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How to follow the FA Cup quarter-finals on the BBC
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How to follow the FA Cup quarter-finals on the BBC

The FA Cup quarter-finals have arrived - and you can keep up with all the action across the BBC.

Published March 31, 2026 • Source: bbc.com

The FA Cup quarter-finals have arrived - and you can keep up with all the action across the BBC.

Three of four fixtures will be shown live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

There will also be live radio coverage across BBC Sounds as well as live text updates from each game on the BBC Sport website and app.

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How to watch the FA Cup quarter-finals

The first of the last-eight ties sees nine-time champions Manchester City take on eight-time winners Liverpool on Saturday, 4 April at 12:45 GMT, with highlights on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app on Sunday (22:30 GMT).

Next up that day, Chelsea host League One's Port Vale at 17:00 GMT, live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

The final Saturday fixture is Southampton against Arsenal, live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 20:00 GMT.

The remaining quarter-final will see West Ham host Leeds United on Sunday, 5 April at 16:30 GMT - also on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Highlights from all three games shown live will also be on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app on Sunday (22:30 GMT).

Live text commentary will cover all of the weekend's action while digital highlights will be available on the BBC Sport website and BBC Sport social media channels.

All four ties will be shown live on television or available on streaming platforms on TNT Sports and HBO Max.

How to listen to the FA Cup quarter-finals

FA Cup quarter-finals

4-5 April

Watch on iPlayerListen on Sounds

BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds will be bringing you three live commentaries from the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend.

You can also listen to every match live with your local BBC radio station on the radio, on BBC Sounds or on the BBC Sport website and app.

To find coverage on BBC Sounds, scroll through the radio dial and tap on the match you want or search for the name of your local BBC radio station.

You can also listen to this weekend's commentaries on BBC Sounds via your smart speaker.

Just ask your speaker to 'play 5 Live', for example. Or if it's local coverage you are after, simply use the name of your local BBC radio station.

Here are ways to download the BBC Sounds app in the UK:

Apple, external (https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/bbc-sounds/id1380676511)

Android, external (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bbc.sounds&hl=en_GB&pli=1)

Here is where you can listen...

Saturday, 4 April:

Manchester City v Liverpool (12:45) BBC Radio Manchester and BBC Radio Merseyside

Chelsea v Port Vale (17:15) - BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Stoke

Southampton v Arsenal (20:00) - BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Solent

Sunday, 5 April:

West Ham United v Leeds United (16:30) - BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Leeds

*All times listed as GMT

How can I follow my team on the BBC?

You can keep up to date with everything going on with your team by following the club feed on the BBC Sport website and app, as well as BBC Sounds.

So if you are a Liverpool fan, for example, check out their page on the BBC Sport website and app, and on BBC Sounds. Similarly, if you are, say, a Chelsea supporter, find their page on BBC Sport and on BBC Sounds.

And you can head to our 'all teams' page to find all clubs.

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