Chris Kavanagh has been appointed to oversee Chelsea v Liverpool on Tuesday night

Chris Kavanagh has been appointed to oversee Chelsea v Liverpool on Tuesday night

The referees and officials have been announced for our Emirates FA Cup fifth round ties in early March.

The last eight games are scheduled to be evening games held 'under the lights'and will kick-off on Monday 2 March with Arsenal's trip to Portsmouth, which Mike Dean will oversee live on BT Sport.

Three games will be played the following evening, including Liverpool's trip headline trip to Stamford Bridge which will be overseen by Chris Kavanagh and live on the BBC, with West Bromwich v Newcastle United and Reading v Sheffield United the slightly later kick-offs.

Wednesday night will also host three more ties with defending champions Manchester City in action at Sheffield Wednesday and an all-Premier League clash between Norwich and Tottenham Hotspur in north London as well as Leicester City v Birmingham City.

And finally Craig Pawson will be the man in the middle as Derby County and Wayne Rooney prepare to face 12-time champions Manchester United to cap off the four evenings of action.

VARs and assistant video assistant referees (AVARs) will be in place for all three ties staged at top-flight stadiums across the fourth round, and here's who is in charge of them:

Monday 2 March

Portsmouth v Arsenal - 7.45pm - Live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate

Referee: Michael Dean

Assistant Referees: Simon Bennett & Edward Smart

Fourth Official: David Coote

Tuesday 3 March

Chelsea v Liverpool - 7.45pm - Live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Assistant Referees: Lee Betts & Sian Massey-Ellis

Fourth Official: Graham Scott

VAR: Andre Marriner

AVAR: Derek Eaton

West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United - 8pm

Referee: Anthony Taylor

Assistant Referees: Neil Davies & Mark Scholes

Fourth Official: Robert Jones

Reading v Sheffield United - 8pm

Referee: Kevin Friend

Assistant Referees: Constantine Hatzidakis & Marc Perry

Fourth Official: Simon Hooper

Wednesday 4 March

Sheffield Wednesday v Manchester City - 7.45pm - Live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

Referee: Michael Oliver

Assistant Referees: Adam Nunn & Stuart Burt

Fourth Official: Peter Bankes

Leicester City v Birmingham City - 7.45pm

Referee: Jonathan Moss

Assistant Referees: Dan Cook & Gary Beswick

Fourth Official: Darren England

VAR: Martin Atkinson

AVAR: Peter Kirkup

Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City - 7.45pm

Referee: Paul Tierney

Assistant Referees: Harry Lennard & Nick Hopton

Fourth Official: Andrew Madley

VAR: Stuart Attwell

AVAR: Simon Beck

Thursday 5 March

Derby County v Manchester United - 7.45pm - Live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate

Referee: Craig Pawson

Assistant Referees: Ian Hussin & Daniel Robathan

Fourth Official: Lee Mason