Manchester United to return to TV screens for FA Cup fourth-round tie at Yeovil Town

United’s 2-0 win over Derby on 5 January was the first FA Cup game involving the Old Trafford club not to be broadcast live following a 58-match streak

Thursday 11 January 2018 13:24 EST
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Jesse Lingard scored as Manchester United beat Derby in the third round
Jesse Lingard scored as Manchester United beat Derby in the third round (Getty)

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Manchester United will return to UK television screens later this month when they play Yeovil Town, after their 12-year run of televised FA Cup matches ended in the third third.

United’s 2-0 win over Derby on 5 January was the first FA Cup game involving the Old Trafford club not to be broadcast live following a 58-match streak. However, they will be shown on BBC One when Jose Mourinho’s team take on Yeovil in Somerset on Friday 26 January.

The League Two club are the lowest ranked team left in the competition and have a rich history of giant-killings, including their famous 1949 victory over an expensively compiled Sunderland side.

Peterborough United’s home tie against either Fleetwood Town or Leicester City will be shown on BT Sport on Saturday 27 January, before Newport County vs Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion later on the same date, also on BT Sport.

Norwich City or Chelsea vs Newcastle United will be shown on BT Sport on Sunday 28 January, before Cardiff City or Mansfield Town against the Premier League leaders Manchester City live on the BBC.

FA Cup fourth-round draw in full:

Friday 26 January

7.55pm GMT Yeovil Town vs Manchester United (BBC One)

Saturday 27 January

12.30pm Peterborough United vs Fleetwood Town/Leicester City (BT Sport 2)

3pm Huddersfield Town vs Birmingham City

3pm Notts County vs Wolverhampton Wanderers/Swansea City

3pm Carlisle United/Sheffield Wednesday vs Stevenage/Reading

3pm MK Dons vs Coventry City

3pm Millwall vs Rochdale

3pm Southampton vs Watford

3pm Middlesbrough vs Brighton& Hove Albion

3pm Bournemouth/Wigan Athletic vs Shrewsbury Town/West Ham United

3pm Hull City vs Nottingham Forest

3pm Sheffield United vs Preston North End

5.30pm Newport County Tottenham Hotspur (BT Sport 2)

7.45pm Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion (BT Sport 2)

Sunday 28 January

1.30pm Norwich City/Chelsea vs Newcastle United (BT Sport 2)

4pm Cardiff City/Mansfield Town vs Manchester City (BBC One)

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