The FA Cup returns this weekend with 32 third-round fixtures (Getty)The FA Cup third round begins on Friday night as 22 fixtures will be broadcast live over the next four days. A new TV deal has kicked in this season with TNT Sports and discovery+ showing every FA Cup third-round fixture, apart from those under the 3pm Saturday blackout. The BBC only has two televised FA Cup third-round fixtures this weekend and both will be broadcast on Saturday. Which FA Cup games are on TV this weekend? No – replays were scrapped during the full rounds of the FA Cup last season and the FA have keep that in place for the current campaign.

Source: Metro January 09, 2026 15:31 UTC