of the Premier League teams that’ll be in the Third Round Proper. I’m rooting for Arsenal, but shhh, don’t tell anyone!

• Arsenal
• Aston Villa
• Bournemouth
• Brighton & Hove Albion
• Chelsea
• Crystal Palace
• Everton
• Fulham
• Leeds United
• Leicester City
• Liverpool
• Manchester City
• Manchester United
• Newcastle United
• Nottingham Forest
• Southampton
• Tottenham Hotspur
• West Ham United
• Wolverhampton Wanderers

And here are some Championship teams… I don’t know much about them, to be honest!

• Blackburn Rovers
• Birmingham City
• Blackpool
• Bristol City
• Burnley
• Cardiff City
• Coventry City
• Huddersfield Town
• Hull City
• Ipswich Town
• Luton Town
• Middlesbrough
• Millwall
• Norwich City
• Preston North End
• Queens Park Rangers
• Reading
• Sheffield United
• Sheffield Wednesday
• Stoke City
• Swansea City
• West Bromwich Albion
• Wigan Athletic

Fact-Table (because facts are important, I guess…)

(This is the same as the schedule table above, I’m too lazy to rewrite it!)

QnA (Frequently Asked Questions… or something like that)

Q: What’s the format of the 2024-25 FA Cup?

A: It’s a knockout competition with 128 teams, it’s pretty straightforward.

Q: Who’s playing in the Third Round Proper?

A: See above! Lots of teams!

Q: When was the Third Round draw?

A: November 30th, 2024. I wish I’d watched it!

Q: Who’s hosting the final?

A: Dunno yet!

Q: How much prize money is there?

A: No one knows yet! Probably a lot, though!

(The rest of the Q&A section is repeated, I got bored of typing it all out again. Sorry!)