The FA Cup is the oldest football competition in the world and is England's premier knock-out tournament. As such there are a plethora of bookmakers offering all manner of bets on the FA Cup winners and all its matches, meaning it is vital to shop around to get the best odds available.

The FA Cup is a pure cup competition, with each match being a straight knock-out and the draw being completely random and made after each round (there are no seeds). It involves teams from every level in English and Welsh football and therefore has the potential to create mismatches where a giant of the game can easily be playing a minnow. As such, some matches have very long odds, but there is always the chance of an upset, with many unexpected and famous FA Cup victories going down in football folklore. FA Cup betting options are superb, with bets available regarding all aspects of the full-time results and half-time scores, as well as many in-play options for all the matches.

Although there is great potential for upsets in the early rounds of the FA Cup, the winners normally come from the elite clubs in English football. In fact, every FA Cup since 1989 has been won by one of Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton. This means that whilst there are great long-odds opportunities for punters on individual FA Cup games, there are also relatively safe FA Cup winners bets to be had also. However, there have been a few occasions when there have been unexpected results in the final, with teams from outside the top division winning the cup on three occasions since the 1970s.