2025-26 FA Cup/FA Community Shield
Information compiled by fishlipsmcgee
This post documents all of the ESPN, BBC, TNT Sports, S4C, and World Feed [via ESPN+ and Rogers Sportsnet] commentators/reporters for all of the televised FA Cup matches for the 2025-2026 season (including the FA Community Shield). Games not on North American TV are available online via ESPN+ [US] and Sportsnet Now Premium [Canada], which would take the World Feed. Information used from Digital Spy UK, the 506Sports users, Twitter (Ramon Valencia, DeportivaCR, commentators, etc.), and maybe my viewing opportunities. Any help or correction is appreciated. Any personnel italicized is reporting. All times Eastern.
NOTE: This will be the first season where TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport) will broadcast this competition in the UK since the 2020/21 season, when they relinquished their rights to ITV after that.
FA COMMUNITY SHIELD (FA Cup winner vs. Premier League winner @ Wembley Stadium)
8/10:
10:00am
Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool—
ESPN+: Jon Champion and Craig Burley
ESPN+ ES: Ricardo Ortiz and Mario Alberto Kempes
WORLD (SNET-E/O/W/P/WL): Daniel Mann and Clive Allen
TNT SPORTS 1: Darren Fletcher, Ally McCoist, and Becky Ives
FA CUP
1ST ROUND
10/31:
3:30pm
Luton Town vs. Forest Green Rovers—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET-WL): Martin Tyler and Stewart Robson
TNT SPORTS 1: Darren Fletcher, Ally McCoist, and Liam MacDevitt
BBC MOTD: Cameron Pope
11/1:
8:00am
Chelmsford City vs. Braintree Town—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET-WL, BBC MOTD): Richard Wolfenden
TNT SPORTS 1 / 3: Adam Summerton, Steve Sidwell, and Olivia Buzaglo
1:30pm
Brackley Town vs. Notts County—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET-WL): Dan Mason
BBC2: Martin Fisher and Pat Nevin
TNT SPORTS 3: Sam Matterface, Martin Keown, and Natalie Quirk
11/2:
7:00am
South Shields vs. Shrewsbury Town—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET+, BBC MOTD): Simon Brotherton
TNT SPORTS 1: Jamie Lyall, Kevin Davies, and Danny Jamieson
9:15am
Eastleigh vs. Walsall—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET+): Nigel Adderley
BBC2: Mark Scott and Matthew Upson
TNT SPORTS 2: Joe Speight, Adam Virgo, and Liam MacDevitt
10:00am
Port Vale vs. Maldon and Tiptree—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET+, BBC MOTD): Jonathan Pearce
TNT SPORTS 1: Sam Matterface, Lucy Ward, and Jeff Brazier
12:15pm
Gainsborough Trinity vs. Accrington Stanley—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET-WL): Phil Blacker
TNT SPORTS 1 / 2: Mike Minay and Kevin Watson
11/3:
2:30pm
Tamworth vs. Leyton Orient—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET-WL, BBC MOTD): Ben Andrews
TNT SPORTS 1: Adam Summerton, Steve Sidwell, and Liam MacDevitt
2ND ROUND
12/5:
2:30pm
Salford City vs. Leyton Orient—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET-WL): Martin Tyler and Clive Allen
TNT SPORTS 1: Adam Summerton, Lucy Ward, and Liam MacDevitt
BBC MOTD: Andy Stevenson
12/6:
12:15pm
Sutton United vs. Shrewsbury Town—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET+): Kevin Keatings
BBC2: Simon Brotherton and Danny Gabbidon
TNT SPORTS 2: Mike Minay, Kevin Watson, and Natalie Quirk
2:30pm
Chesterfield vs. Doncaster Rovers—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET-WL, BBC MOTD): Dan Mason
TNT SPORTS 1: Adam Summerton, Adam Virgo, and Olivia Buzaglo
12/7:
7:30am
Slough Town vs. Macclesfield Town—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET-WL, BBC MOTD): Simon Brotherton
TNT SPORTS 1 / 2: Mike Minay, Glenn Hoddle, and Danny Jamieson
9:30am
Boreham Wood vs. Newport County—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET-WL): Phil Blacker
BBC2: Vicki Sparks and Paul Robinson
TNT SPORTS 2: Joe Speight, Aaron McLean, and Olivia Buzaglo
10:30am
Gateshead vs. Walsall—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET+ [start] / WL [2nd half only]): Paul Dempsey
TNT SPORTS 1: Oliver Wilson and Martin Keown
BBC MOTD: Cameron Pope
12:30pm
Blackpool vs. Carlisle United—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET-WL, BBC MOTD): Richard Wolfenden
TNT SPORTS 2: Sam Matterface, Lucy Ward, and Natalie Quirk
12/8:
3:00pm
Brackley Town vs. Burton Albion—
WORLD (ESPN+, SNET-WL, BBC MOTD): Ben Andrews
TNT SPORTS 1: Sam Matterface, Ally McCoist, and Danny Jamieson