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FA CUP FINAL 2025 ON TV

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When is the FA Cup Final?

The Cup Final is at Wembley on Saturday May 17 2025.

Why has the FA Cup Final got a 4.30pm kick-off time?

The kick-off time appears to be a compromise between broadcasters BBC and ITV. It’s reported that the BBC wanted a 3pm kick-off (it’s believed so it could better accommodate coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest which starts later the same night at 8pm) while ITV wanted a 5.30pm start as it would be better to attract advertisers. Although traditionalists favour the 3pm start, later kick-off times generally attract a bigger TV audience.

What time does FA Cup coverage start on TV?

ITV 1 will be on air from 3pm, BBC One from 3.25pm. ITV’s coverage is also streaming on ITVX and the BBC’s on the iPlayer.

Who’s presenting coverage?

Gary Lineker will host the BBC coverage, Mark Pougatch will anchor ITV’s.

Who are the FA Cup Final pundits and commentators?

BBC’s coverage will include Wayne Rooney and Micah Richards as pundits and the commentary will come from Guy Mowbray with Alan Shearer alongside him. BBC Radio 5Live’s commentary will be available on the red button and iPlayer too.

ITV’s line-up of pundits include Roy Keane, Ian Wright and Joleon Lescott. Karen Carney will be pitchside with Laura Woods. Match commentary will be from Sam Matterface alongside Lee Dixon and Ally McCoist.

What’s happening with FA Cup TV coverage from next season?

There are big changes coming to FA Cup coverage next season. TNT Sports has agreed an exclusive deal with the Football Association which will see more games shown on TV than ever before – TNT has pledged to screen every game outside the 3pm Saturday ‘blackout’ period. However, the BBC has struck an agreement with TNT to show 14 matches each season – two games from each round through to the quarter-finals as well as showing one semi-final and the final. The BBC games will also be on TNT. The final has to be made free-to-air under UK broadcast legislation as one of sport’s “protected” events.

ITV – who currently share the rights with the BBC – will have no FA Cup games from next season.

WHEN ARE THE EFL PLAY-OFF FINALS AND WHICH CHANNEL ARE THEY ON?

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SATURDAY MAY 24

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF FINAL

3.01PM SUNDERLAND V SHEFFIELD UNITED (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

HIGHLIGHTS: 9PM ITV 4

SUNDAY MAY 25

LEAGUE ONE PLAY-OFF FINALGa

1.01PM CHARLTON V LEYTON ORIENT (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

HIGHLIGHTS: 9PM ITV 4

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY MAY 26

LEAGUE TWO PLAY-OFF FINAL

3.01PM WALSAL V WIMBLEDON (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

HIGHLIGHTS: 9PM ITV 4

Games are kicking off at one minute past the hour to raise awareness of the Every Minute Matters CPR campaign.

FA CUP SEMI-FINALS WEEKEND ON BBC & ITV

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SATURDAY APRIL 26

5.15PM CRYSTAL PALACE V ASTON VILLA FA CUP (BBC ONE)

SUNDAY APRIL 27

4.30PM NOTTINGHAM FOREST V MAN CITY FA CUP (ITV 1)

EFL EASTER WEEKEND ON SKY SPORTS – EVERY MATCH LIVE!

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Sky has confirmed a bumper Easter weekend schedule from the EFL with EIGHT main feature live games to be shown – and every other fixture on Good Friday and Easter Monday available on Sky Sports+.

Sky’s Easter Monday tea-time pick of Burnley v Sheffield United will also be screened on ITV 1 as part of Sky’s EFL deal to allow ITV to show some matches.

THURSDAY APRIL 17

8PM BRADFORD V NOTTS COUNTY EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL)

GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 18

12.30PM DERBY V LUTON EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

3PM ROTHERHAM V MANSFIELD EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

3PM SKY SPORTS+

ALL 3PM EFL GAMES AVAILABLE FROM CHAMPIONSHIP, LEAGUE ONE AND LEAGUE TWO

5.30PM SHEFFIELD UNITED V CARDIFF EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

8PM OXFORD V LEEDS EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

EASTER MONDAY APRIL 21

12.30PM NEWPOT V WALSALL EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

3PM LEEDS V STOKE EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

3PM SKY SPORTS+

ALL 3PM EFL GAMES AVAILABLE FROM CHAMPIONSHIP, LEAGUE ONE AND LEAGUE TWO

5.30PM BURNLEY V SHEFFIELD UNITED EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT & ITV 1)

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED EFL TV GAMES LISTED HERE

ENGLAND GAMES MOVE TO ITV FROM CHANNEL 4

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ENGLAND’s Euro and World Cup qualifying matches, friendlies and Nations League games return to ITV from Friday after the broadcaster wrestled back the live TV rights from Channel 4.

ITV will show all England’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers, all their Euro 2028 qualifiers, all Nations League games and all friendlies.

The four-year deal – struck between ITV and UEFA – covers matches both home and away and starts with Friday’s debut match for new manager Thomas Tuchel against Albania. ALL INTERNATIONAL MATCHES LISTED HERE

It means the end of Channel 4’s two-year spell as the home of England’s friendlies and qualifying games.

ITV’s deal covers at least 40 England matches, working out at about ten matches per season.

The BBC has also secured a TV deal with UEFA to cover all of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland’s international games between now at next year’s World Cup.

The BBC’s coverage starts with Scotland’s Nations League play-off match on Thursday. The games will be shown on the respective nations’ version on BBC One and on BBC iPlayer with some games also being covered on the main BBC networks too.

The BBC and ITV agreed a deal with FIFA late last year to share the rights for the 2026 and 2030 World Cups.

SELECTED OTHER GAMES AVAILABLE ON PAY-PER-VIEW VIA AMAZON HERE

ITV’S LIVE ENGLAND DEAL 2024 TO JUNE 2028

ALL England’s home and away World Cup 2026 qualifiers.

ALL England’s home and away Euro 2028 qualifiers.

ALL England’s home and away Nations League games.

ALL England’s home and away friendly internationals

BBC’S HOME NATIONS DEAL

41 live matches over the next 15 months featuring all Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland internationals.

AMAZON PAY-PER-VIEW MATCHES

Amazon Prime are also offering a selection of Nations League matches and European qualifiers for selected nations – including the Republic of Ireland on a pay-per-match basis. See Amazon’s sports section HERE

ITV currently share the live rights with the BBC to Euro 2024 and Euro 2028 as well as World Cup 2026.
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