Another FA Cup windfall for Portsmouth after King's Lynn clash chosen for broadcast

Pompey are to receive a £37,500 windfall after their FA Cup second round fixture was chosen for digital broadcast.

By Neil Allen

Published 12th Nov 2020, 17:26 BST

Pompey's FA Cup encounter with King's Lynn Town at Fratton Park has been chosen for digital broadcast. Picture: Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages/PinP

Kenny Jackett’s men will host non-league King’s Lynn Town behind closed doors on Saturday, November 28 (3pm).

The match will also be shown on BBC iPlayer and BT Sport, earning each side £37,500 as a result.

A similar broadcasting arrangement for Pompey’s first-round encounter with Ipswich netted the Blues £32,000.

A total of 264,565 people watched that 3-2 victory for Jackett’s side, establishing itself as the BBC’s most-watched FA Cup stream.

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