Two Emirates FA Cup third round replays will use VAR on Tuesday and Wednesday

Wednesday 10 Jan 2018
The VAR equipment at the Amex Stadium ahead of the Emirates FA Cup third round tie between Brighton and Crystal Palace

Two more Emirates FA Cup ties will feature Video Assistant Referees [VAR] when the third round replays take place.

Match official appointments for the eight fixtures, which will be held on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 January, have now been named.

And the tie between Leicester City and Fleetwood Town on Tuesday and Wednesday’s clash between Chelsea and Norwich City will both have VAR with Mike Jones taking on the role for both games.

The third round tie between Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace on Monday evening was the first competitive game in English football to utilise a VAR, with the system being trialled in the Emirates FA Cup this season.

Third round replays

7 Wigan Athletic FC v AFC Bournemouth
7.45pm, Wednesday 17 January
Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant Referees Gary Beswick & Nick Hopton
Fourth Official Darren England

20 Leicester City FC v Fleetwood Town FC
7.45pm, Tuesday 16 January
Referee Jonathan Moss
Assistant Referees Lee Betts & Andrew Halliday
Fourth Official Neil Swarbrick
VAR & AVAR Mike Jones & Peter Kirkup

22 Mansfield Town FC v Cardiff City FC
7.45pm, Tuesday 16 January
Referee Geoff Eltringham
Assistant Referees Duncan Street & Wayne Grunnill
Fourth Official Peter Bankes

24 West Ham United v Shrewsbury Town FC
7.45pm, Tuesday 16 January
Referee Jeremy Simpson
Assistant Referees Ian Hussin & Akil Howson
Fourth Official James Linington

25 Swansea City FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
7.45pm, Tuesday 16 January
Referee Christopher Kavanagh
Assistant Referees Simon Beck & Simon Bennett
Fourth Official Andy Davies

26 Reading FC v Stevenage FC
8pm, Tuesday 16 January
Referee Tim Robinson
Assistant Referees Daniel Leach & Anthony Da Costa
Fourth Official Keith Stroud

31 Chelsea v Norwich City FC
7.45pm, Wednesday 17 January
Referee Graham Scott
Assistant Referees Richard West & Edward Smart
Fourth Official Andre Marriner
VAR/AVAR Mike Jones & Adam Nunn

32 Sheffield Wednesday FC v Carlisle United
7.45pm, Tuesday 16 January
Referee Michael Salisbury
Assistant Referees Mark Dwyer & James Mainwaring
Fourth Official John Brooks

By FA Staff