FA Cup on TV

TNT Sports · 8 matches BBC · 2 matches

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Friday 6 November · 19:45

TNT Sports 1

The FA Cup is on TNT Sports and the BBC. The first round is played from Friday 6 to Monday 9 November: 8 of its 40 matches are live, 2 of them free on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

First round on TV

Fri 6 Oxford City v Leicester 19:45 TNT Sports 1
Sat 7 Altrincham v Notts County 17:30 BBC TwoTNT Sports 1
Sat 7 Peterborough v Reading 20:00 TNT Sports 1
Sun 8 Stafford Rangers v Grimsby 12:00 TNT Sports 1
Sun 8 Cray Wanderers v Stockport 14:15 BBC TwoTNT Sports 3
Sun 8 Wimborne Town v Crawley 15:00 TNT Sports 1
Sun 8 Oldham v Sheffield Wed 17:15 TNT Sports 1
Mon 9 Plymouth Parkway v Berkhamsted 19:30 TNT Sports 1

Not on TV

31 matches kick off at 3pm on Saturday 7 November, inside the blackout, so they can't be shown live in the UK. Bristol R v Cambridge Utd wasn't picked.

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Fri 19:30 Bristol R v Cambridge Utd
Sat 15:00 Dover Athletic v Wealdstone
Sat 15:00 Mansfield v Macclesfield
Sat 15:00 Huddersfield v Exeter
Sat 15:00 Luton v Forest Green Rovers
Sat 15:00 Kidderminster Harriers v Doncaster
Sat 15:00 Leyton Orient v Harborough Town
Sat 15:00 Accrington v Wycombe
Sat 15:00 MK Dons v Swindon
Sat 15:00 Newport C v Walsall
Sat 15:00 Bromley v Rotherham
Sat 15:00 Barnet v Tranmere
Sat 15:00 Fleetwood v Rochdale
Sat 15:00 Barnsley v Aldershot Town
Sat 15:00 Chesterfield v Yeovil Town
Sat 15:00 Gillingham v Barrow AFC
Sat 15:00 Harrogate Town AFC v AFC Fylde
Sat 15:00 Crewe v AFC Wimbledon
Sat 15:00 Oxford Utd v Stevenage
Sat 15:00 Burton v AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Sat 15:00 Port Vale v Scunthorpe United
Sat 15:00 Cheltenham v FC Halifax Town
Sat 15:00 Colchester v Worcester City
Sat 15:00 Eastleigh v Shrewsbury
Sat 15:00 Plymouth v Alvechurch
Sat 15:00 Hornchurch v Blackpool
Sat 15:00 Guiseley AFC v Sutton United
Sat 15:00 Bradford v Marine
Sat 15:00 York v Northampton
Sat 15:00 Boreham Wood v Wigan
Sat 15:00 Carlisle United AFC v Salford City
Sat 15:00 Salisbury v Sholing

Earlier rounds

17 Oct 2026 Bury 1–1 Harrogate Town AFC BBC Sport
3 Oct 2026 Brentwood Town 3–1 Dagenham & Redbridge BBC Sport
19 Sep 2026 Redcar Town 2–4 Darlington BBC Sport

Questions

What channel is the FA Cup on?

TNT Sports and the BBC show the FA Cup in the UK. TNT Sports shows 8 of the first round's matches, on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports 3; the BBC shows 2, free on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

Which FA Cup first round matches are on TV?

8 of the 40: Oxford City v Leicester (Friday 19:45, TNT Sports 1), Altrincham v Notts County (Saturday 17:30, BBC Two and TNT Sports 1), Peterborough v Reading (Saturday 20:00, TNT Sports 1), Stafford Rangers v Grimsby (Sunday 12:00, TNT Sports 1), Cray Wanderers v Stockport (Sunday 14:15, BBC Two and TNT Sports 3), Wimborne Town v Crawley (Sunday 15:00, TNT Sports 1), Oldham v Sheffield Wed (Sunday 17:15, TNT Sports 1) and Plymouth Parkway v Berkhamsted (Monday 19:30, TNT Sports 1).

Can I watch the FA Cup for free?

Yes: Altrincham v Notts County (Saturday 17:30) and Cray Wanderers v Stockport (Sunday 14:15), on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

Why aren't the 3pm matches on TV?

No live football is shown in the UK from 2:45pm to 5:15pm on a Saturday, to protect attendances across the game, and the FA Cup is no exception: 31 matches in the first round kick off at 3pm on the Saturday, so they can't be shown live.

When is the FA Cup second round?

The second round is played on the weekend of Saturday 5 December 2026. Its matches are drawn after the first round, and appear here as soon as they are.

Kick-off times are UK time. Updated every morning from The FA's and the broadcasters' own schedules, and through each match.