FA Cup: BT Sport to broadcast 15 third-round clashes including Liverpool’s trip to Aston Villa and Man Utd’s clash with Watford

BT Sport are delighted to announce that we will be broadcasting 16 tantalising FA Cup third-round matches across a bumper weekend of action from the world's oldest cup competition.

Five matches will be broadcast on BT Sport 1 HD with the remaining 11 exclusively available on our digital platforms and BT Sport Extra channels.

See the full list of fixtures below, as well as kick off times and channels, as we have you covered from Friday right through until Monday on a busy weekend of action.

A huge weekend of cup football gets underway on the night of Friday 8 January as Premier League champions Liverpool visit Aston Villa for the first time since a shocking 7-2 defeat in October.

The last time these two met in the competition was a semi-final clash in 2015 which Villa won 2-1, before ultimately losing to Arsenal in the final, and the Villains will be gunning for Jurgen Klopp’s side once again. 

There's another all-Premier League clash on at the same time, as Wolves play host to Crystal Palace - who made the final as recently as five years ago.

Our third-round weekend continues with five Saturday midday kick-offs including Premier League Everton hosting Rotherham.

We'll also be showing Norwich's trip Coventry, Boreham Wood hosting Millwall, the all-Championship tie between Nottingham Forest and Cardiff, as well as Luton welcoming Reading.

And at 12.15pm the BT Sport cameras will be at Victory Park where a giant-killing could be on the cards as Chorley host Derby County.

The Rams are struggling in the Championship and under the stewardship of former FA Cup winner Wayne Rooney they will be desperate to avoid a potential banana skin as they head to the National League North outfit.

The action continues on Saturday night with a clash from the Theatre of Dreams where Watford travel north to Manchester United with kick-off at 8pm.

United are the second-most successful club in FA Cup history with 12 wins and will play host to the Championship Hornets – who made it to the final just two seasons ago.

Also getting underway at 8pm on Saturday evening, Premier League Southampton play host to League One strugglers Shrewsbury at St Mary's.

There’s yet another intriguing clash on BT Sport on Sunday, when Newport County host Premier League Brighton at Rodney Parade – the scene of a couple of recent FA Cup shocks.

The Welsh outfit have seen off Leicester, Middlesbrough and Leeds in recent seasons while also earning a draw with Tottenham on their home turf.

The final third round action comes from Edgeley Park, with yet another potential giant-killing in store as David Moyes’ West Ham visit fifth-tier Stockport County.

The Hammers have been enjoying a renaissance under Moyes but will be wary of a trip to Greater Manchester after exiting against lower-league opposition in each of the past three seasons.