{"id":313267,"date":"2026-04-04T13:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=313267"},"modified":"2026-04-04T13:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:48:27","slug":"when-is-the-fa-cup-semi-final-draw-tips-on-how-to-watch-on-tv-and-live-stream-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/when-is-the-fa-cup-semi-final-draw-tips-on-how-to-watch-on-tv-and-live-stream-football\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the FA Cup semi-final draw? Tips on how to watch on TV and live stream | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\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 spot within the semi-final at Wembley later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City and Liverpool kick off the motion with their tie on 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>Within the only FA Cup tie held on Sunday, West Ham play Leeds United on 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 might be held on Sunday, April 5, after West Ham\u2019s quarter-final tie against Leeds United on the London Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The match kicks off at 4.30pm and the draw will happen roughly quarter-hour after full-time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\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 evaluation and breakdowns of the most important football stories on to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Join 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\t\t\t\tFA Cup quarter-final fixtures\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>12:45pm \u2013 Manchester City vs Liverpool<\/li>\n<li>5:15pm \u2013 Chelsea vs Port Vale<\/li>\n<li>8pm \u2013 Southampton vs 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\">Tips on how to watch the FA Cup draw on TV and live stream<\/h2>\n<p>The draw might be available for fans to observe on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p>The draw may even be streamed live free of charge 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&#038;strip=all&#038;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 primary 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 2 semi-final ties will happen 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\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>\u00a0Southampton or Arsenal<br \/><strong>2.\u00a0<\/strong>Chelsea or Port Vale<br \/><strong>3.<\/strong>\u00a0Manchester City or Liverpool<br \/><strong>4.\u00a0<\/strong>West Ham United or Leeds United<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are there replays within the FA Cup this yr?<\/h2>\n<p>Replays aren&#8217;t in use in any of the complete rounds of this season\u2019s FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The FA scrapped replays from the primary round onwards in last yr\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 newest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sportmetro\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<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\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Chelsea vs Port Vale: FA Cup predicted lineup today and confirmed team news<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Xavi reveals he told Barcelona to sign \u00a360m Arsenal star as alternative for club legend<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: \u00a3130m former Premier League star told to snub Arsenal and join Chelsea as a substitute<\/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\"><\/use><\/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\"><\/use><\/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 evaluation, 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=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><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 spot within the semi-final at Wembley later this month. 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