The games to be shown live are as follows:

Saturday 24 January 2004

12.30pm Scarborough v Watford or Chelsea (Live on Sky)
5.35pm   Liverpool v Newcastle United (Live on BBC)

Sunday 25 January 2004

1.00pm Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur (Live on BBC)
4.05pm Northampton Town v Manchester United (Live on Sky)

Each team will receive a live television fee of £265,000.


Meanwhile the BBC has chosen highlights of Telford United's home match against Millwall as one the two games featured in the Match of the Day on the evening of Saturday 24th. The other match to be featured will be the holders Arsenal and their all-Premiership clash with Middlesbrough at Highbury.

The clubs involved will each receive £30,000 in television fees.