FA Cup Fifth Round Draw: How to Stream for Free, TV Channel, Ball Numbers as Newport County Aims for Shock Win Against Man Utd
There’s nothing quite like a FA Cup draw to get the heart racing, and Maidstone has produced one of the upsets of the fourth round! Ilkay Gundogan’s double inspired Manchester City to lifting last year’s trophy at the expense of noisy neighbours Manchester United. And the Treble repeat is still on after Nathan Ake’s men sent Tottenham crashing out of the competition. But non-league side Maidstone have stolen the headlines after beating Championship outfit Ipswich to earn themselves a place in the hat. The FA Cup fifth round draw will take place on Sunday, January 28. It is scheduled to get underway from around 2pm GMT, ahead of Liverpool’s match against Norwich. Seema Jaswal has been selected to present while former Chelsea and Liverpool star Glen Johnson will be making the draw.
How can I watch the draw for FREE?
The FA Cup draw will be broadcast LIVE on ITV 1 in the UK. This is a free-to-air channel only for valid TV license holders. Fans also have the option to stream the entire draw through ITV X. Alternatively, SunSport will have coverage of the whole draw as each tie gets announced through our live blog.
What are the ball numbers?
There are FOUR all-Premier League affairs including the big one between Tottenham and Manchester City. The ball numbers for the draw can be found below: 1 Watford or Southampton 2 Blackburn Rovers or Wrexham 3 AFC Bournemouth 4 West Bromwich Albion or Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 Bristol City or Nottingham Forest 6 Leicester City 7 Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City 8 Chelsea or Aston Villa 9 Maidstone United 10 Liverpool or Norwich City 11 Manchester City 12 Leeds United or Plymouth Argyle 13 Luton Town 14 Newport County or Manchester United 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 16 Newcastle United
When will the FA Cup fifth round ties take place?
The FA Cup fifth round matches will take place during the week commencing Monday, February 26. A prize fund offering £225,000 will be given to the winning clubs of that round.
