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Mark Wakefield

Everton and Liverpool handed late kick-off times as FA Cup dates confirmed

The kick-off times for Everton and Liverpool’s FA Cup fifth round ties have been confirmed.

Both Everton and Liverpool are in the fifth round of the competition, after they both claimed relatively comfortable wins in the previous stage.

The Blues ran out 4-1 winners over Brentford at Goodison Park in what was Frank Lampard’s first match in charge since replacing Rafa Benitez.

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A home tie against non-league Boreham Wood awaits Everton, and that match has been confirmed for Thursday, March 3 with an 8.15pm kick-off and will be broadcast on ITV1.

For Liverpool, they claimed a 3-1 victory over Championship outfit Cardiff City at Anfield in their fourth round tie last weekend.

Jurgen Klopp’s side will now take on Norwich City at Anfield in the fifth round, which has been confirmed for Wednesday, March 2 also with a late 8.15pm kick-off and will also be available to watch on ITV1.

This will be the fourth time that Liverpool will have faced Norwich this season, with their Premier League clash also at Anfield taking place just 12 days earlier.

The other fifth round ties taking place in the FA Cup include; Peterborough United vs Manchester City, Crystal Palace vs Stoke City, Middlesbrough vs Tottenham, Luton Town vs Chelsea, Southampton vs West Ham and Nottingham Forest vs Huddersfield Town.

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