Just 16 teams remain in this season’s FA Cup with Budweiser and the Fifth Round will serve football fans with two blockbuster head-to-heads between four giants of the English game.
Manchester City’s highly-anticipated tie against Premier League title rivals Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium has been chosen by ITV as its first pick tie on Saturday, February 15.
The game kicks off at 5.15pm and is a replay of last season’s Semi-Final tie at Wembley which City won by 2-1 thanks to goals from Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero.
ITV’s second live tie of Fifth Round weekend will be the all-Premier League clash between Everton and Swansea City at Goodison Park, where current Toffees boss Roberto Martinez will face one of his former clubs.
BT Sport will be screening three games, starting with the first tie of the day on Saturday, February 15, as Sunderland take on Premier League rivals Southampton at the Stadium of Light.
Headlining BT Sport’s line-up over Fifth Round weekend will be the second stand-0ut tie of the round between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, kicking-off at 4.00pm on Sunday 16 February.
The channel’s final tie of the round will take place on Monday night, February 17, when Brighton & Hove Albion play Hull City at the Amex Stadium, kicking off at 7.45pm.
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ITV Sport will broadcast the first and fourth pick of live FA Cup ties from rounds three to five, then first and third choices from rounds six to the quarter-finals, plus the first choice semi-final tie at Wembley, as well as comprehensive highlights every weekend during the competition.
New FA Cup rights holders BT Sport will screen the 2nd and 3rd pick choices from rounds three to five, 2nd/4th/5th picks from rounds six to the quarter-finals, plus a fifth choice match from rounds three to five.
The first pick of the replays during this phase of the competition will be shown on ITV, while additional replays will be broadcast by BT Sport.
Both channels will share live coverage of the 2014 FA Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday, May 17.
This will be the last season in which ITV will screen live FA Cup games for at least the next four years after the BBC regained terrestrial TV rights to the competition from 2014 to 2018.
Full details of where to watch all five live FA Cup 5th Round ties on TV below:
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Manchester City v Chelsea Saturday 15 February |
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Everton v Swansea City Sunday 16 February |
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ITV has Fifth Round weekend covered with its usual offering of two live matches and highlights on both Saturday and Sunday nights.
The channel will screen one of the blockbuster clashes over the weekend as Manchester City take on Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium.
Two weeks after beating City at the Etihad in the Premier League, Chelsea travel to Manchester again as the teams go head-to-head for a place in the quarter-finals.
It is the start of a crucial run of games for City as they pursue a historic quadruple, though how Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho would love to end their hopes in the FA Cup.
You have to go all the way back to January 1971 when Man City chalked up a 3-0 victory in the Third Round at Stamford Bridge to find the two clubs’ last FA Cup tie before that.
Manuel Pellegrini is in the hot seat at City and his team left it late in booking their Fifth Round place against Watford in a thrilling 4-2 victory, having gone 2-0 down at half-time.
Chelsea have won the FA Cup four times in the last seven years with Mourinho becoming the first manager to lift the trophy at new Wembley in 2007.
Presenter Adrian Chiles is joined by Lee Dixon and Roy Keane in the ITV studio at the Etihad, with commentary by from Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend.
Then on Sunday, Everton host Swansea City as the two sides battle for a potentially lucrative spot in the last eight of a major cup competition.
The match is a chance for Roberto Martinez to show his former club Swansea how far he has come since he managed in South Wales, as he looks to retain the FA Cup he won with Wigan last season.
Adrian Chiles is joined at Goodison Park by Roy Keane, Lee Dixon and Peter Reid in the studio. Commentary comes from Sam Matterface and Clarke Carlisle.
The draw for the FA Cup sixth round will also be broadcast live on ITV immediately after the Everton v Swansea tie, presented by Mark Pougatch from Wembley Stadium.
ITV will also screen comprehensive evening highlights shows featuring all the goals from all Fifth Round ties played over the weekend, both presented by Matt Smith with studio analysis from Andy Townsend and commentary from Clive Tyldesley, Jon Champion, Sam Matterface and Derek Rae.
Further news, match updates, reports and video clips from Fourth Round weekend can be found online via itv.com/football.
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Sunderland v Southampton Saturday 15 February |
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Arsenal v Liverpool Sunday 16 February |
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Brighton & Hove Albion v Hull City Monday 17 February |
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BT Sport has three more live FA Cup ties over Fifth Round weekend, headlined by Arsenal’s hosting of Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.
The mouth-watering FA Cup fifth round match between Arsenal and Liverpool will be screened live on BT Sport 1 on Sunday, February 16.
BT Sport’s live coverage of the Fifth Round will begin on Saturday, February 15, with another all Premier League tie as Sunderland face Southampton at the Stadium of Light.
The action continues all the way to Monday night as Brighton look to upset their Premier League opponents, Hull City.
Though struggling in the league, in cup competitions it has been a different story for Sunderland this season.
They have already qualified for one Wembley final this year after defeating Manchester United in the League Cup semi-final and will be confident that they can advance further in the FA Cup after drawing Southampton at home.
This tie will be a much sterner test for Mauricio Pochettino’s Southampton than the two previous rounds, when they defeated Burnley and Yeovil of the Championship.
Both Arsenal and Liverpool have a proud tradition in the FA Cup, having won the competition 17 times between them. They have met in three finals, in 1950, 1971 and 2001.
The clubs will now be playing each other on consecutive weekends as Arsenal travel to Anfield 8 February for a Premier League match which is also live on BT Sport.
After wins against Reading and Port Vale, Brighton will be taking on top flight opposition for the first time in the FA Cup this season as they host Hull.
BT Sport’s live FA Cup coverage will be presented by Jake Humphrey alongside regular pundits David Ginola, Owen Hargreaves, David James and Steve McManaman.
Commentary duties across all three ties will be shared by Ian Darke, Darren Fletcher, Michael Owen and Gary Pallister.
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Saturday 15th February
SUNDERLAND v SOUTHAMPTON
Kick-off: 12:45 LIVE: 12.00pm-3.00pm BT Sport 1
MANCHESTER CITY v CHELSEA
Kick-off: 17:15 LIVE: 4.45pm-7.20pm ITV
FA Cup 5th Round Highlights
11.20pm-12.30am ITV
Sunday 16th February
EVERTON v SWANSEA CITY
Kick-off: 13:30 LIVE: 1.00pm-3.50pm ITV
FA Cup 6th Round Draw
LIVE: 3.40pm ITV
DRAW NUMBERS
ARSENAL v LIVERPOOL
Kick-off: 16:00 LIVE: 3.00pm-5.50pm BT Sport 1
FA Cup 5th Round Highlights
10.45pm-11.45pm ITV
Monday 17th February
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION v HULL CITY
Kick-off: 19:45 LIVE: 7.00pm-10.00pm BT Sport 1
ITV′s livematch coverage, as well additional video clips, interviews and analysis, is available to watch for free via the ITV football website.
BT Sport subscribers can watch the channel’s live matches on BT Sport 1 via its online streaming service at btsport.com or on the BT Sport app for mobile and tablet devices.
Keep up to date with all the latest FA Cup reports, goal flashes and results by following ITV Football on Twitter (@itvfootball) and BT Sport’s feed (@BTSport).
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