{"id":299542,"date":"2023-12-07T16:23:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=299542"},"modified":"2023-12-07T16:23:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:23:55","slug":"arsenal-vs-liverpool-takes-prime-sunday-slot-with-fa-cup-tv-picks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/arsenal-vs-liverpool-takes-prime-sunday-slot-with-fa-cup-tv-picks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal vs Liverpool takes prime Sunday slot with FA Cup TV picks out"},"content":{"rendered":"
Arsenal and Liverpool will take the 4.30pm slot on Sunday, January 7\u00a0in the third round of the FA Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their clash will be the only televised FA Cup game that day and will be aired on the BBC, as revealed by the announced television picks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Newcastle’s trip to Sunderland will be live from 12.45pm on Saturday, January 6 on ITV – meaning Alan Shearer won’t be covering his old club – while Middlesbrough and Aston Villa\u00a0will follow at 5.30pm on the BBC.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Crystal Palace and Everton kick off proceedings at 8pm on Thursday, January 4 at 8pm on ITV.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then Tottenham and Burnley\u00a0will give fans their fill of Friday night football, clashing at 8pm on ITV on January 5 in Ange Postecoglou’s first taste of FA Cup action.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To cap it all off, Wigan welcome Manchester United on Monday, January 8 at 8.15pm on ITV.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Arsenal host Liverpool on Sunday, January 7 at 4.30pm on the BBC in the FA Cup third round<\/p>\n
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Sunderland will welcome Newcastle on January 6 on ITV, meaning Alan Shearer won’t be broadcasting live on the Magpies\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thursday, January 4, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n Crystal Palace v Everton at 8pm on ITV4 and ITVX<\/p>\n Friday, January 5, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley at 8pm on ITV1, UTV, STV and ITVX<\/p>\n Saturday, January 6, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n Sunderland v Newcastle United at 12.45pm on ITV1, UTV, STV and ITV<\/p>\n Middlesbrough v Aston Villa at 5.30pm on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport<\/p>\n Sunday, January 7, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>Arsenal v Liverpool at 4.30pm on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Monday, January 8, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n Wigan Athletic v Manchester United at 8.15pm on ITV1, UTV, STV and ITVX<\/p>\n It means that no non-league teams will have their fixtures televised. Nine of the clubs on TV will be Premier League clubs and the lowest-ranked will be Wigan, who are 14th in League One.\u00a0<\/p>\n All 12 clubs who are televised will receive \u00a385,000 in addition to any prize money.<\/p>\n The Metropolitan Police have been in talks with the FA about rescheduling some of next month\u2019s ties as ten London clubs have been drawn at home – including all seven Premier League clubs – creating a security nightmare.\u00a0<\/p>\n Further updates will follow to reveal the full fixture schedule, with any extra broadcast details announced at the earliest opportunity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The third round sees all the Premier League teams and Championship clubs take their first dip into FA Cup action this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n National League leaders Chesterfield have been handed a big away day at Championship side Watford at Vicarage Road in one of the ties with a bigger disparity.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gillingham take on Sheffield United at home and will hope to bridge a three-division gap to the Premier League strugglers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Wimbledon of League Two will host Championship high-flyers Ipswich having dispatched eighth-tier Ramsgate 5-0 in the second round.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ange Postecoglou’s first FA Cup test will be against Burnley on Friday, January 5 at 8pm on ITV<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Crystal Palace will welcome Everton on Thursday, January 4 at 8pm on ITV in one of ten ties to be hosted in London\u00a0<\/p>\n Arsenal’s clash against Liverpool is one of four all-Premier League ties, something which has drawn criticism.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jeff Stelling argued that the third round should be seeded to guarantee non-league and lower-league clubs ties against bigger teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n Arsenal and Liverpool’s showdown will evoke memories of the final in 2001 which saw Michael Owen\u2019s double secure a 2-1 victory and one part of a Cup treble for Liverpool.<\/p>\n That was one of their eight triumphs in the competition, while the Gunners have won the trophy a record 14 times.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jeff Stelling argued that the third round draw should be seeded to give non-league and lower league clubs matches against bigger teams<\/p>\n Luton Town vs Bolton<\/p>\n Shrewsbury Town vs Wrexham<\/p>\n Arsenal vs Liverpool<\/p>\n Stoke City vs Brighton<\/p>\n Norwich vs Crewe or Bristol Rovers<\/p>\n West Ham vs Bristol City<\/p>\n Tottenham vs Burnley<\/p>\n Fulham vs Rotherham United<\/p>\n West Brom vs Aldershot or Stockport<\/p>\n Southampton vs Alfreton or Walsall<\/p>\n Wimbledon vs Ipswich<\/p>\n Peterborough vs Leeds United<\/p>\n Millwall vs Leicester City<\/p>\n Watford vs Chesterfield\u00a0<\/p>\n Sunderland vs Newcastle<\/p>\n Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff\u00a0<\/p>\n Crystal Palace vs Everton\u00a0<\/p>\n Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa\u00a0<\/p>\n Nottingham Forest vs Blackpool or Forest Green<\/p>\n Wigan vs Manchester United<\/p>\n Manchester City vs Huddersfield Town<\/p>\n Blackburn Rovers vs Cambridge United<\/p>\n Gillingham vs Sheffield United<\/p>\n Swansea City vs Morecambe<\/p>\n Chelsea vs Preston<\/p>\n QPR vs Bournemouth<\/p>\n Coventry vs Oxford<\/p>\n Brentford vs Wolves<\/p>\n Plymouth vs Sutton United\u00a0<\/p>\n Maidstone United vs Stevenage or Port Vale<\/p>\n Newport County or Barnet vs Eastleigh<\/p>\n Hull City vs Birmingham City\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\nFA CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW\u00a0<\/h3>\n