Sunday Evening Draw For FA Cup Third Round

Last updated : 19 November 2010 By Covsupport News Service
Coventry City will find out their FA Cup Third Round opponents when the draw is made live on Sunday November 28th.

The draw will take place at 5.45pm and will be shown live on ITV1 and Third Round ties will be played on Saturday/Sunday 8/9th of January 2011 subject to the demands of television.

If City, do what they did not do last season and win their Third Round tie, they and the 31 others winners will collect £67,500 each.

The prize money then further increases with £90,000 for a Fourth Round win, £180,000 for a Fiffth Round victory, £360,000 for a Sixth Round win. Winning semi-finalists will get £900,000 each with the losers getting £450,000. The winner of the Wembley Final will pick up £1.8m whilst the runners up get another £900,000.

Television fees for Third Round matches are £144,000 if the game is shown live on either ITV or ESPN with half that fee for a replay. If the game is selected to be shown on the FA's website then the fee is £36,000 and half that for a replay.

If the game is transmitted live by Radio 5 Live, fees for each side are £8.100 for match coverage from 46-90 minutes, £4,050 for 45 minutes worth, or £2,025 for 20-44 minutes of match coverage.