Chelsea vs Manchester United FA Cup clash date revealed

Football
By Mirror | Jan 31, 2019
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Chelsea's FA Cup fifth round clash with Manchester United has been moved back to Monday February 18.

The Premier League rivals will face off in the pick of the fifth round ties at Stamford Bridge.

United saw off Arsenal with an impressive performance at the Emirates in the last round while Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday.

The encounter is one of six ties set for live TV coverage with BBC One showing all the action as Maurizio Sarri and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer eye their first trophies.

Crystal Palace's trip to take on Doncaster is the other fifth round match to be shown on BBC One.

BT Sport have four matches over the course of the weekend, including Manchester City's trip to either Middlesbrough or Newport at 5:30pm on Saturday February 16.

The winners of Brighton or West Brom will face Derby in the other live game on that day following Portsmouth or QPR vs Watford on Friday February 15.

Bristol City hosting either Wolves or Shrewsbury is also set to be shown live on BT Sport on the Sunday afternoon.

FA cup fifth round fixtures

Friday February 15

Portsmouth/QPR vs Watford

Saturday February 16

Brighton/West Brom vs Derby

Middlesbrough/Newport vs Man City

Sunday February 17

Bristol City vs Shrewsbury/Wolves

Doncaster vs Crystal Palace

Monday February 18

Chelsea vs Manchester United

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