Six FA Cup Second Round TV selections revealed for BBC and ITV coverage

Six FA Cup Second Round TV selections have been revealed for BBC and ITV coverage with games taking place on weekend commencing December 3rd.

Buxton’s FA Cup tie with Morecambe will be shown live on BBC One, while Yeovil Town’s match with MK Dons or Stevenage will be on BBC Two.

Buxton, who play in the seventh tier of English football, are one win away from joining Premier League and Championship clubs in the third round draw.

They host League One Morecambe on Saturday the 4th of December at 12:45 GMT.

Yeovil’s home tie with MK Dons or Stevenage on the same day (17:30) will be shown on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

As mentioned, six of the 20 second-round ties are being televised live between 3-6 December.

ITV will show Gateshead or Altrincham v Charlton Athletic, Rochdale or Notts County v Sheffield Wednesday or Plymouth Argyle, Salford City v Chesterfield and Boreham Wood v St Albans City.

The FA broadcast fee for this coverage is £60,000 per club.

Buxton, third in the Northern Premier League Premier Division table, are the lowest ranked club left in the FA Cup.

Having started at the first qualifying round stage, they have won five games to reach the second round proper.

Yeovil Town are 15th in the National League.

They will discover their second round opponents on 16 November when League Two Stevenage host League One MK Dons in a first round replay.
FA Cup second-round televised games

FA CUP SECOND ROUND TV SELECTIONS:

Friday, 3 December
Gateshead or Altrincham v Charlton Athletic 19:45 kick-off – live on ITV4

Saturday, 4 December
Buxton v Morecambe 12:45 – live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer
Yeovil Town v MK Dons or Stevenage 17:30 live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer

Sunday, 5 December
Rochdale or Notts County v Sheffield Wednesday or Plymouth Argyle 12.15pm – live on ITV
Salford City v Chesterfield 17.15 – live on ITV4

Monday, 6 December
Boreham Wood v St Albans City 19.45 – live on ITV4

Fans gave their reaction as the six FA Cup Second Round TV selections are revealed for BBC and ITV coverage..

@one_eye_looking: Anyone take the 1/150 odds on Salford being on again? Surely they’ll have their own channel soon……..

@brad_little11: Perfect game to boycott, protest, anything. #ytfc

@LTFC_Dave: Someone tell me the logic behind picking Salford over Kidderminster v Halifax

@freddielofc: Boreham Wood vs St Albans could potentially be the lowest ever viewed televised match in English football history

@FeedTheSpud: Another Sunday 12:15 kick off up North (if we clear Wednesday, obviously). Clearly no thought or consideration of travelling fans go into these picks! fs. #pafc

@WritingWrongsUK: Salford? Glad I’m sat down. The shock would’ve overwhelmed me otherwise.

@ScaleSilver49: Salford again? Surely after only 24 fans in London they don’t need deserve it

@Dmasters1: Salford again?

@JDS05111: What a surprise can’t wait to watch Salford and their 24 fans on TV, again.

@alwrufc: Salford Vs Chesterfield???? Odd selection. If it was the other way round it would be more understandable.

@Wakefield__: That has to be up there as the worst second round line up in years.

@Jake_Moore89: Because everyone wants to watch Salford v Chesterfield ffs

@Gandermonium: Wait? Salford have a live TV game? Surely not!!

@whitts56: In truth there wasn’t many outstanding ties to pick from. Again ITV pin hopes on Sheffield Wednesday and Salford. So if they do make it through no doubt itv again will pick Salford no matter what tie or Man Utd. Itv should follow bbc & have there Friday game on the main channel.

@whitts56: Very surprised @Pompey v @HarrogateTown got overlooked. Think that game has potential for goals and probably more entertaining

@blakepfc: Salford on TV? Never.

@Pandamonium1881:
Three things guaranteed in life
Death
Taxes
Salford on TV
Weird obsession with what is, let’s face it, just a small mid table L2 club

@LaurenceB20: Salford has been picked duely because there playing non league Chesterfield as you can see all live ties are non league sides

@newhallsaddler: What a suprise Salford AGAIN do they have an independent tv contract?

@HarryBscfc: Salford again ffs

@SuttonJared: Wow. Salford have been picked for TV. I did not expect that. I am very shocked.

@MButch1984: Shock all the clubs in lower league who need tv rights to keep them afloat and they hand another one to a wealthy league two club 🤷‍♂️

@Stevros1988: Salford becoming the new Man United, on ITV every single round. Sigh.

@SpencerH2003: Certain things guaranteed in life, one of them is Salford picked for TV, whoever they get drawn against.

@treble99united: This obsession with Salford is plain weird. Not even their own fans care enough to watch them

@TheDB30: ITV’s love in for Salford is bigger than it was for Leeds 🤦‍♂️

Both ITV and the BBC will show a tie each for the FA Cup first round replays, with the clash between National League side Solihull Moors and EFL League One leaders Wigan Athletic on Tuesday 16 November and the all north-west match between Stockport County and Bolton Wanderers getting the TV treatment.

All four clubs will receive an FA broadcast fee of £32,500, while there’s £22,629 up for grabs for the winning clubs from the competition prize fund.

Meanwhile, the draw for the second round proper was made on Monday evening, following the final tie of the weekend between Dagenham & Redbridge and Salford City.

FA CUP REPLAYS TV SELECTIONS

TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2021 – 7.45pm
The Emirates FA Cup – First round proper replay
Solihull Moors v Wigan Athletic
Live on ITV4

WEDNESDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2021 – 7.45pm
The Emirates FA Cup – First round proper replay
Stockport County v Bolton Wanderers
Live on BBC Two

FA CUP FIRST ROUND REPLAYS:

19:45  Exeter City VS Bradford City
19:45  Plymouth Argyle VS Sheffield Wednesday
19:45  Cheltenham Town VS Gillingham
19:45  Cambridge United VS Northampton Town
19:45  Notts County VS Rochdale AFC
19:45  Solihull Moors VS Wigan Athletic – Live on ITV4
19:45  Oldham Athletic AFC VS Ipswich Town
19:45  Wycombe Wanderers VS Hartlepool United
19:45  Bristol Rovers VS Oxford United
19:45  Stevenage VS Milton Keynes Dons
19:45  Altrincham VS Gateshead

Wednesday 17 November 2021
19:45  Stockport County VS Bolton Wanderers – Live on BBC Two

FA CUP FIRST ROUND RESULTS:

AFC Sudbury (8) 0–4 Colchester United (4)
Scunthorpe United (4) 0–1 Doncaster Rovers (3)
Gillingham (3) 1–1 Cheltenham Town (3)
REPLAY – Cheltenham Town (3) v Gillingham (3)
Bradford City (4) 1–1 Exeter City (4)
REPLAY – Exeter City (4) v Bradford City (4)
Sunderland (3) 0–1 Mansfield Town (4)
Hayes & Yeading United (7) 0–1 Sutton United (4)
Carlisle United (4) 2–0 Horsham (7)
Yate Town (7) 0–5 Yeovil Town (5)
Rotherham United (3) 3–0 Bromley (5)
Portsmouth (3) 1–0 Harrow Borough (7)
Morecambe (3) 1–0 Newport County (4)
Fleetwood Town (3) 1–2 Burton Albion (3)
Northampton Town (4) 2–2 Cambridge United (3)
REPLAY – Cambridge United (3) v Northampton Town (4)
FC Halifax Town (5) 7–4 Maidenhead United (5)
Chesterfield (5) 3–1 Southend United (5)
Kidderminster Harriers (6) 1–0 Grimsby Town (5)
Wigan Athletic (3) 0–0 Solihull Moors (5)
REPLAY – Solihull Moors (5) v Wigan Athletic (3)
Boreham Wood (5) 2–0 Eastleigh (5)
York City (6) 0–1 Buxton (7)
Ipswich Town (3) 1–1 Oldham Athletic (4)
REPLAY – Oldham Athletic (4) v Ipswich Town (3)
AFC Wimbledon (3) 1–0 Guiseley (6)
Harrogate Town (4) 2–1 Wrexham (5)
Hartlepool United (4) 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers (3)
REPLAY – Wycombe Wanderers (3) v Hartlepool United (4)
King’s Lynn Town (5) 0–1 Walsall (4)
Crewe Alexandra (3) 0–3 Swindon Town (4)
Charlton Athletic (3) 4–0 Havant & Waterlooville (6)
Crawley Town (4) 0–1 Tranmere Rovers (4)
Leyton Orient (4) 1–0 Ebbsfleet United (6)
Milton Keynes Dons (3) 2–2 Stevenage (4)
REPLAY – Stevenage (4) v Milton Keynes Dons (3)
Lincoln City (3) 1–0 Bowers & Pitsea (7)
Port Vale (4) 5–1 Accrington Stanley (3)
Gateshead (6) 2–2 Altrincham (5)
REPLAY – Altrincham (5) v Gateshead (6)
Banbury United (7) 0–4 Barrow (4)
Sheffield Wednesday (3) 0–0 Plymouth Argyle (3)
REPLAY – Plymouth Argyle (3) v Sheffield Wednesday (3)
Oxford United (3) 2–2 Bristol Rovers (4)
REPLAY – Bristol Rovers (4) v Oxford United (3)
Stratford Town (7) 1–5 Shrewsbury Town (3)
Rochdale (4) 1–1 Notts County (5)
REPLAY – Notts County (5) v Rochdale (4)
Bolton Wanderers (3) 2–2 Stockport County (5)
REPLAY – Stockport County (5) v Bolton Wanderers (3)
St Albans City (6) 3–2 Forest Green Rovers (4)
Dagenham & Redbridge (5) 0-1 Salford City (4)

FA CUP SECOND ROUND DRAW:

Yeovil Town vs MK Dons or Stevenage
Oxford United or Bristol Rovers vs Sutton United
Burton Albion vs Port Vale
Buxton vs Morecambe
Lincoln City vs Hartlepool or Wycombe
AFC Wimbledon vs Gillingham or Cheltenham
Colchester United vs Wigan or Solihull
Leyton Orient vs Tranmere Rovers
Northampton or Cambridge vs Bradford or Exeter
Doncaster Rovers vs Mansfield Town
Walsall vs Swindon Town
Rotherham vs Bolton or Stockport
Gateshead or Altrincham vs Charlton
Boreham Wood vs St Albans City
Kidderminster Harriers vs FC Halifax Town
Carlisle United vs Shrewsbury Town
Salford City vs Chesterfield
Rochdale or Notts County vs Sheff Wed or Plymouth
Ipswich Town or Oldham Athletic vs Barrow
Portsmouth vs Harrogate Town