Eight ties have been selected for live broadcast during the first round proper
The full schedule for the 2025-26 Emirates FA Cup first round proper – including the ties selected for live television broadcast – has now been confirmed.
Eight ties will be televised live by TNT Sports, with two of these also available to watch on BBC Sport, and 32 matches are scheduled to take place at 3pm GMT on Saturday 1 November.
Each of the clubs involved in the ties selected for live television broadcast will receive a £50,000 fee in addition to guaranteed payments from the competition’s prize fund for winning or losing.
Live television broadcast fixtures are scheduled in collaboration with the clubs, local authorities, police, and the broadcasters.
See the full broadcast schedule below.
SEE THE NEXT EMIRATES FA CUP TIES
SEE THE LATEST EMIRATES FA CUP RESULTS
Friday 31 October
Luton Town v Forest Green Rovers – 7.30pm GMT, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
Saturday 1 November
Chelmsford City v Braintree Town – 12pm GMT, TNT Sports 1, 3 and discovery+
Brackley Town v Notts County – 5.30pm GMT, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 3 and discovery+
Sunday 2 November
South Shields v Shrewsbury Town – 12pm GMT, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
Eastleigh v Walsall – 2.15pm GMT, BBC Two, BBC Sport, TNT Sports 2 and discovery+
Port Vale v Maldon & Tiptree – 3pm GMT, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
Gainsborough Trinity v Accrington Stanley – 5.15pm GMT, TNT Sports 1, 2 and discovery+
Monday 3 November
Tamworth v Leyton Orient – 7.30pm GMT, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+