MK Dons will be hosting Championship side Oxford United in the Third Round of the FA Cup.

After the draw earlier today (08/12) held at Brackley Town’s St James Park stadium, the Dons will be taking on second tier opposition in the next stage of the FA Cup.

The match will take place on the weekend around Saturday January 10th 2026, with a specific kick-off date and time, ticket details and information on any TV coverage to be announced in due course.

Oxford United currently sit 20th in the Championship, with the U’s entering the FA Cup in the Third Round as one of the 44 Premier League and Championship sides to enter the competition at this stage. A noteworthy figure in the U’s team for Dons fans is goalkeeper Jamie Cumming, who previously played for MK Dons in two loan spells in 2022 and 2023 before joining Oxford in 2023.

MK Dons last faced Oxford in an EFL Trophy tie in September 2023, with Oxford’s last visit to Stadium MK coming in a League One match in February 2023, at a time when the Dons were managed by Mark Jackson and Oxford were managed by former Dons boss Karl Robinson.

The Dons’ League Two match away at Gillingham previously scheduled on that Saturday will now be postponed, with a new date for the side’s trip to Kent to be re-arranged to another date in the future.

Paul Warne’s side booked their place in the Third Round with a 3-1 home win over fellow League 2 side Oldham Athletic, having beaten Colchester United in the previous round. The match will be the Dons’ first time in the FA Cup Third Round since the 2020/21 season, while they are aiming to reach the Fourth Round for the first time since the 2017/18 campaign.