Slough Town on tele! Rebels join Blackpool and Leyton Orient in FA Cup TV ties

Slough Town’s home FA Cup Second Round tie with Macclesfield will be broadcast live on TNT Sports, the Football Association has confirmed.

The Rebels will face the Silkmen at Arbour Park on Sunday 7th December – a 12:30 kick-off – which will be screened on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+.

The match is one of eight to be screened by the digital broadcaster while the BBC Two will show the matches between Sutton United and Shrewsbury Town on Saturday as well as Boreham Wood vs Newport County on Sunday.

The Rebels reached the Second Round after beating their National League opponents Altrincham on Saturday with a 2-0 first half lead through new boy Ansu Janneh and Wiktor Makowski before Alty substitute James Gale pulled one back with under half an hour to go.

These clubs will receive a payment for either winning or losing their tie, and those involved in a live television broadcast fixture will receive an additional £60,000 fee.

All the televised 2025/26 FA Cup Second Round ties

Friday 5th December

• Salford City v. Leyton Orient at 19:30 GMT on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

Saturday 6th December

• Sutton United v. Shrewsbury Town at 17:15 GMT on BBC Two, iPlayer and TNT Sports 2
• Chesterfield v. Doncaster Rovers at 19:30 GMT on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

Sunday 7th December

• Slough Town v. Macclesfield at 12:30 GMT on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+
• Boreham Wood v. Newport County at 14:30 GMT on BBC Two, iPlayer and TNT Sports 1
• Gateshead v. Walsall at 15:30 GMT on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+
• Blackpool v. Carlisle United at 17:30 GMT on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

Monday 8th December

• Brackley Town v. Burton Albion at 19:30 GMT on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+

What we like to call, further interesting FA Cup reading

• Slough Town beat Reading FC’s 40-year record and on verge of FA Cup history
• What happens when the FA Cup brings the BBC cameras to your club
• How to qualify for the FA Cup