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Man United FA Cup tie vs. Huddersfield or Birmingham chosen for TV

Manchester United's FA Cup fifth round tie at either Birmingham City or Huddersfield Town will be played on Saturday Feb. 17, kicking off at 5.30 p.m.

United, who beat Yeovil Town 4-0 to progress to the fifth round, must wait for Huddersfield and Birmingham to replay after their 1-1 draw at the John Smith's Stadium.

The sides meet at St Andrew's next week for the right to take on United, who are looking to go level with Arsenal on a total of 13 FA Cup wins.

United had posted the news on their official website ahead of it being confirmed by the Football Association.

The other games selected for TV broadcast are Chelsea vs. Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday vs. Notts County or Swansea City, Millwall or Rochdale vs. Newport County or Tottenham Hotspur and Wigan Athletic vs. Manchester City.

Premier League leaders City will take on League One leaders Wigan -- who beat them in the 2013 FA Cup final -- on Monday, Feb. 19 in a game that kicks off at 7.55 p.m. GMT.

Chelsea, meanwhile, will face Hull on Friday, Feb. 16 in an 8 p.m. GMT kickoff.

Sheffield Wednesday's game against Notts County or Swansea will be the early game on Saturday, Feb 17, while the tie between Millwall or Rochdale vs. Newport County or Tottenham Hotspur will be a 4 p.m. kickoff on Sunday, Feb. 18.

The Football Association confirmed the live FA broadcast fee is £247,500 per club, while the winners will pick up a further £180,000 from The FA prize fund.

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