Where to watch FA Cup fifth round: TV stations and streaming options
The FA Cup fifth round takes place across the weekend of March 6-9
The schedule for the FA Cup fifth round has been announced.
The weekend starts with Liverpool in action and concludes with a London derby between West Ham and Brentford.
All eight ties will be available to watch on television in the UK on either TNT Sports or the BBC.
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The schedule in full with TV allocations
The full schedule can be seen below, and all kick-off times are in GMT.
Friday 6 March
8pm – Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+, BBC One and iPlayer
Saturday 7 March
12.15pm – Mansfield Town v Arsenal on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
5.45pm – Wrexham v Chelsea on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+, BBC One and iPlayer
8pm – Newcastle United v Manchester City on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
Sunday 8 March
12pm – Fulham v Southampton on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+
1.30pm – Port Vale or Bristol City v Sunderland on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
4.30pm – Leeds United v Norwich City on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
Monday 9 March
7.30pm – West Ham United v Brentford on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
How much do the teams make?
All 16 clubs will receive £120,000 as a broadcast fee, and the winners of each tie will obtain £238,500 from the competition’s prize fund.
FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule
This season’s remaining round dates take place on the following weekends.
Quarter-finals: Saturday, April 4, 2026
Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Final: Saturday, May 16, 2026
Analysis: Who will win the 2025/26 FA Cup?
Shortly before the draw, Manchester City were slight favourites with bookmakers to win this season’s competition.
The seven-time champions are yet to be tested, thrashing third-tier Exeter City 10-1 at home in the third round and fourth-tier visitors Salford City 2-0 in the fourth round.
Record 14-time champions Arsenal were considered second-favourites by oddsmakers and survived an early scare when they fell behind at Championship club Portsmouth in the third round.
The Gunners, who led the Premier League ahead of the Cityzens at the time of the draw, swiftly hit back to win that game 4-1 before breezing past third-tier strugglers Wigan Athletic 4-0 at home in the fourth round.
Liverpool and Chelsea are the second-most successful teams in the history of the competition still involved this time around, each triumphing eight times.
The Reds are third-favourites to add another title, having pasted third-tier Barnsley 4-1 at home in the third round and Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 at Anfield in their next tie.
Fourth-favourites Chelsea have been highly impressive in their two away ties under new manager Liam Rosenior, beating Championship opponents Charlton Athletic 5-1 in the Englishman’s first game in charge and hammering one of his former clubs, Hull City, 4-0 in the fourth round.
Newcastle United, Brentford, Leeds United, Fulham, Sunderland and West Ham United are considered dark horses by odds compilers.