{"id":2385,"date":"2026-04-05T06:41:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=2385"},"modified":"2026-04-05T06:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:41:39","slug":"when-is-the-fa-cup-semi-final-draw-how-to-watch-on-tv-and-live-stream-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=2385","title":{"rendered":"When is the FA Cup semi-final draw? How to watch on TV and live stream | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2228778617.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26933315\" alt=\"Crystal Palace v Liverpool - 2025 FA Community Shield\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The FA Cup quarter-final takes place this weekend (Allstar via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The FA Cup returns this weekend with eight teams competing for a place in the semi-final at Wembley later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City and Liverpool kick off the action with their tie at the Etihad Stadium at 12:45pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are next up as they host League One side Port Vale at Stamford Bridge at 5:15pm before Southampton host Premier League leaders Arsenal at St Mary\u2019s at 8pm.<\/p>\n<p>In the only FA Cup tie held on Sunday, West Ham play Leeds United at the London Stadium at 4:30pm.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the FA Cup semi-final draw?<\/h2>\n<p>The FA Cup semi-final draw will be held on Sunday, April 5, after West Ham\u2019s quarter-final tie against Leeds United at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The match kicks off at 4.30pm and the draw will take place approximately 15 minutes after full-time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tGet your football fix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>Metro<\/strong>&#8216;s weekly newsletter In The Mixer delivers punchy analysis and breakdowns of the biggest football stories directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up here, it&#8217;s an open goal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tFA Cup quarter-final fixtures and results\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>Saturday, April 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea 7-0 Port Vale<\/li>\n<li>Southampton 2-1 Arsenal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sunday, April 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4.30pm \u2013 West Ham vs Leeds United<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to watch the FA Cup draw on TV and live stream<\/h2>\n<p>The draw will be available for fans to watch on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p>The draw will also be streamed live for free on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_284111622-2a94.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27825472\" alt=\"LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 08: Dominik Szoboszlai of Liverpool fouls Erling Haaland of Manchester City leading to a red card following a VAR review during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on February 08, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Regan\/Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Liverpool play Manchester City in the first FA Cup quarter-final tie of the weekend (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When will the semi-final games be played?<\/h2>\n<p>The two semi-final ties will take place on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 at Wembley.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tBall numbers for FA Cup semi-final draw\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Southampton<br \/><strong>2. <\/strong>Chelsea<br \/><strong>3.<\/strong> Manchester City<br \/><strong>4. <\/strong>West Ham United or Leeds United<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are there replays in the FA Cup this year?<\/h2>\n<p>Replays are not in use in any of the full rounds of this season\u2019s FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The FA scrapped replays from the first round onwards in last year\u2019s competition and that has continued into the 2025\/26 campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sportmetro\">Facebook<\/a>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metrosportuk\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Dominik Szoboszlai angers Liverpool fans with gesture after Manchester City defeat in FA Cup<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Gabriel Magalhaes injury update after Arsenal star limps off in FA Cup disaster<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Arsenal star shoves referee in \u2018disgraceful\u2019 reaction during FA Cup defeat to Southampton<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--sport\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>Football Newsletter \u2013 In The Mixer<\/h4>\n<p>Punchy analysis, transfer talk and more from Metro&#8217;s football experts, sent straight to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FA Cup quarter-final takes place this weekend (Allstar via Getty) The FA Cup returns this weekend with eight teams competing for a place in the semi-final at Wembley later this month. Manchester City and Liverpool kick off the action with their tie at the Etihad Stadium at 12:45pm on Saturday. 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