By Matt Hale. Thursday, 13 January 2005.
The four FA Cup Fourth Round ties to be televised live have been selected by the BBC and Sky.
The round's crunch south-coast tie between Southampton and Portsmouth at St. Mary's will be live on the BBC on Saturday, 29 January at 12.30pm.
Southampton manager Harry Redknapp will take on his former club for the first time since leaving Pompey and has history on his side - Southampton have won all three previous meetings between the clubs in The Cup.
Saturday's other televised match will be between Steve McClaren's Middlesbrough and either Manchester United or Exeter City at 5.20pm on BBC1.
Chelsea go head to head with Birmingham city live on Sky at 4pm on Sunday, 30 January in their hunt for an unprecedented Premiership, Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup quadruple.
The all-Lancashire clash between Oldham Athletic and Bolton Wanderers on Sunday, 30 January at 1.45pm completes the four TV ties. The two sides most recently met in The FA Cup in 1994 at the quarter final stage when Oldham came out on top by one goal to nil.
All clubs who feature in live matches in the Third Round will each receive a £150,000 payment from The FA's competition broadcast fund.
Saturday 29 January - BBC1
Southampton v Portsmouth, kick-off 12.30pm
Saturday 29 January - BBC1
Man Utd/Exeter v Middlesbrough, kick-off 5.20pm
Sunday 30 January - BBC1
Oldham v Bolton, kick-off 1.45
Sunday 30 January - Sky Sports
Chelsea v Birmingham, kick-off 4pm
Remember to vote for your FA Cup 'Player of the Round'. Five outstanding performers from the Third Round have been short-listed for the award in partnership with UMBRO.
Until next Monday morning, we are giving fans the opportunity to make their views felt and vote in our official online poll on the homepage of TheFA.com to find the winner, who will join the illustrious Team of The FA Cup.