Cardiff City v Arsenal
Venue: Ninian Park Date: Sunday, 25 January Kick-off: 1330 GMT
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio Wales and online, score updates on BBC Radio Five Live and text commentary online

Cardiff City will be rewarded with an extra £160,000 as their FA Cup fourth-round tie with Arsenal will be broadcast live on television.

The clash between last season's FA Cup finalists and four-times winners Arsenal has been moved to Sunday, 25 January and will kick off at 1330 GMT.

Cardiff beat Reading 2-0 while Arsenal beat Plymouth 3-1 in the third round.

Cardiff's league game with Coventry has subsequently been moved back a day to Wednesday, 28 January at 1945 GMT.

Arsenal will also bank an extra £160,000 for being part of the live TV game, in addition to the £75,000 both teams won for progressing through the third round.

The Merseyside derby will follow the Ninian Park clash as Liverpool and Everton, who have won 12 FA Cups between them, will also be screened live at 1600 GMT.

Derby County's East Midlands clash with Nottingham Forest, who shocked Premier League big-spenders Manchester City in the previous round, will kick-off the weekend of FA Cup fourth round action on Friday, 23 January at 1945 GMT live on television.

Hartlepool United's reward for knocking out Premier League Stoke City is their fourth round tie against West Ham United will be screened live on terrestrial television on 1240 GMT on Saturday, 24 January.

Manchester United's all Premier League tie with Tottenham Hotspur, which could be a dress rehearsal for the Carling Cup final, is the Saturday evening live game on 1715 GMT.

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