Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be active across all eight ties in the fifth round of this season’s FA Cup. This will include in-stadium VAR announcements where match officials will announce their final decision in relation to reviewed incidents to provide improved clarity and understanding for spectators and viewers.

The Football Association (FA) has announced that Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) will be introduced in English competitive domestic matches for the first time this season in the FA Cup, then