FA Cup Recap--3rd Round

The Third Round of England's most prestigious knockout competition, the FA Cup, made for a very exciting slate of games. We saw some lower-league sides keep their dreams alive; we saw Premiership teams overcome spirited opposition to move on to the next stage; and most importantly, we saw the true spirit and passion of the game come out.

Chasetown were the lowest ranked team to ever make it to this point in the FA Cup and after scoring first in their game against Cardiff, gave up three unanswered goals to bow out of the competition. Havant & Waterlooville are now the flag-bearers for clubs outside the Football League (Premiership, Championship, League 1, League 2) as the Hawks are currently toiling in Blue Square South.

Blackburn, Bolton, Everton, and Birmingham City were all knocked out by lower-league sides, Sunderland (Wigan) and Aston Villa (Manchester United) were eliminated by fellow Premier League teams, and Newcastle, Derby, Tottenham, Reading, West Ham, Manchester City, Fulham, and Liverpool will all need replays to further their quest to win the FA Cup.

Like I said before, we saw some great displays of the game this weekend. The quality of play wasn't always the greatest but it was made up for with the passion and desire that both teams and fans showed. The draw for the 4th Round will be made tomorrow, and you can get full coverage of that right here.

Round 3 Results:

DATE HOME SCORE OPPONENT
01/05 Chasetown 1 - 3 Cardiff City
01/05 Walsall 0 - 0 Millwall
01/05 Wolverhampton 2 - 1 Cambridge Utd.
01/05 Barnsley 2 - 1 Blackpool
01/05 Blackburn 1 - 4 Coventry City
01/05 Bolton 0 - 1 Sheffield Utd
01/05 Brighton 1 - 2 Mansfield Town
01/05 Bristol City 1 - 2 Middlesbrough
01/05 Charlton 1 - 1 West Bromwich Albion
01/05 Chelsea 1 - 0 QPR
01/05 Colchester 1 - 3 Peterborough
01/05 Everton 0 - 1 Oldham Athletic
01/05 Huddersfield Town 2 - 1 Birmingham City
01/05 Ipswich Town 0 - 1 Portsmouth
01/05 Norwich 1 - 1 Bury
01/05 Plymouth Argyle 3 - 2 Hull City
01/05 Preston North End 1 - 0 Scunthorpe
01/05 Southampton 2 - 0 Leicester City
01/05 Southend Utd. 5 - 2 Dagenham & Redbridge
01/05 Sunderland 0 - 3 Wigan
01/05 Swansea City 1 - 1 Havant and Waterloo
01/05 Swindon Town 1 - 1 Barnet
01/05 Tottenham 2 - 2 Reading
01/05 Tranmere Rovers 2 - 2 Hereford
01/05 Watford 2 - 0 Crystal Palace
01/05 West Ham 0 - 0 Manchester City
01/05 Aston Villa 0 - 2 Manchester Utd.
01/06 Burnley 0 - 2 Arsenal
01/06 Derby 2 - 2 Sheffield Wed.
01/06 Fulham 2 - 2 Bristol Rovers
01/06 Luton Town 1 - 1 Liverpool
01/06 Stoke City 0 - 0 Newcastle

Replays:

01/15 Barnet vs. Swindon Town
01/15 Bristol Rovers vs. Fulham
01/15 Bury vs. Norwich
01/15 Hereford vs. Tranmere Rovers
01/15 Millwall vs. Walsall
01/15 Sheffield Wednesday vs. Derby County
01/15 West Bromwich Albion vs. Charlton Athletic
01/15 Liverpool vs. Luton Town
01/15 Reading vs. Tottenham
01/16 Havant and Waterloo vs. Swansea City
01/16 Manchester City vs. West Ham
01/16 Newcastle vs. Stoke City