Fa Cup On Tv Today: Quarter-Final Draw Set, West Ham Winner Still Unknown
Monday at 1: 35 p. m. ET — CONFIRMED: the FA Cup quarter-final draw will take place at the London Stadium on Monday 9 March; Chelsea will discover their next opponent after beating Wrexham 4-2. UNCONFIRMED — the winner of West Ham vs Brentford is unconfirmed as of 1: 35 p. m. ET and will be decided later that evening.
Chelsea’s comeback win and confirmed draw logistics at London Stadium
CONFIRMED: Chelsea prevailed 4-2 over Wrexham in the fifth round, a match described in the context as a classic Cup tie in which Chelsea fought back from behind twice; that victory secures Chelsea a place among the eight teams in the quarter-final draw.
CONFIRMED: The FA Cup quarter-final draw will take place at the London Stadium on Monday 9 March, and the draw will begin at approximately 6. 35 p. m. UK time (1: 35 p. m. ET). The draw will be presented by Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist, and Joe Hart is confirmed to pull out the numbers for the draw.
Fa Cup On Tv Today: Published fifth-round ball numbers list and Chelsea’s place
CONFIRMED: The FA Cup ball numbers for the fifth round are published as eight entries: 1. Fulham or Southampton; 2. Port Vale or Sunderland; 3. Manchester City; 4. Leeds United or Norwich City; 5. Arsenal; 6. Liverpool; 7. Chelsea; 8. West Ham United or Brentford. That list confirms Chelsea’s ball number as 7.
UNCONFIRMED — unconfirmed as of 1: 35 p. m. ET: the identity of the team occupying ball number 8 is not fixed because West Ham vs Brentford will play later in the evening after the draw; when the draw takes place, the listing remains ‘West Ham United or Brentford’.
Fifth-round talking points: Port Vale, Sunderland and Leeds match details
CONFIRMED: Port Vale host Sunderland with a listed kick-off of 1. 30 p. m. in the context; Port Vale have won 12 of their 27 League One points at home and sit bottom of the table with only two home wins, yet all four of their FA Cup wins this season have come at Vale Park and the last three of those FA Cup victories have been by a 1-0 scoreline, including a win over Championship side Bristol City in extra time.
CONFIRMED: Leeds play Norwich with a listed kick-off of 4. 30 p. m. in the context; Leeds have lost only two of their last 15 meetings with Norwich. The context notes that Philippe Clement has improved Norwich’s form with eight wins in their last 10 league and cup outings, while Leeds face Premier League fixtures against Crystal Palace and Brentford in their next two league games.
CONFIRMED: Broadcasters and viewing details for supporters in the UK are listed in the context: the FA Cup quarter-final draw can be watched live on TNT Sports 1, Discovery+, and on the TNT Sports YouTube channel, per the published draw information for UK viewers.
CLOSING — CONFIRMED NEXT EVENT: The confirmed next event that will move this story is the FA Cup quarter-final draw at the London Stadium on Monday 9 March, beginning at approximately 6. 35 p. m. UK time (1: 35 p. m. ET). CONDITIONAL: If the West Ham vs Brentford result were known before 1: 35 p. m. ET, the draw would list the specific winner instead of the entry ‘West Ham United or Brentford’; as provided in the published schedule, that match is set to take place later the same evening, leaving the ball number as a paired entry for the draw.
