This fairly dull Sheffield United-Arsenal game has prompted me to do some research. Of note last year that they’d announced the 4 live games and the Sunday score update games by the Thursday immediately following the draw so hopefully we’ll know by the end of this week latest before trains go up in ££.
The 8 Sunday score update games last year nearly all contained a combination of a league side and a non league side so fingers crossed we will stay on Saturday at 3pm. They also kicked off at 1245 on the Sunday which would be awful for the fans but for the club I think last year would have netted us 12k. Another factor which could affect traveling support if moved to a Sunday is Liverpool vs City is live on Sky that afternoon too. I’d imagine nearly all of us would really want Saturday at 3 then.
So if the set up the same as last year, my predictions for the live games across the weekend would be Harrogate vs Pompey, Dover vs Southend, Dulwich vs Carlisle & maybe Hayes/Poole vs Oxford United. For the Sunday score updates, Chesterfield/Wrexham vs Rochdale, Leyton O vs Maldon & Tiptree, Bristol R vs Bromley, Gateshead vs Oldham, Wealdstone/Maidenhead vs Rotherham, Chippenham vs Northampton, Barnet vs Fleetwood & maybe Macc vs Kingstonian.