FA Cup Live Televised Games
The rights to show games for the 2011/12 FA Cup will be shared between ITV1 and EPSN with both channels being allowed to screen the FA Cup Final. Matches are also screened on the official FA website up to the fifth round.
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ITV Televised Matches
ITV1 will show a number of matches including live coverage of the FA Cup Final live from Wembley.
ESPN Televised Matches
ESPN will screen 25 live matches including one exclusively live FA Cup Semi Final and also live coverage of the FA Cup Final from Wembley.
As well as the bonus of the additional gate receipts that come with every FA Cup match (both teams receive an equal percentage of the takings) there is also the added bonus that if your game is televised then the club will receive a healthy cash bonus from the Football Association.
The televised FA Cup Third Round Replays have now been revealed, with ITV broadcasting two ties and ESPN one.
Fifth Round TV Matches
The following matches were screened on ESPN:
Chelsea 1-1 Birmingham
Crawley 0-2 Stoke
Liverpool 6-1 Brighton
ITV broadcasting two matches:
Sunderland 2-0 Arsenal
Stevenage 0-0 Tottenham
Fourth Round Televised Matches
ESPN:
- Watford 0-1 Tottenham
- Brighton 1-0 Newcastle
- Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa
- Sheffield Wed 0-3 Blackpool
ITV:
- Liverpool 2-1 Manchester United
- Sunderland 1-1 Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough 1-2 Sunderland (aet)
Third Round TV Matches
ESPN screened:
- Birmingham 0-0 Wolves
- Bristol Rovers 1-3 Aston Villa
- Arsenal 1-0 Leeds
- Leicester 4-0 Nottingham Forest (replay)
ITV screened:
- Man City 2-3 Man Utd
- Peterborough 0-2 Sunderland
- QPR 1-0 MK Dons (replay)
- Wolves 0-1 Birmingham (replay)
Second Round Matches On TV
ESPN will be showing two FA Cup Second Round replays:
- Yeovil v Fleetwood Town - Tuesday 13th December (19.30pm)
- Macclesfield v Chelmsford - Wednesday 14th December (20.05pm)
ESPN screened two FA Cup Second Round matches. The first was between the Blue Square Bet Premier high-flyers Fleetwood Town who managed to hold League One strugglers Yeovil to an entertaining 2-2 draw on Friday 2nd December. Two days later ESPN showed the match between Blue Square Bet South side Sutton United and Notts County, which ended 2-0 to County.
On Sunday 4th December ITV showed the eagerly anticipated match between minnows AFC Totton and Bristol Rovers. The Evo-Stik League Southern leaders were one of the lowest ranked teams left in the competition and unfortunately were outplayed, losing 6-1 to the visitors.
First Round Televised Matches
ESPN screened two FA Cup First Round matches. The first game was between Blue Square Bet Premier outfit Newport County and League Two side Shrewsbury Town which took place on Saturday 12th November. In a closely fought match it was Shrewsbury who came out on top courtesy of a single goal by Terry Gornell.
The ESPN cameras also screened League One high flyers Sheffield Wednesday's match at League Two side Morecambe on Sunday 13th November. Sheff Wed won an entertaining match 2-1 as they progressed through to the second round/
ITV showed the eagerly anticipated First Round clash between Halifax Town of the Blue Square Bet North and League Two leaders Charlton Athletic. Those hoping for an upset were left disappointed as Charlton came out 4-0 winners.
