FA Cup TV schedule 2025/26: Coverage, TV fixtures and live stream

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The fifth round of the FA Cup is almost upon us with 16 teams to be left in the hunt by the weekend.

Port Vale host Bristol City in a non-televised fourth-round match on Tuesday evening to determine who hosts Sunderland this Sunday.

The pick of the fifth round will see Wrexham face Chelsea live in front of the BBC cameras on primetime Saturday evening TV.

Watch the FA Cup on TNT Sports via discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video

Fans across the nation will be digging out their tin foil trophies as the magic of the cup grips football once again.

RadioTimes.com brings you the complete FA Cup TV schedule, including every game you can watch live in the UK.

FA Cup TV schedule 2025/26

All UK time. Subject to change. Not televised where specified.

Fifth round

Friday 6 March

Wolves v Liverpool (8pm) BBC One / TNT Sports 1 / discovery+

Saturday 7 March

Mansfield Town v Arsenal (12:15pm) TNT Sports 1 / discovery+
Wrexham v Chelsea (5:45pm) BBC One / TNT Sports 2 / discovery+
Newcastle United v Manchester City (8pm) TNT Sports 1 / discovery+

Sunday 8 March

Fulham v Southampton (12pm) TNT Sports 2 / discovery+
TBC v Sunderland (1:30pm) TNT Sports 1 / discovery+
Leeds United v Norwich City (4:30pm) TNT Sports 1 / discovery+

Monday 9 March

West Ham United v Brentford (7:30pm) TNT Sports 1 / discovery+

FA Cup TV rights 2025/26

TNT Sports and BBC share the live broadcasting rights for the FA Cup in 2025/26.

If you already have BT Broadband, you can add TNT Sports to your existing contract. You can also access TNT Sports via discovery+ and stream directly to your smart TV.

You can watch the matches on TNT Sports via discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video on a monthly basis without signing up to a contract.

Watch the FA Cup on TNT Sports via discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video

You can also catch FA Cup matches on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer.

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