FA Cup fifth-round TV schedule announced as BBC and ITV both get huge matches - The Mirror

Kick-off times and TV schedules for the eight FA Cup fifth-round matches have been confirmed, with holders Manchester United and 2023 winner Manchester City both involved

The FA Cup TV fixtures and dates have been confirmed, with 2023 winners Manchester City hosting giant-killers Plymouth Argyle in a Saturday evening kick-off.

The matches will take place from February 28-March 3, with several games televised. There are fixtures on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, beginning with an evening game between Aston Villa and Cardiff City.

Holders Manchester United are in action on Sunday. They will take on Fulham in a repeat of a fiery clash during the 2022-23 edition of the competition.

ITV and the BBC will share broadcasting duties, with City on ITV and United on the Beeb. ITV will also have two other all Premier League affairs, while the BBC games include a tasty London derby between Crystal Palace and Millwall.

Plymouth's 1-0 victory over Premier League leaders Liverpool was the most eye-catching result of round four. Ryan Hardie scored the only goal of the game, and Argyle boss Miron Muslic described it as the best win of his career.

"Normally I'm very good in my words and very eloquent, but I'm a little bit speechless to be fair," Muslic told BBC Sport. "I'm very emotional because I realised the task today, I realised the opponent, I realised it's the FA Cup, it's the biggest cup in the world, it's the most famous cup in the world and we played Liverpool.

"It was omnipresent and very big in the city, in the club and in our locker room and we just wanted to represent Argyle as best as possible, The gameplan was to be structured, to be organised, to be brave, to fill it with intensity and just to show ourselves and use this huge stage. It's an opportunity for the players to shine and I think the lads did it outstanding."

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The Premier League's second-placed team, Arsenal, are also out. The Gunners were beaten by Manchester United in the third round, while a late Harry Maguire winner helped Ruben Amorim's side follow that up with victory over Leicester.

"A great finish to the game. The second half we played a lot better," Maguire told ITV after that win. "The first-half was nowhere near good enough, we played at a slow tempo and we didn't really get going. We probably deserved to go into half-time losing.

"I think the second-half we came out a lot bigger tempo, we dominated the game and it really felt like we were going to get that winner, it would fall to us and thankfully, I put it in the back of the net."

FA Cup fifth-round TV games in full

Friday February 28

Aston Villa vs Cardiff City - 8pm on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player

Saturday March 1

Crystal Palace vs Millwall - 12:15pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

Preston North End vs Burnley - 12:15pm on BBC iPlayer

Bournemouth vs Wolves - 3pm

Manchester City vs Plymouth Argyle - 5.45pm on ITV4 and ITVX

Sunday March 2

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion - 1.45pm on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player

Manchester United vs Fulham - 4.30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

Monday March 3

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town - 7.30pm on ITV4 and ITVX

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