FA Cup quarter-final TV fixtures confirmed including…

FA Cup quarter-final TV fixtures confirmed including Liverpool and Chelsea ties

The TV lineup for the FA Cup quarter finals have now been confirmed, with BBC and ITV given an equal split of the four fixtures.

Manchester City remain the favourites to lift the competition and their tie at Southampton will take place on Sunday March 20, kicking off at 3pm live on BBC.

Middlesbrough continue their heroic cup run, which has already seen off Manchester United and Tottenham, with a clash against European and World champions Chelsea at the Riverside Stadium.

“It’s the home draw we were all after,” Boro boss Chris Wilder said. “I think when you go deep into the competition, it is what it is.

“I’m sure we’ll all have had our little ideas on who we would like to have played, but I think the majority of the Boro supporters would have wanted a home draw.

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“To have 30-odd thousand of our supporters watching that game again is going to be great. I’m sure there’ll be a huge clamour for tickets.

“They’re the World champions and the Champions League holders, so to have them at home in the FA Cup in the middle of March is brilliant.”

On ITV, Everton ’s trip to Selhurst Park will be shown in the lunchtime kick off on the Sunday, with the Toffees looking to put aside their wretched Premier League form with a trip to Wembley on offer to the victors.

The final game of the weekend will see Liverpool, who reached the last eight for the first time under Jurgen Klopp face-off against either Nottingham Forest.

Forest came from behind to beat Huddersfield Town 2-1 with goals from Sam Surridge annd Ryan Yates ensuring their passage.

Liverpool remain in the reckoning to win an unprecedented quadruple, having already won the Carabao Cup virtue of their penalty shootout victory over Chelsea last week.

They also have one foot in the Champions League quarter final after beating Inter Milan 2-0 at the San Siro, while in the Premier League, Klopp’s side are hot on the heels of current leader Man City.

After beating Norwich City, Klopp said: “We’ve never been in a quarter-final? Okay. It feels good.

He then pointed to the depth within his squad as a key factor in them battling on all fronts deep into March: "That's the reason for the situation we are in. We have this kind of mentality and character in the squad.

"It is exactly what we need to be successful in the long term. That is the quality we need and the boys have to be ready.

“They don't fight each other for a position but they have to fight for their best version."