THE FA Cup third round kicks into life tonight to help ease the pain of a weekend without any Scottish Premiership fixtures.

The winter break has ensured that there is an absence of top-flight games in Scotland being aired, but there remains a wealth of action across England, Spain and Italy to enjoy.

On Friday, Liverpool host Everton in an FA Cup Merseyside Derby, live on BBC One at 7.55pm.

Other cup ties throughout the weekend include Fleetwood Town v Leicester City, Norwich City v Chelsea and Nottingham Forest v Arsenal. 

In Italy, Inter travel to Fiorentina and Cagliari host Juventus, while Barcelona face Levante and Real Madrid go to Celta Vigo in Spain.

Friday 5th January 2018

Chievo v Udinese

Serie A

17:00

BT Sport 2

Fiorentina v Inter Milan

Serie A

19:45

BT Sport 2

Liverpool v Everton

FA Cup 3rd Round

19:55

BBC One

Saturday 6th January 2018

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners

Hyundai A-League

06:35

BT Sport ESPN

Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix

Hyundai A-League

08:50

BT Sport ESPN

Torino v Bologna

Serie A

11:30

BT Sport 1

Atletico Madrid v Getafe

La Liga

12:00

Sky Sports Football

Fleetwood Town v Leicester City

FA Cup 3rd Round

12:45

BBC One

Roma v Atalanta (joins match in progress)

Serie A

17:00

BT Sport 1

Norwich City v Chelsea

FA Cup 3rd Round

17:30

BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 4K UHD

Cardiff Metropolitan University v Aberystwyth Town

Welsh Premier League

17:30

S4C

Las Palmas v Eibar

La Liga

17:30

Sky Sports Football

Cagliari v Juventus

Serie A

19:45

BT Sport 1

Sevilla v Real Betis

La Liga

19:45

Sky Sports Football

Sunday 7th January 2018

Leganes v Real Sociedad

La Liga

11:00

Sky Sports Football

Bengaluru v ATK

Indian Super League

12:00

BritAsiaTV

Newport County v Leeds United

FA Cup 3rd Round

12:00

BBC One Wales

Liverpool U23 v Arsenal U23

Premier League 2

13:00

LFCTV

Chelsea Ladies v Arsenal Women

FA Women's Super League

13:30

BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 4K UHD

Shrewsbury Town v West Ham

FA Cup 3rd Round

14:00

BBC One

Barcelona v Levante

La Liga

15:15

Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

FA Cup 3rd Round

16:00

BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 4K UHD

Reading FC Women v Man City Women

FA Women's Super League

16:00

BBC Red Button

Huesca v Real Oviedo

La Liga 2

17:00

FreeSports

Athletic Bilbao v Alaves

La Liga

17:30

Sky Sports Football

Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruna

La Liga

17:30

Sky Sports Red Button

Celta Vigo v Real Madrid

La Liga

19:45

Sky Sports Football