FA Cup rules for Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town as Liverpool tie awaits

Nottingham Forest are in FA Cup fifth round action on Monday night as they take on Championship rivals Huddersfield Town at the City Ground (7.30pm kick-off).

Forest have already knocked Arsenal and holders Leicester City out of the competition.

And if Steve Cooper's men can see off Huddersfield, they will be rewarded with another home tie, against Premier League title challengers Liverpool, in the quarter-finals.

Forest drew 1-1 with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Friday evening in their latest league outing, as they push for a play-off place.

But there are some different rules when it comes to the cup that players and fans need to be aware of...

As in previous rounds this season, there will be no replays at the fifth round stage.

Replays are due to return up to and including the fourth round of the FA Cup from the 2022-23 season onwards.

Replays were scrapped for the third and fourth rounds this season in a bid to alleviate fixture congestion.

With no replays, if a tie is level at the end of 90 minutes, half an hour of extra-time will follow (two halves of 15 minutes).

If the score is still level at the end of extra-time, there will be a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

So, one way or another, the Forest vs Huddersfield tie will be decided on the night.

Teams can name up to nine substitutes in the FA Cup this season - and use up to five of those during a match (including extra-time).

A sixth substitute can be allowed - but only to replace a player who has suffered suspected concussion.

There was confusion over this rule in the first round replay between Exeter City and Bradford City in November.

Exeter won the match 3-0 but it had to replayed again after it emerged that the Grecians had incorrectly used