AFC Sudbury’s First Round tie against Colchester United features amongst six matches in the opening round of 2021-22 FA Cup selected for live TV Broadcast.
AFC Sudbury will welcome League Two’s Colchester United to King’s Marsh Stadium on Friday 5 November in a 7:55pm GMT kick-off, with the local derby selected for live broadcast on BBC Two.
BBC will also televise a second First Round tie under the terms of their new joint-deal with ITV, which sees St Albans City host Forest Green Rovers on Sunday 7 November in a 5:15pm kick-off, which also will be aired on BBC Two.
ITV meanwhile will broadcast four matches across the First Round weekend, starting with Barrow’s trip to Banbury United on Saturday 6 November on ITV4 in a 5:15pm kick-off.
Sunday 7 November will see ITV broadcast a double-header starting with an all-EFL clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Plymouth Argyle at Hillsborough from 12:15pm, before coverage switches to ITV4 for Stratford Town’s tie against Shrewsbury Town.
ITV will bring their First Round coverage to a close on Monday 8 November with the final tie of the round, which sees League Two’s Salford visit Dagenham & Redbridge, which will be followed by the Second Round draw post-match.
Full details of all six selected matches can be found below with fixtures to be played between 5-8 November 2021.
| Date | Match | Channel | Time (GMT) |
| Friday 5 November | AFC Sudbury v Colchester | BBC Two | 7:55pm |
| Saturday 6 November | Banbury United v Barrow | ITV4 | 5:15pm |
| Sunday 7 November | Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth | ITV | 12:15pm |
| Sunday 7 November | Stratford Town v Shrewsbury | ITV4 | 3pm |
| Sunday 7 November | St Albans City v Forest Green | BBC Two | 5:15pm |
| Monday 8 November | Dagenham & Redbridge v Salford | ITV4 | 7:45pm |
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