Conference side Dover Athletic’s home clash against Premier League Crystal Palace will kick-off the on-screen drama on BT Sport when they meet at 1pm on Sunday 4 January.
The FA Cup
Third Round Proper
Televised ties
The FA TV fee is £144,00 per club
Winners receive £67,500 from prize fund
And it will be a double bill of action on BT Sport as immediately afterwards they will be screening Manchester United’s visit to either Accrington Stanley or Yeovil Town at 3.30pm.
BBC will then show the day’s final match at 5.30pm, as Arsenal take on Hull City in a re-run of last season’s Cup Final, which the Gunners came from behind to win 3-2 after extra-time.
Moving to Monday, and memories of 1988 will come flooding back for a host of Dons supporters as League Two AFC Wimbledon welcome Liverpool to south-west London for a 7.55pm clash live on BBC.
The televised games will then conclude with an all top-flight tie on BT Sport as Everton welcome West Ham United to Merseyside on Tuesday 6 January with a 7.45pm kick-off there.
Each club will receive an FA TV fee of £144,000 with the winning club picking up £67,500 from The FA Prize Fund.
The televised ties in full are:
Sunday 4 January 2015
Dover Athletic v Crystal Palace – 1pm on BT Sport 1
Accrington Stanley or Yeovil Town v Manchester United – 3.30pm on BT Sport 1
Arsenal v Hull City – 5.30pm on BBC1
Monday 5 January 2015
AFC Wimbledon v Liverpool – 7.55pm on BBC1
Tuesday 6 January 2015
Everton v West Ham United – 7.45pm on BT Sport 1
Alongside the live games they are screening, BBC audiences will be able to go behind the scenes at one of the clubs involved in Third Round weekend on Football Focus and The FA Cup special Final Score will bring all the results and drama from the afternoon’s fixtures.
Five Match of the Day Cup highlights shows are also planned for January.
Radio 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra will also have live commentary from at least nine games in the Third Round.
