Manchester United FA Cup tie with Derby NOT in live TV picks for third round as 12-year, 58-game sequence comes to an end

  • Manchester United third round tie with Derby County not among live TV picks
  • It would be the first time in 12 years and 58 games they have not been shown live
  • Both BBC and BT Sport have decided to show other games over January 5-8
  • Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton live on BBC on Friday night
  • Grudge match between Brighton and Crystal Palace among other choices 

By Kieran Gill for the Daily Mail

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Manchester United's run of 58 televised FA Cup matches is over after their third-round tie with Derby County was snubbed by broadcasters BT Sport and BBC.

It will be the first time since January 2005 that United have not been shown on TV in the FA Cup — a goalless draw with Exeter City at Old Trafford.

BT Sport will show the 'M23 derby' between Brighton and Crystal Palace, which will be the first competitive match in England to use a video assistant referee. The VAR will be used in selected fixtures throughout the rest of this season's FA Cup.

A Manchester United FA Cup tie 'will not be shown live' for the first time in 12 years after their third round fixture at home to Derby County next month was snubbed

A Manchester United FA Cup tie 'will not be shown live' for the first time in 12 years after their third round fixture at home to Derby County next month was snubbed

Full third round TV schedule 

FRIDAY 5 JANUARY

Liverpool v Everton (7.55pm) – Live on BBC One

SATURDAY 6 JANUARY

Fleetwood Town or Hereford v Leicester City (12.45pm) – Live on BBC One

Norwich City v Chelsea (5.30pm) – Live on BT Sport 1 & BT Sport 4K UHD (on air 5pm)

SUNDAY 7 JANUARY

Newport County v Leeds United (12.00pm) – Live on BBC Wales*

Shrewsbury Town v West Ham United (2.00pm) – Live on BBC One

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal (4.00pm) – Live on BT Sport 1 & BT Sport 4K UHD (on air 3.30pm)

MONDAY 8 JANUARY

Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace (7.45pm) – Live on BT Sport 1 & BT Sport 4K UHD (on air 7pm) 

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Video assistants were used for England's recent friendlies against Germany and Brazil, but weren't called into action.


The VAR trials will also include the Carabao Cup semi-finals.

The VAR will inform the referee of any clear and obvious error.

The referee then has the power to change the original decision based on the new information provided by the VAR, or watch a replay on the side of the pitch.

Meanwhile, Manchester City are ready to scrap plans to tour China next summer, raising the possibility of another derby in America against Manchester United.

Jose Mourinho's side are set to play Derby at Old Trafford but the game won't be shown live

Jose Mourinho's side are set to play Derby at Old Trafford but the game won't be shown live

Manchester United drew 0-0 with Exeter in January 2005, the last game not live on television

Manchester United drew 0-0 with Exeter in January 2005, the last game not live on television

Jose Mourinho is determined to return to California, having taken his United squad there last July, and Pep Guardiola would also prefer a return to America.

The highlight of last summer's US tour was a first Manchester derby on foreign soil, which United won 2-0 in Houston, 12 months after a planned exhibition game between the two clubs in Beijing was cancelled at the last minute because of the dreadful state of the pitch at the Bird's Nest Stadium.

Full 58-game list of televised games

Last game not televised: January 8, 2005 Third round vs Exeter City (H) 0-0

1. January 19, 2005 Third round replay vs Exeter City (A) 2-0

2. January 29, 2005 Fourth round vs Middlesbrough (H) 3-0

3. February 19, 2005 Fifth round vs Everton (A) 2-0

4. March 12, 2005 Sixth round vs Southampton (A) 4-0

5. April 17, 2005 Semi-final vs Newcastle United (Millennium Stadium) 4-1

6. May 21, 2005 Final vs Arsenal (Millennium Stadium) 0-0 (lost 4-5 on penalties)

7. January 8, 2006 Third round vs Burton Albion (A) 0-0

8. January 18, 2006 Third round replay vs Burton Albion (H) 5-0

9. January 29, 2006 Fourth round vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 3-0

10. February 18, 2006 Fifth round vs Liverpool (A) 0-1

11. January 7, 2007 Third round vs Aston Villa (H) 2-1

12. January 27, 2007 Fourth round vs Portsmouth (H) 2-1

13. February 17, 2007 Fifth round vs Reading (H) 1-1

14. February 27, 2007 Fifth round replay vs Reading (A) 3-2

15. March 10, 2007 Sixth round vs Middlesbrough (A) 2-2

16. March 19, 2007 Sixth round replay vs Middlesbrough (H) 1-0

17. April 14, 2007 Semi-final vs Watford (Villa Park) 4-1

18. May 19, 2007 Final vs Chelsea (Wembley) 0-1

19. January 5, 2008 Third round vs Aston Villa (A) 2-0

20. January 27, 2008 Fourth round vs Tottenham Hotspur (H) 3-1

21. February 16, 2008 Fifth round vs Arsenal (H) 4-0

22. March 8, 2008 Sixth round vs Portsmouth (H) 0-1

23. January 4, 2009 Third round vs Southampton (A) 3-0

24. January 24, 2009 Fourth round vs Tottenham Hotspur (H) 2-1

25. February 15, 2009 Fifth round vs Derby County (A) 4-1

26. March 7, 2009 Sixth round vs Fulham (A) 4-0

27. April 19, 2009 Semi-final vs Everton (Wembley) 0-0 (lost 2-4 on penalties)

28. January 3, 2010 Third round vs Leeds United (H) 0-1

29. January 9, 2011 Third round vs Liverpool (H) 1-0

30. January 29, 2011 Fourth round vs Southampton (A) 2-1

31. February 19, 2011 Fifth round vs Crawley Town (H) 1-0

32. March 12, 2011 Sixth round vs Arsenal (H) 2-0

33. April 16, 2011 Semi-final vs Manchester City (Wembley) 0-1

34. January 8, 2012 Third round vs Manchester City (A) 3-2

35. January 28, 2012 Fourth round vs Liverpool (A) 1-2

36. January 5, 2013 Third round vs West Ham (A) 2-2

37. January 16, 2013 Third round replay vs West Ham (H) 1-0

38. January 26, 2013 Fourth round vs Fulham (H) 4-1

39. February 18, 2013 Fifth round vs Reading (H) 2-1

40. March 10, 2013 Sixth round vs Chelsea (H) 2-2

41. April 1, 2013 Sixth round replay vs Chelsea (A) 0-1

42. January 5, 2014 Third round vs Swansea City (H) 1-2

43. January 4, 2015 Third round vs Yeovil Town (A) 2-0

44. January 23, 2015 Fourth round vs Cambridge United (A) 0-0

45. February 3, 2015 Fourth round replay vs Cambridge United (H) 3-0

46. February 16, 2015 Fifth round vs Preston North End (A) 2-0

47. March 6, 2015 Sixth round vs Arsenal (H) 1-2

48. January 9, 2016 Third round vs Sheffield United (H) 1-0

49. January 29, 2016 Fourth round vs Derby County (A) 3-1

50. February 22, 2016 Fifth round vs Shrewsbury Town (A) 3-0

51. March 13, 2016 Sixth round vs West Ham (H) 1-1

52. April 13, 2016 Sixth round replay vs West Ham (A) 2-1

53. April 23, 2016 Semi-final vs Everton (Wembley) 2-1

54. May 21, 2016 Final vs Crystal Palace (Wembley) 2-1

55. January 7, 2017 Third round vs Reading (H) 4-0

56. January 29, 2017 Fourth round vs Wigan Athletic (H) 4-0

57. February 19, 2017 Fifth round vs Blackburn Rovers (A) 2-1

58. March 13, 2017 Sixth round vs Chelsea (A) 0-1 

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