The two standout ties of the third round then take place on Saturday and Sunday respectively as Sunderland host Newcastle in the Tyne–Wear derby before Arsenal v Liverpool takes centre stage on Sunday.
There’s then midweek Carabao Cup semi-final action with Middlesbrough v Chelsea on Tuesday before Liverpool v Fulham on Wednesday evening.
Sky Sports will boast the lion’s share of the action in 2023/24, including a huge number of Premier League, English Football League and FA Women’s Super League games.
TNT Sports – formerly BT Sport – will show Premier League, Champions League, Europa League and Conference League action throughout the season.
Check out our guide to the best football matches on TV today and across the week to come.
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Wednesday 3rd January
La Liga
Real Madrid v Real Mallorca (6:15pm) Viaplay Sports 1
Thursday 4th January
FA Cup third round
Crystal Palace v Everton (8pm) ITV4 / ITVX
La Liga
Friday 5th January
FA Cup third round
Tottenham v Burnley (8pm) ITV1 / ITVX
Saturday 6th January
FA Cup third round
Sunderland v Newcastle (12:45pm) ITV1 / ITVX
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa (5:30pm) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Chelsea v Preston (5:30pm) BBC iPlayer
League One
Fleetwood v Derby (12:30pm) Sky Sports Football / Main Event
Sunday 7th January
FA Cup third round
Arsenal v Liverpool (4:30pm) BBC One / BBC iPlayer
Man City v Huddersfield (2pm) BBC iPlayer
Shrewsbury v Wrexham (2pm) BBC iPlayer / S4C
Monday 8th January
FA Cup third round
Wigan v Man Utd (8:15pm) ITV1 / ITVX
Tuesday 9th January
Carabao Cup semi-final
Middlesbrough v Chelsea (8pm) Sky Sports Football / Main Event
Wednesday 10th January
Carabao Cup semi-final
Liverpool v Fulham (8pm) Sky Sports Football / Main Event
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