When is FA Cup draw? Date, start time, TV channel and live stream

The FA Cup quarter-finals take place this weekend.

This year’s FA Cup looks very open indeed. Heavy hitters like Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are all out of the competition already and while big clubs do remain in the mix, perhaps more of the unfancied teams have genuine hopes of reaching Wembley.

Holders Manchester United remain difficult to trust, while the same can be said of this version of Manchester City.

Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Preston, Bournemouth and Man City have already confirmed their names in the hat, with Fulham, Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, Ipswich, Bournemouth and Brighton hoping to join their Premier League counterparts.

When is the FA Cup quarter-final draw?

It takes place at Old Trafford and will be conducted by Dennis Irwin and Danny Murphy following the fifth-round tie between Manchester United and Fulham, which kicks off at 4.30pm.

That means the draw will not start any earlier than 6.30pm. An estimated time for the draw is 6.45pm.

Should extra time, and then penalties, be required to settle the tie, the FA Cup draw would not take place until after 7pm or even 7.30pm.