Town’s Emirates FA Cup fifth-round tie against Nottingham Forest at City Ground will be played on Monday 3rd March with a 7.30pm kick-off and will be shown live on ITV4.

The Blues will be playing in the Town fifth round for the first time since February 2007 when they were beaten 1-0 at Watford in controversial circumstances, midfielder George O’Callaghan having been red-carded just before half-time, a dismissal which was subsequently overturned.

Town secured their place in the last 16 by beating Championship Coventry City 4-1 at the CBS Arena on Saturday.

Forest, the Premier League’s third-placed side, defeated League One Exeter City on penalties in their fourth-round tie on Monday evening.

The Blues and Forest first faced one another in the FA Cup in 1980/81 in the quarter-finals, the first tie at the City Ground ending 3-3 before Town won the replay at Portman Road 1-0.

They’ve met twice since then in third round ties at the City Ground in 1989 and 1997, the Midlanders winning both games 3-0.

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MickMillsTash added 10:28 - Feb 14 ITV4- its like saying we don't want to show this game but we've paid for it so we might as well. Magic !
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scooby added 10:53 - Feb 14 So that's now gone from looking forwards to going to an away game to sod it ill be at work
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ITFCson added 11:19 - Feb 14 Brilliant. Now I can go and go do my brains at Dusk til Dawn afterwards.
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Dissboyitfc added 11:19 - Feb 14 Whilst we never do well against forest in cup games, I would like to see us progress of course but I would take a victory in the league over a victory in this one, if given a choice! Not sure it’s a bad thing being on ITV4, in fact I think it shows more of how we are progressing, been a while since we were last live on tv in a 5th rd fa cup tie!
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Hogger added 11:26 - Feb 14 Great for the team if not fans as 2 extra days off after Man U
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BigscarfAl added 11:39 - Feb 14 Of all the days and times we could have played, this has to be the worst! Hope we can still take 5,000, looking forward to the quater final.COYB
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PSGBlue added 13:07 - Feb 14 At least we will be in the 6th round draw by the time the match is played!
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Edmundo added 13:28 - Feb 14 Worst possible day and time. TV killed the stadium attendance.
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flykickingbybgunn added 18:15 - Feb 14 Appalling timing for away fans. They have my sympathy.
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