Does FA Cup have VAR, extra-time and penalty shootout?

Does FA Cup have VAR, extra-time and penalty shootout?

The FA Cup has reached the knockouts rounds, with 16 teams remaining in the race to pay the summit clash at the Wembley Stadium in London.

The roster is dominated by Premier League sides, with 11 of them still in the competition, while the remaining five are from EFL Championship, the second division of English football.

Following are the matches scheduled for the round of 16 in the FA Cup:

Yes, Video Assistant Referees (VAR) is available for in the FA Cup, but only from the fifth round of the 2024-25 season.

As a result, the round of 16 will have VAR from all clashes. This will include in-stadium VAR announcements as well as the Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) in all seven matches taking place in Premier League stadiums.

The new technology has been introduced in the fifth round, in collaboration with the Premier League and the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) following an extensive testing period that has taken place during the 2024/25 season.

The operation of SAOT does not change the accuracy of the decisions but enhances its speed and efficiency. Following successful live operation in the FA Cup, the Premier League will look to implement the system later this season.

Yes, the fifth round of FA Cup will be single-leg ties, meaning any game that has the scores level at regulation plus added time will have the result determined though extra-time. It 30 additional minutes do not give a winner, the match will have a penalty shootout.

The draw for the FA Cup quarterfinals is scheduled on March 2, after Man Utd’s match against Fulham, which is due to finish around 6:30 pm GMT (March 3, 12:00 am) unless it goes to extra-time and penalties.

The quarterfinals will be played on March 29, 30.