FA Cup third-round fixtures: Every game and how to watch on TV and online this weekend
Everything you need to know ahead of third round weekend
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Your support makes all the difference.The FA Cup steps up a gear as the Premier League and Championship clubs enter the competition in the third round proper.
Sixty-four teams have been drawn in 32 ties, with the winner of each earning £105,000 from the cup’s prize fund.
If an encounter ends in a draw, like Everton’s visit to Crystal Palace on Thursday evening, the two sides will contest a replay.
ITV and the BBC share live coverage of the competition in the United Kingdom.
Here’s everything you need to know. Get the latest FA Cup odds and tips here.
When is the third round of the FA Cup?
The 32 ties in the third round proper of the 2023/24 FA Cup will take place between Thursday 4 and Monday 8 January, with the bulk of the fixtures held on Saturday and Sunday.
Which games have been selected for television coverage?
The television schedule is as follows (all times GMT).
Sunday 7 January 2024
Manchester City v Huddersfield Town at 2pm on BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button HD, Red Button One and and BBC Sport
Shrewsbury Town v Wrexham at 2pm on S4C and BBC iPlayer
Arsenal v Liverpool at 4.30pm on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport
Monday 8 January 2024
Wigan Athletic v Manchester United at 8.15pm on ITV1, UTV, STV and ITVX
Full FA Cup third round fixtures (Saturday 3pm GMT unless noted)
1 Luton Town v Bolton Wanderers (Sun 7 Jan 2pm)
2 Shrewsbury Town v Wrexham (Sun 7 Jan 2pm) (Live on S4C)
3 Arsenal v Liverpool (Sun 7 Jan 4.30pm) (Live on BBC One)
4 Stoke City 2-4 Brighton & Hove Albion
5 Norwich City 1-1 Bristol Rovers
6 West Ham United v Bristol City (Sun 7 Jan 2pm)
7 Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Burnley (Fri 5 Jan 8pm) (Live on ITV1)
8 Fulham 1-0 Rotherham United (Fri 5 Jan 7.30pm)
9 West Bromwich Albion v Aldershot Town (Sun 7 Jan 2pm)
10 Southampton 4-0 Walsall
11 AFC Wimbledon 1-3 Ipswich Town (12.30pm)
12 Peterborough United v Leeds United (Sun 7 Jan 2pm)
13 Millwall 2-3 Leicester City (12.30pm)
14 Watford 2-1 Chesterfield
15 Sunderland 0-3 Newcastle United (12.45pm) (Live on ITV1)
16 Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 Cardiff City (5.30)
17 Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton (Thu 4 Jan 8pm) (Live on ITV4)
18 Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa (5.30pm) (Live on BBC One)
19 Nottingham Forest v Blackpool (Sun 7 Jan 2pm)
20 Wigan Athletic v Manchester United (Mon 8 Jan 8.15pm) (Live on ITV1)
21 Manchester City v Huddersfield Town (Sun 7 Jan 2pm) (Live on BBC iPlayer)
22 Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cambridge United
23 Gillingham 0-4 Sheffield United
24 Swansea City 2-0 Morecambe (5.30pm)
25 Chelsea 4-0 Preston North End (5.30pm) (Live on BBC iPlayer)
26 Queens Park Rangers 2-3 AFC Bournemouth
27 Coventry City 6-2 Oxford United (12.30)
28 Brentford 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Fri 5 Jan 7.15pm)
29 Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Sutton United
30 Maidstone United 1-0 Stevenage (12.30pm)
31 Newport County 1-1 Eastleigh
32 Hull City 1-1 Birmingham City
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