[Albion] What date will our semi final be played on?

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Google is saying Saturday!!

If you Googled the other semi-final it would doubtless say Saturday also

 

[Icy Gull]

Based on the poll results I have gone ahead and booked hotel rooms for the Sunday night close to Wembley, as I am also pretty certain it will be a Sunday game. No longer care what time it's played at. Cancellable ones of course, I am not that reckless!!

 

[Balders]

Interestingly despite the assumption that as Man Utd play on the Thursday, that it has to be the Sunday, they were scheduled to play Chelsea on Saturday 22nd April at 5:30 (live on Sky) Given the precedent, it's probably in our interest to want the SF on the Saturday, but I still think it will be Sunday.

 

[Bob!]

Interestingly despite the assumption that as Man Utd play on the Thursday, that it has to be the Sunday, they were scheduled to play Chelsea on Saturday 22nd April at 5:30 (live on Sky) Given the precedent, it's probably in our interest to want the SF on the Saturday, but I still think it will be Sunday.

No, it wouldn't have been on the Saturday:

17:30 Man Utd v Chelsea (Sky Sports)*
*Subject to change if Man Utd are in UEFA Europa League action on 20 April or due to their participation in FA Cup semi-finals

 

[Balders]

No, it wouldn't have been on the Saturday:

17:30 Man Utd v Chelsea (Sky Sports)*
*Subject to change if Man Utd are in UEFA Europa League action on 20 April or due to their participation in FA Cup semi-finals

Doh - missed the bit at the top of the Premier League website that opens as a new page! Sunday it is then.....

 

[trueblue]

The Europa League business surely means it's Sunday. Even without that, it's by far the more attractive game which would point to Sunday for the TV companies too. Not going to be much interest in the City match after the first goal goes in.

 

[BN41Albion]

The Friday evening seems fair to me.

I mean, they could just fly back in to London and head straight for Wembley?

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

The Europa League business surely means it's Sunday. Even without that, it's by far the more attractive game which would point to Sunday for the TV companies too. Not going to be much interest in the City match after the first goal goes in.

I believe the BBC has first pick of the semi final, and will undoubtedly choose us v Man U.

FA Cup to be free-to-air from 2021

The FA Cup will be shown exclusively on free-to-air television from the 2021 after ITV joined the BBC in winning broadcasting rights.

www.google.com

What I don't know is which channel gets to decide the date/ timing.

Would ITV want to have the Saturday evening game (kick off 5:30?) to segue into Ant and Dec or whatever. That presumably would be better for their advertising model.
BBC would then get Sunday afternoon?