How to watch, listen to and follow Albion's cup tie at Manchester United
The Seagulls will take a reduced following to the third-round tie at Manchester United due to a range of reasons including scheduling, TV coverage, ticket prices and the expensive nature of recent weeks.
The match kicks off at 4.30pm with extra-time and penalties if required.
TNT Sports have selected the all-Prem game for live broadcast and they will have the ‘other’ Darren Fletcher in the commentary box.
As at Wrexham on Friday night, ‘Fletch’ will be joined by Ally McCoist.
Laura Woods presents the programme with Owen Hargreaves and Steve Sidwell ensuring both clubs are represented in the role of pitchside pundits.
For fans of such trivia, this appears to be the first time commentator and home manager have had the same name at an Albion game since the late and much-missed Nigel Pearson of TalkSPORT commentated on Nigel Pearson’s first game as Derby boss on the opening day of the 2016-17 campaign.
TalkSPORT have exclusive national radio commentary on the tie.
BBC Radio Sussex will offer their regular and popular commentary with Johnny Cantor and Warren Aspinall.
We will be reporting live from Old Trafford with updates and photos.
As United have pointed out on their website, Albion have been eliminated from the FA Cup by the Red Devils on more occasions than by any other opponents, with six.
That includes the 2022-23 semi-final and the 2017-18 quarter-final as well as the replayed 1983 final.
United have only lost two of their last 40 ties in the third round and are unbeaten at this stage for 12 years.
Albion have lost just two of their last 16 third-round ties, the most recent coming at home to Sheffield Wednesday in 2019-20.
That was also the last time they were drawn at home at this stage.
Since then they have come through third-round ties away to Newport County, West Brom, Middlesbrough, Stoke City and Norwich City.
