Emirates FA Cup fans can watch Pickering Town v Runcorn Linnets live on the BBC

Wednesday 03 Sep 2025
The Emirates FA Cup second round qualifying takes place across the weekend of Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September

Pickering Town v Runcorn Linnets has been chosen by BBC Sport as the live television pick for the second round qualifying of the Emirates FA Cup.

This tie is going to kick-off at 12.30pm BST on Saturday 13 September, and it will be available to watch on iPlayer, the Red Button and BBC Sport website.

Both teams have progressed through from the extra preliminary round of this season’s competition, with Pickering Town overcoming Penrith, Easington Colliery and Redcar Athletic, and Runcorn Linnets defeating Clitheroe, Whitchurch Alport and West Didsbury Chorlton.

Each club will also receive a fee of £2000 from the FA's broadcast fund.

This follows on from the first live broadcast of this season in the first round proper, when as part of BBC Sport giving extra prominence to the early stages of the Emirates FA Cup, they showed the tie between Weymouth and Tadley Calleva.

By Competitions department