Fans in FA Cup broadcasting dilemma after spotting ‘dream team’ presenting ITV coverage at same time as BBC
FOOTBALL fans were left with an FA Cup broadcasting dilemma after realising who the presenting teams were on ITV and BBC coverage of the FA Cup.
The BBC were showing live cup games of Bournemouth v Leicester and Blackburn v Newcastle while ITV were showing Luton v Manchester City.
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ITV had Laura Woods, Roy Keane and Ian Wright on their FA Cup coverage
Meanwhile, BBC had Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards in their studio
The Beeb’s coverage featured the presenting team of Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards on BBC One.
Meanwhile, ITV1 had their own heavy-hitting trio of Laura Woods, Ian Wright and Roy Keane.
Taking to social media fans were unsure which side they should turn on to watch.
One fan said: “Got a dilemma, Gary Lineker on channel one or Laura Woods on another.”
A second said: “Which game to watch tonight? The Alan Shearer derby or the Andy Dibble derby?”
A third fan knew who he would be watching, saying: “Laura Woods, Keano, Wrighty.. absolute dream team.”
Another said: “Switching to ITV. Gary Lineker presenting.”
On the other hand, a fifth said: “Lineker, Shearer and Micah Richards on pundits is so much better.”
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The FA Cup fifth round has already seen plucky Maidstone knocked out by Coventry in a 5-0 thrashing on Monday.
The Blackburn v Newcastle game was delayed by 15 minutes after fans had trouble getting into the stadium.
Another weird quirk of the FA Cup means VAR will only be in use at Premier League grounds.
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag revealed a fresh trio of injury doubts ahead of the Red Devils clash against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night.
You can keep up to date with all the FA Cup fifth-round action with SunSport’s live blog which you can find by clicking here.
