Arguably the most intriguing match of the round will see Sunderland host Newcastle in the Wear-Tyne derby at the Stadium of Light.
The two sides have not met since 2016. Sunderland are unbeaten against their arch rivals in the last nine outings, including six victories, though they enter this one as underdogs against Eddie Howe’s Premier League outfit.
The modern day football landscape can feel like alien territory as internal power games and money, money, money flood through the game, but the FA Cup remains a safe haven for fairytales to be written.
Non-league clubs have qualified for the third round proper and will be joined by a host of Premier League juggernaughts for the full FA Cup experience.
RadioTimes.com brings you the complete FA Cup TV schedule, including every game you can watch live in the UK.
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FA Cup TV schedule 2023/24 – 3rd round
All UK time. Subject to change.
Thursday 4th January
Crystal Palace v Everton (8pm) ITV4 / ITVX
Friday 5th January
Tottenham v Burnley (8pm) ITV1 / ITVX
Saturday 6th January
Sunderland v Newcastle (12:45pm) ITV1 / ITVX
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa (5:30pm) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Sunday 7th January
Manchester City v Huddersfield (2pm) BBC Red Button / BBC iPlayer
Shrewsbury v Wrexham (2pm) BBC iPlayer / S4C
Arsenal v Liverpool (4:30pm) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Monday 8th January
Wigan v Man Utd (8:15pm) ITV4 / ITVX
FA Cup TV rights 2023/24
The FA Cup will be shown entirely across free-to-air channels via BBC and ITV in 2023/24.
It’s a big victory for football fans, as they can tune in to watch a full batch of matches on terrestrial TV in each round.
BBC and ITV will share the TV rights until the end of 2024/25. BBC will broadcast 18 matches per season, including the final, while ITV will show 20 matches, including the final.
All games will be shown live on their digital platforms, iPlayer and ITVX, throughout the campaign, as well as channels listed above.
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