Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur live stream and match preview, Wednesday March 1, 7.55pm GMT
Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur live stream and match preview
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Tottenham's latest step on their quest to end a 15-year trophy drought sees them travel to face Championship promotion hopefuls Sheffield United in the FA Cup fifth round.
Spurs have beaten lower-league opposition in each of the previous two rounds, leaving them one win away from a first FA Cup quarter-final since 2018. With Antonio Conte still recuperating from surgery, Cristian Stellini will once again take charge of the visitors – who have been knocked out at this stage of the competition three years running.
But Sheffield United – who saw off Wrexham in a replay after two thrilling fourth-round contests – will be firmly up for this one. The Blades – FA Cup winners on four occasions – are on course for a top-flight return under Paul Heckingbottom, and a raucous atmosphere is sure to await Spurs in the Steel City.
Kick-off is at 7:55pm GMT. Make sure you know how to watch the FA Cup wherever you are.
Team news
Spurs recently suffered the major of losing Rodrigo Bentancur for the rest of the season to a knee injury. The visitors also remain without captain Hugo Lloris, Yves Bissouma and Ryan Sessegnon.
For Sheffield United, meanwhile, first-choice wing-back George Baldock is out, as are top two left wing-back options Enda Stevens and Rhys Norrington-Davies. Striker Rhian Brewster has been sidelined since October, while centre-back Jack O'Connell continues to work his way back from a knee issue which has kept him out for more than two years.
Form
Fourth in the Premier League, Spurs come into this clash off the back of successive 2-0 wins over London rivals West Ham and Chelsea. They have, however, lost their last two away games: 1-0 at AC Milan in the first leg of the Champions League last 16, and 4-1 at Leicester in the league.
After back-to-back Championship defeats to Middlesborough and Millwall – their first losses since early November – Sheffield United got their promotion push back on track with a 1-0 home victory over Watford last time out. The Blades currently occupy the second automatic promotion spot with a seven-point cushion to third place.
Referee
John Brooks will be the referee for Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur.
Stadium
Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur will be played at 32,050-capacity Bramall Lane in Sheffield.
Kick-off and channel
Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur kick-off is at 7:55pm GMT on Wednesday 1 March in the UK. The game is being shown on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
In the US, kick-off time is 2:55pm ET / 11:55am PT. The match will be shown on ESPN+ in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch FA Cup football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for an FA Cup tie, then you won't be able to watch on your domestic streaming service as usual. The broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!) and blocks you from watching it. You can use a VPN to get around that, though, without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and will let you watch. And all the info going between is entirely encrypted, anonymous and safe – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there. For the FA Cup, FourFourTwo currently recommends:
International FA Cup TV rights
• UK: In the UK, FA Cup rights are shared between the two main terrestrial broadcasters, the BBC and ITV.
• USA: ESPN+ is the home of the FA Cup in the States.
• Canada: In Canada, Sportsnet NOW is the place to catch the FA Cup action.
• Australia: Paramount+ is where you can watch FA Cup matches in Australia.
• New Zealand: In New Zealand, Sky Sport have the rights to the FA Cup.
