The FA Cup fourth round gets under way on Friday night, with 16 ties scheduled across the weekend. Notably, this stage sees the complete abolition of replays from the first round proper onwards, meaning any match level after 90 minutes will go straight to 30 minutes of extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shootout.
Video Assistant Referees (VAR) and Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) will not be used in the fourth round. The Football Association has confirmed these technologies will only be introduced from the fifth round onwards.
Managers may name up to nine substitutes on the bench and are permitted to make five changes during the match, within three stoppages in play plus half-time. An additional concussion substitute is also allowed if a player sustains a suspected head injury.
Winning clubs this weekend will receive £127,000 from the competition's prize fund. The fourth round concludes on Monday, February 16, with sixth-tier Macclesfield hosting Brentford. The draw for the fifth round takes place on Monday evening, shortly before that televised match.
All matches will be broadcast across BBC, TNT Sports and Discovery+. Notable fixtures include Aston Villa vs Newcastle United on Friday at 5.45pm on BBC One and TNT Sports, and Grimsby Town vs Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday at 1.30pm on TNT Sports.
