The Emirates FA Cup fifth round — one of the most eagerly anticipated stages of the 2025-26 English football season — is set to take place over the weekend of 6–9 March 2026. With top-flight clubs still in the mix and no replays in this round, excitement is building among football fans keen to follow the action on UK television and online.

This year’s UK broadcast rights for the FA Cup are governed by a new agreement in which TNT Sports holds the majority of live coverage, while BBC Sport retains free-to-air selection rights to show 14 live matches across the competition. For this fifth round, that means selected ties will be shown live on both TNT Sports channels and BBC One / BBC iPlayer.

📅 Confirmed Fifth-Round Fixtures and Broadcasts

Here’s the official TV and live streaming schedule for the FA Cup fifth round:

🔹 Friday 6 March 2026

• Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool – Kick-off 20:00 GMT. Live on BBC One and TNT Sports 1; also streamed on BBC iPlayer and discovery+.

🔹 Saturday 7 March 2026

• Mansfield Town vs Arsenal – 12:15 GMT, live on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+.

• Wrexham vs Chelsea – 17:45 GMT, shown on BBC One & TNT Sports 2, plus BBC iPlayer and discovery+.

• Newcastle United vs Manchester City – 20:00 GMT live on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+.

🔹 Sunday 8 March 2026

• Fulham vs Southampton – 12:00 GMT on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+.

• Port Vale or Bristol City vs Sunderland – 13:30 GMT on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+.

• Leeds United vs Norwich City – 16:30 GMT on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+.

🔹 Monday 9 March 2026

• West Ham United vs Brentford – 19:30 GMT on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+.

All of these selections reflect the official FA broadcasting plan published by The FA, with BBC showing at least two matches in this round on free-to-air TV and iPlayer.

📺 Where and How to Watch

• TNT Sports / discovery+ – Majority of live FA Cup fifth-round matches; subscription required.

• BBC One & BBC iPlayer – Selected matches broadcast free-to-air across TV and online for UK viewers.

This shared broadcast model ensures that fans with TV subscriptions won’t miss any action, while those without can still catch choice ties via the BBC’s coverage.