Which FA Cup games are on TV? Full BBC, TNT Sports and discovery+ schedule
- Posted on January 9, 2026
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Which FA Cup games are on TV? Full BBC, TNT Sports and discovery+ schedule

The FA Cup returns this weekend with 32 third-round fixtures (Getty) The FA Cup third round begins on Friday night as 22 fixtures will be broadcast live over the next four days. A new TV deal has kicked in this season with TNT Sports and discovery+ showing every FA Cup third-round fixture, apart from those under the 3pm Saturday blackout. The BBC only has two televised FA Cup third-round fixtures this weekend and both will be broadcast on Saturday. ITV will not be showing any FA Cup matches after the BBC agreed a four-year deal with TNT Sports, the main rights holder, to co-exclusively broadcast 14 games per season. Which FA Cup games are on TV this weekend? Friday, 9 January 19:30: Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest (TNT Sports 1 and discovery+)19:30: Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic (TNT Sports 5 and discovery+)19:30: MK Dons vs Oxford United (discovery+)19:30: Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town (discovery+) Saturday, January 10 12:15: Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace (BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 1, discovery+)12:15: Everton vs Sunderland (TNT Sports 5, discovery+)12:15: Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town (TNT Sports 6, discovery+)12:15: Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City (TNT Sports 7, discovery+)17:45: Tottenham vs Aston Villa (BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 1, discovery+)17:45: Grimsby Town vs Weston Super Mare (TNT Sports 5, discovery+)17:45: Cambridge United vs Birmingham City (TNT Sports 6, discovery+)17:45: Bristol City vs Watford (TNT Sports 7, discovery+)20:00: Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea (TNT Sports 1, discovery+) Sunday, January 11 12:00: Derby County vs Leeds United (TNT Sports 2, discovery+)14:00: Portsmouth vs Arsenal (TNT Sports 1, discovery+)14:30: West Ham vs QPR (TNT Sports 5, discovery+)14:30: Swansea City vs West Brom (TNT Sports 6, discovery+)14:30: Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers (TNT Sports 7, discovery+)14:30: Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town (TNT Sports 8, discovery+)14:30: Norwich City vs Walsall (TNT Sports 9, discovery+)16:30: Manchester United vs Brighton (TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, discovery+) Monday, January 12 19:45: Liverpool vs Barnsley (TNT Sports 1, discovery+) Crystal Palace begin the defence of their FA Cup trophy away to Macclesfield (Getty) Full FA Cup third-round fixtures and results Friday, January 9 19:30: Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest19:30: Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic19:30: MK Dons vs Oxford United19:30: Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town Saturday, January 10 12:15: Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace12:15: Everton vs Sunderland12:15: Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town12:15: Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City15:00: Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton15:00: Ipswich Town vs Blackpool15:00: Manchester City vs Exeter City15:00: Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford15:00: Fulham vs Middlesbrough15:00: Burnley vs Millwall15:00: Salford City vs Swindon Town15:00: Boreham Wood vs Burton Albion15:00: Newcastle United vs Bournemouth15:00: Stoke City vs Coventry City17:45: Tottenham vs Aston Villa17:45: Grimsby Town vs Weston Super Mare17:45: Cambridge United vs Birmingham City17:45: Bristol City vs Watford20:00: Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea Sunday, January 11 12:00: Derby County vs Leeds United14:00: Portsmouth vs Arsenal14:30: West Ham vs QPR14:30: Swansea City vs West Brom14:30: Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers14:30: Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town14:30: Norwich City vs Walsall16:30: Manchester United vs Brighton Monday, January 12 19:45: Liverpool vs Barnsley Are there replays in the FA Cup? No – replays were scrapped during the full rounds of the FA Cup last season and the FA have keep that in place for the current campaign. When is the FA Cup fourth-round draw? The draw for the FA Cup fourth round will take place on Monday, January 12. A time has yet to be confirmed but it is expected that the draw will take place before the 19:45 kick-off between Liverpool and Barnsley, which will be broadcast live on TNT Sports and the Discovery+ app. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.