The FA Cup Third Round matches featuring Bristol City versus Cardiff City and
Tranmere Rovers versus Wolves will be the latest fixtures to be streamed live and for free here on TheFA.com.
These matches follow the First and Second Round games already streamed live this season, but are the first to feature clubs from the Premier League and Championship.
The FA’s new live steaming service FATV will host the first of these games on the afternoon of Saturday 2 January (12.30pm ko) from Ashton Gate. Local rivalry across the Severn Estuary gives this game an extra edge and Bristol City will be looking to avenge their early season defeat to Championship promotion-chasing rivals Cardiff City. The game will also be carried live and with a Welsh commentary by S4C in Wales.
This is followed on Sunday 3 January (6.15pm ko) by Tranmere Rovers' home tie with Wolves live on FATV from Prenton Park.
Commenting on the announcement, Ian Watmore, Chief Executive Officer of The FA said: “So far this season our live web service, which is available for free to all broadband users in the UK and Ireland, has delivered over 375,000 separate streams.
“This shows that there is a real appetite for live football on the internet and the fact that we are now able to offer FA Cup Third Round matches at the point where the big clubs feature will help establish FATV as the premium live football internet streaming service on the web.”
All four clubs featuring in the FATV games in the Third Round will each receive £72,000 from The FA's Broadcast Fund.
Matches streamed for free on FATV at www.TheFA.com/FATV are only available to internet users in the UK and Ireland.
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