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FA Cup on TV this weekend: All fixtures including Man City vs Arsenal and Preston vs Tottenham

The FA Cup appears to be more open than ever this season as the fourth found begins on Friday night with two of the favourites facing each other.

Arsenal travel north to face Manchester City in the weekend's opening fixture, with Mikel Arteta's side leading City by five points in the title race. However, this will be the first time that the two teams have met in any competition so far this season and could be a key indicator for how the title race will pan out with their first of their two league fixtures taking place next month on February 15.

Losing either of these two sides from the draw will be a big boost for any club hoping to spring an upset in this year's competition, with Chelsea and Newcastle already having been eliminated in the third round. These were two of the 11 Premier league clubs to exit at the first hurdle this season, the most since 2008 when Portsmouth beat Cardiff in the final.

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The other big hitters left in the competition all play in televised fixtures this weekend, with Paul Ince, who won the FA Cup in 1990 and 1995 as a player with Manchester United, returning to Old Trafford with his Reading side on Saturday night hoping to spring an upset. In addition, Spurs face Championship opposition with their trip to face Preston.

Meanwhile, Liverpool face a tough trip to Brighton, hoping that they can avenge a 3-0 league defeat suffered earlier this month. The big upset this weekend could come in the form of Wrexham's trip to Brammall Lane to play Sheffield United, with Phil Parkinson's side hoping to repeat their heroics of the third round when they beat Coventry 4-3 in a thriller to delight co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

Here are all of the FA Cup fourth round ties you can watch this weekend on TV:

FA Cup fourth round on TV:

All times GMT

Friday, January 27th

  • Manchester City v Arsenal - ITV1 & ITV X - 8pm

Saturday, January 28th

  • Accrington Stanley v Leeds United - BBC One, BBC iPlayer & BBC Sport website - 12:30pm

  • Walsall v Leicester City - BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer & BBC Sport website - 12:30pm

  • Preston North End v Tottenham Hotspur - BBC One, BBC iPlayer & BBC Sport website - 6pm

  • Manchester United v Reading - ITV 4 & ITV X - 8pm

Sunday, January 29th

  • Brighton and Hove Albion v Liverpool - ITV 1 & ITV X - 1:30pm

  • Wrexham v Sheffield United - BBC One, BBC iPlayer & BBC Sport website 4:30pm

Monday, January 30th

  • Derby County v West Ham United - ITV 4 & ITV X - 7:45pm

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