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FA Cup First Round live TV games: Sheppey United v Walsall and Charlton Athletic v Cray Valley both moved for television coverage

Sheppey’s FA Cup First Round tie against League 2 Walsall will be shown live on TV.

The Ites’ clash has been moved to Friday, November 3 at Holm Park with a 7.45pm kick-off. The game will be broadcast on ITV4.

Sheppey United celebrate after beating Billericay Town on penalties in their FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round replay. Picture: Marc Richards
Sheppey United celebrate after beating Billericay Town on penalties in their FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round replay. Picture: Marc Richards

Isthmian South East Sheppey are the lowest-ranked side still in the competition. They needed penalties on Tuesday night to knock out Billericay.

BBC and ITV will show five live games in the First Round.

They’ve also picked out Cray Valley’s four-mile trip to The Valley to face Charlton Athletic of League 1. Cray are managed by former Tonbridge boss Steve McKimm.

That game will be played on Sunday, November 5 with a 5.30pm kick-off and is being shown live on BBC2.

The other ties to be switched are Bromley’s home tie with Blackpool which will be live on BBC2 on Saturday, November 4 with a 5.45pm kick-off. Chesterfield versus Portsmouth will be shown live on ITV1 on Sunday, November 5 at 12.15pm and Crewe v Derby is live on ITVX at 2.45pm on the same day.

All clubs being shown live will receive a broadcast fee. The figure has not been announced by the FA but at the corresponding stage last season, all clubs who were shown live received £50,000.

Other ties may get overseas broadcast coverage or highlights coverage which could also give those clubs potential extra revenue in broadcast fees.

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