Five FA Cup Third Round ties confirmed for live TV coverage

Wednesday 11 Dec 2013
The FA Cup with Budweiser

Five FA Cup ties have been selected for live television coverage when the Third Round Proper takes place early next month.

It had already been confirmed that the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur would be shown live on ITV on Saturday 4 January.

And Manchester City’s short trip to Blackburn Rovers will also be screened live on the same day, kicking-off at 12.45pm on BT Sport.

There are a further three televised games on Sunday 5 January, starting at midday on ITV when Championship high-fliers Nottingham Forest host West Ham United.

BT Sport will then show Derby County’s tie with Chelsea, which kicks-off at 2.15pm before it's over to Old Trafford for the tie between Manchester United v Swansea City.

The FA’s live broadcast fee in this round is £144,000 per club, on top of the £67,500 FA Cup prize fund payment.

The ties selected for designated highlights will be confirmed in due course.

Saturday 4 January 2014
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City (12.45pm) – Live on BT Sport
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur (5.15pm) – Live on ITV

Sunday 5 January 2014
Nottingham Forest v West Ham United (12.00) – Live on ITV
Derby County v Chelsea (2.15pm) – Live on BT Sport
Manchester United v Swansea City (4.30pm) – Live on BT Sport

By Nicholas Veevers Content Manager - FA Owned Channels