This weekend, football fans can tune in to exciting FA Cup third-round action through various BBC platforms. BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds, and other channels will broadcast a total of nineteen matches.
FA Cup Third Round: Broadcast Details
Fans can expect to catch all games live on local BBC radio stations, via the BBC Sport App, and on BBC Sounds. For easy access, users can search for specific matches or local radio stations within the BBC Sounds app.
Broadcast Schedule
- Friday, January 9
- MK Dons vs Oxford United at 19:30 – BBC Radio Three Counties and BBC Radio Oxford
- Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town at 19:30 – BBC Radio Stoke
- Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic at 19:30 – BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
- Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest at 19:30 – BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Nottingham
- Saturday, January 10
- Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace at 12:15 – BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Manchester
- Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City at 12:15 – BBC Radio Gloucestershire and BBC Radio Leicester
- Everton vs Sunderland at 12:15 – BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2, BBC Radio Merseyside and BBC Radio Newcastle
- Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town at 12:15 – BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3, BBC Radio WM and BBC Radio Shropshire
- Boreham Wood vs Burton Albion at 15:00 – BBC Radio Derby
- Burnley vs Millwall at 15:00 – BBC Radio London
- Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton at 15:00 – BBC Radio Solent
- Fulham vs Middlesborough at 15:00 – BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Tees
- Ipswich Town vs Blackpool at 15:00 – BBC Radio Suffolk and BBC Radio Lancashire
- Manchester City vs Exeter City at 15:00 – BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Radio Manchester and BBC Radio Devon
- Newcastle United vs Bournemouth at 15:00 – BBC Radio Newcastle and BBC Radio Solent
- Salford City vs Swindon Town at 15:00 – BBC Radio Wiltshire
- Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford at 15:00 – BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2
- Stoke City vs Coventry City at 15:00 – BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3, BBC Radio Stoke and BBC Radio CWR
- Bristol City vs Watford at 17:30 – BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Radio Three Counties
- Cambridge United vs Birmingham City at 17:30 – BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 and BBC Radio Cambridge
- Grimsby Town vs Weston-super-Mare at 17:30 – BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3, BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Radio Somerset
- Tottenham vs Aston Villa at 17:30 – BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London
- Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea at 20:00 – BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London
- Sunday, January 11
- Derby County vs Leeds United at 12:00 – BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Leeds
- Portsmouth vs Arsenal at 14:00 – BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Solent
- Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers at 14:30 – BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Radio Lancashire
- Norwich City vs Walsall at 14:30 – BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2, BBC Radio Norfolk and BBC Radio WM
- Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town at 14:30 – BBC Radio Sheffield and BBC Radio Nottingham
- Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion at 14:30 – BBC Radio WM (commentary not available on BBC Sounds)
- West Ham United vs QPR at 14:30 – BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Radio London
- Manchester United vs Brighton at 16:30 – BBC Radio Manchester and BBC Radio Sussex
How to Listen
To access the live broadcasts, scroll through the BBC Sounds radio dial or search for your local station. Listeners can also use smart speakers by requesting specific BBC channels like ‘play 5 Sports Extra’.
For app access, users can download the BBC Sounds app from the Apple Store or Google Play Store in the UK.
