"The schedule for the FA Cup fifth round has been announced. The weekend starts with Liverpool in action and concludes with a London derby between West Ham and Brentford. All eight ties will be available to watch on television in the UK on either TNT Sports or the BBC. The schedule in full with TV allocations The full schedule can be seen below, and all kick-off times are in GMT."
"Shortly before the draw, Manchester City were slight favourites with bookmakers to win this season's competition. The seven-time champions are yet to be tested, thrashing third-tier Exeter City 10-1 at home in the third round and fourth-tier visitors Salford City 2-0 in the fourth round. Record 14-time champions Arsenal were considered second-favourites by oddsmakers and survived an early scare when they fell behind at Championship club Portsmouth in the third round."
The FA Cup fifth round takes place across the weekend of March 6–9, with fixtures beginning with Wolverhampton v Liverpool and concluding with West Ham v Brentford. All eight ties will be shown in the UK on TNT Sports or the BBC, with full kick-off times listed in GMT. Each of the 16 clubs receives £120,000 as a broadcast fee, and winners of individual ties earn £238,500 from the prize fund. Remaining rounds are scheduled for April 4 (quarter-finals), April 25 (semi-finals) and May 16 (final). Manchester City were slight pre-draw favourites; Arsenal were second-favourites.
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