FA Cup Quarter Final TV selections – 9th March

FA Cup Quarter Final TV selections has now been finalised with the four ties taking place across two days later in March.

The action starts on Saturday 21 March when Leicester City‘s tie with Chelsea at the King Power Stadium will kick-off at 12.30pm GMT, before current FA Cup holders Manchester City make the trip to Newcastle United that evening with the game at St. James’ Park scheduled for 7pm.

On Sunday 22 March, we have Sheffield United‘s game with Arsenal at Bramall Lane starting at 1.30pm and then the final tie of the weekend takes place at Carrow Road, where Norwich City host Manchester United at 4.30pm.

 

All four ties will be shown live on UK television, with a broadcast fee of £350,000 per club while winning clubs will receive £720,000 from our prize fund and a place in the semi-finals at Wembley.

Saturday 21 March 2020

Leicester City v Chelsea (12:30pm) – Live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate
Newcastle United v Manchester City (7pm) – Live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

 

Sunday 22 March 2020

Sheffield United v Arsenal (1:30pm) – Live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate
Norwich City v Manchester United (4:30pm) – Live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

 

Fans gave their reaction to the FA Cup Quarter Final TV selections…

What a crap time for Newcastle vs City FA cup match….
Saturday, 21 March with a 7pm kick-off and will be shown live on BBC 1.
I see they are thinking about the fans with this one! ? #bbc1 #FACup

— Steve Roscoe (@stechak1) March 9, 2020

Another great time for the fa cup
7PM on a Saturday night, #shite

— Colin – Manchester (@lunaazul_35) March 9, 2020

It’s amazing how much I’ve lost interest with a FA Cup quarter final because it’s a Sunday and atmosphere will be dog meyt

— Billy (@sufcBilly) March 9, 2020

Ah bollocks, worst of all ko times ?

— Maddog1889⚔ (@Maddog1889) March 9, 2020

BBC Manchester ? pic.twitter.com/KMZomrdK6c

— Michael Simpson (@MikeSimo23) March 9, 2020

Night game? get behind the boysssss

— jack (@Jack__1955) March 9, 2020

Incoming drunkest football atmsosphere ever

— Jordan Peart (@PeartJordan) March 9, 2020

Nice to see fans being the priority again

— Zeb (@Zebsagar) March 9, 2020

The fuck is that about man ??

— Danny (@daniel74769747) March 9, 2020

Saturdsy night…7pm…away at Newcastle

The wonder of the #FACup ffs

— Colin Patterson ? (@clpblue1) March 9, 2020

Needs to be as electric as the Liverpool game last season. Then hope the officials don’t stitch us like they did that night

— Steve McKenna (@SteveMcKenna_) March 9, 2020

Nice to see their thinking of the fans again

— Peter Smith (@PeterSmith1976) March 9, 2020

Should make getting home nice and easy. Not to mention 8 hours on the lash pre game and extended number of City fans travelling making the perfect storm of post game mayhem

— Craig Oddie (@CraigOddie) March 9, 2020

7 o’clock – what an utter bunch of twats the FA and TV companies are

— FairPlayFC (@FFP_OFF) March 9, 2020