Portsmouth to bank windfall as Fleetwood FA Cup tie date confirmed
By Will Rooney
Published 6th Dec 2019, 17:09 GMT
Updated 6th Dec 2019, 17:10 GMT
The date for Pompey’s FA Cup third-round trip to Fleetwood has been confirmed.
Kenny Jackett’s side will make the trip to the Cod Army. on Saturday, January 4.
But the tie will kick-off at 5.31pm after being selected for overseas broadcast.
That means both clubs will receive a windfall of £50,000 while there is £135,000 also up for grabs.
Pompey have defeated non-league Harrogate and Altrincham in the competition so far, with Fleetwood beating Barnet and Crawley.