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Fifth Round Proper Replays
8pm, Wednesday 28 February (unless otherwise stated)
Winning clubs will receive £120,000 from The FA
Each televised club will receive £265,000 from The FA
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The televised replays have been confirmed as Arsenal's trip to Ewood Park on Wednesday 28 February on Sky, while you will be able to watch Reading playing host to eleven-time winners Manchester United on BBC.

With Manchester City awaiting the winners of the meeting at Ewood, Gareth Southgate's Middlesbrough travel to the Hawthorns to determine who will host Reading or Manchester United in the Sixth Round.

There were impressive viewing figures in The FA Cup again in the Fifth Round, with a peak audience of 7.3million tuning in to see Reading hold Manchester United to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

Earlier that day a peak audience of 4.4million watched Mark Hughes' Blackburn earn a replay against Arsenal, and that evening a peak audience of 3.2million people watched the day's highlights on Match of the Day.

On the recent debate about FA Cup replays, The FA's Director of Communications Adrian Bevington told PA Sport that there are no plans to abolish the additional fixture.

Bevington said: "There are no plans to abolish replays, we are not aware of any discussions that have taken place regarding this matter.

"Replays are part of the heritage and tradition that makes the FA Cup
magical.''


Tuesday 27 February 2007

5

Reading

v

Manchester United

Live on BBC1 at 8.05pm

Wednesday 28 February 2007

6

Blackburn Rovers

v

Arsenal

Live on Sky Sports at 8pm

Clubs competing in matches live on TV in the Fifth Round will each receive £265,000 from The FA's Broadcast Fund. In addition, the winners of each tie will be rewarded with a £120,000 payment from The FA's Prize Fund.