At the match of the third round of the FA Cup, Brighton - Crystal Palace for the first time in English club football will use the video assistant's referee system.

As early as March 2017, the leaders of the English Football Association announced that during the 2017/2018 season during the FA Cup matches the video replay system will be tested, and now the exact date, time and place of the opening of the video assistant of the referee (VAR).

Honor of the discoverers fell to Brighton and Crystal Palace, which on January 8, 2018 at 21:45 Kiev time will play at the American Express Stadium match of the third round of the FA Cup.

Initially, it was expected that the first test of the VAR will be held at Wembley on January 6 at 17:00 at the match Tottenham - Wimbledon.

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