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Chelsea, Liverpool & Stoke live on ESPN
ESPN staff
February 1, 2012
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Chelsea, Liverpool and Stoke City will feature as part of ESPN's hat-trick of live FA Cup fifth round ties.
The FA Cup is getting down to the crunch stage and ESPN will showcase three of the Premier League sides remaining in the competition.
The action will get underway at lunchtime on February 18, when Andre Villas-Boas' Chelsea entertain Birmingham City.
Twenty-four hours later sees Crawley, shock winners over Hull in round four, play host to Tony Pulis' Stoke - last season's beaten finalists.
Completing the games on the channel is the second of a Sunday double-header - with Liverpool hosting Brighton. The Seagulls pulled off one of the results of the previous round when getting the better of Newcastle - live on ESPN.
Jeroen Oerlemans, Vice President & Channel Manager TV, ESPN Europe, Middle East & Africa, said: "The fifth round of the FA Cup has produced another great set of ties. In the last round we were able to bring fans the excitement of Brighton's win over Newcastle and Arsenal's thrilling comeback against Aston Villa. With our selection of fifth round matches all featuring lower league sides vying for Barclays Premier League giant-killings, we're looking forward to more classic FA Cup drama."
Live FA Cup fifth round games on ESPN:
Saturday February 18 - 11.30am*
Chelsea v Birmingham City
Sunday February 19 - 11.30am*
Crawley Town v Stoke City
Sunday February 19 - 3.45pm*
Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion
*Times are on-air times
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