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FA Cup fourth round TV schedule announced with Man Utd to be shown if they qualify as well as Arsenal and Chelsea


SEVEN FA Cup fourth round ties will be broadcast live on TV including Manchester United should they beat Wolves in their replay.

The matches for the next round of the competition will be played from Friday January 24 to Monday January 27.

 Manchester City are the holders of the FA Cup after they beat Watford in the final last season

Manchester City are the holders of the FA Cup after they beat Watford in the final last seasonCredit: Getty – Contributor

Northampton vs Derby is the first of the matches to be shown on TV, with their 8pm Friday kick-off on BT Sport 1.

Next up on the schedule is Leicester’s Saturday 12.45pm away clash at Brentford, which will be shown live on BBC one.

Then at 5.30pm you can tune in to BT Sport 1 to watch Frank Lampard’s Chelsea in action at Hull.

Sunday’s 1pm match between FA Cup holders Manchester City and Fulham at the Etihad will be broadcast on BBC One.

Then at 3pm viewers will be able to watch the game between either Watford or Tranmere and Manchester United or Wolves on BT Sport 1.

The late 5pm kick-off between Bristol City or Shrewsbury and Liverpool will be back on BBC One.

Finishing off the TV games is Arsenal’s away tie against Bournemouth at 8pm on Monday on BT Sport 1.



Each team involved in a televised match will receive a broadcast fee of £150,000, with winning clubs also pocketing £180,000 from the FA prize fund.

The draw for the FA Cup fifth round will be carried out before the Cherries host the Gunners at the Vitality Stadium on Monday, January 29.

Fans wanting to see who their team will face will have to tune in to either The One Show or BT Sport 1 at around 7.20pm.

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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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