The Scottish Cup third-round tie between Largs Thistle and Ayr United will be shown live on the BBC Scotland channel, website and iPlayer on Friday, 27 November, with a 19:30 kick-off.

It comes after the Lowland League West club gained permission from North Ayrshire Council to keep the floodlights on at their Barrfields Park until 22:00 GMT.

They previously were only permitted to operate the pitch and floodlights at the 4,500-capacity stadium beyond a 21:00 cut-off on no more than two nights in any calendar month.

Following Largs' promotion from the West of Scotland League Premier Division to Scotland's fifth tier, which requires 19:45 midweek kick-offs, the previous restriction had already resulted in the club moving midweek matches 11 miles away to Ardrossan.

Ayr travel the 33 miles north to meet Ayrshire rivals who are making their debut in the competition having reached their highest-ever placing in senior football.

Former Queen of the South midfielder Stuart Davidson's Largs lost to Auchinleck Talbot in the final of last season's Scottish Junior Cup and currently sit second in the Lowland League, one point behind Ayrshire rivals Kilwinning Rangers.

They have reached the Scottish Cup third round after away victories over two Lowland League East sides - 1-0 against Gala Fairydean Rovers and a 5-1 thrashing of Dunipace.

Gary Naysmith's Ayr, who enter the Scottish Cup at the third-round stage, are currently seventh in the second-tier Championship and reached the fourth round last season before losing to Dundee United.