Roundup of all the action across Third Round of 2022-23 FA Cup, which saw plenty of cupsets.
With Premier League and Championship clubs now having entered the fray, this round marked the serious business point of the competition as teams battled their way into the Fourth Round.
Non League’s Boreham Wood, Chesterfield and Wrexham meanwhile all hoped to cause cupsets alongside various EFL clubs.
Now, here is a roundup of every tie across the Third Round beginning with ties which pitted Premier League clubs against EFL opposition.
Premier League vs EFL
Late goals from James Reid and Dean Campbell saw League Two’s Stevenage come from behind to stun ten-men Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park, after Morgan Sanson had put the Villains in front prior to Leander Dendoncker’s 85th minute red card.
Josh Windass’ brace saw League One’s Sheffield Wednesday extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 18 matches with a shock 2-1 home win over Newcastle, who netted a consolatory goal through Bruno Guimaraes.
Goals from Marvin Ekpiteta, Ian Poveda, CJ Hamilton and Jerry Yates saw Blackpool stun Premier League strugglers, Nottingham Forest in a 4-1 home victory at Bloomfield Road.
Braces from Manuel Benson and Anass Zaroury saw Championship leaders, Burnley beat Bournemouth 4-2 in a dramatic six-goal thriller at the Vitality Stadium.
Second-half goals from Rodrigo and Sonny Perkins saw Leeds fight back to snatch a 2-2 draw at Cardiff City, after Jaden Philogene-Bidace and Sheyi Ojo had put the Bluebirds ahead at half-time.
Alexis Mac Allister came on as a substitute to score twice as Brighton & Hove Albion smashed Middlesbrough 5-1 at Riverside Stadium, which saw Pascal Gross provide a goal and assist whilst Adam Lallana and Deniz Undav also found the net.
Kelechi Iheanacho struck a neat 56th minute winner to edge Leicester past League Two’s Gillingham in a closely fought contest at Priestfield Stadium.
Harry Kane’s 18-yard curled strike saw Tottenham scrape past 2007-08 winners, Portsmouth in a tricky contest in North London.
Mohamed Elneny’s header and a brace from Eddie Nketiah saw Arsenal clinch their first-ever away win at Oxford United in all competitions.
Goals deep into both halves from Layvin Kurzawa and Daniel James respectively saw Fulham avoid a cupset away at Hull City.
Non League vs EFL
National League’s Wrexham stunned second-tier Coventry City in a 4-3 thriller as Sam Dalby provided a goal and assist for the Red Dragons, whilst Elliot Lee, Thomas O’Connor and Paul Mullins also were on the scoresheet as Coventry finished with ten men after Jonathan Panzo’s red card.
Brandon Thomas-Asante’s brace saw West Brom fight back to earn a 3-3 draw away at National League’s Chesterfield in a topsy-turvy contest, in which the Spirites twice came from behind to level before Armando Dobra’s brace put them ahead at half-time.
Lee Ndlovu’s 78th-minute header cancelled Ryan Astley’s opening goal as fifth-tier Boreham Wood came from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw at home to Accrington Stanley.
Premier League vs Premier League
Marcus Rashford produced a goal and assist as Manchester United comfortably dispatched Everton 3-1 at Old Trafford, despite Conor Coady netting an early equaliser after David De Gea fumbled his positioning.
Defending champions, Liverpool were held to a controversial 2-2 draw at Anfield by Wolves, having fought back to lead through Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah, in-between goals from Goncalo Guedes and Hwang Hee-Chan.
Riyad Mahrez produced his third and fourth goals of the season against Chelsea in three separate competitions, as Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden also netted in a 4-0 home win for Manchester City over Graham Potter’s Blues to eliminate last season’s runners-up.
Adam Armstrong struck a 68th minute comeback winner for Southampton to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park, after James Ward-Prowse cancelled out Odsonne Edouard’s opening goal.
Said Benrahma delivered a 78th minute winning strike as West Ham downed his former team – Brentford 1-0 in a scrappy London derby at Gtech Community Stadium.
EFL vs EFL
Toto Nsiala and Promise Omochere struck either side of half-time as League One’s Fleetwood Town came from behind to knock out second-tier QPR at Highbury.
Substitute, Lewis Richardson struck a 76th minute winner to send League Two’s Grimsby Town into the Fourth Round, at the expense of League One’s Burton Albion in a surprise result.
Injury-time goals from Ross Stewart and Luke O’Nien saw Sunderland narrowly avoid a cupset at League One’s Shrewsbury Town, after the Salops had taken a late lead through Matthew Pennington’s close-range header.
Second-half penalties from Conor Chaplin and Wes Burns helped League One’s Ipswich stun second-tier Rotherham 4-1 at Portman Road, with Cameron Humphreys and Freddie Ladapo also scoring for the Tractor Boys whilst Conor Washington had netted an equalising penalty for the visitors.
Own goals from Euan Murray and Rollin Menayese either side of Jacob Brown’s goal saw Stoke City comfortably thrash League Two’s Hartlepool at Victoria Park.
First-half goals from Daniel Jebbison and Jayden Bogle saw Sheffield United comfortably defeat fellow Championship oppenents, Millwall 2-0 at The Den.
Bambo Diaby and Alan Browne completed a comeback 3-1 win for Preston at home to Huddersfield, having equalised through Tom Lees’ own goal just minutes after Florian Kamberi had put the Terriers ahead.
Jack Vale’s 31st minute winner saw Blackburn Rovers condemn Norwich to defeat under their new manager, David Wagner in an all Championship tie at Carrow Road.
Kelvin Abrefa and Shane Long struck deep into injury-time in both halves as Reading edged past Watford in a closely fought second-tier battle to clinch a 2-0 home win.
Andy Williams’ 95th minute penalty winner saw Walsall beat Stockport County 2-1 in an all League Two affair, after Danny Johnson’s opening goal had been cancelled out by Paddy Madden.
James Collins, Tom Barkhuizen and Jason Knight all netted in a 3-0 victory for Derby County over League One rivals, Barnsley, at Pride Park.
Antoine Semenyo’s header rescued Bristol City a 1-1 draw at home to Championship rivals, Swansea who led through Joel Piroe’s early goal.
Harry Cornick cancelled out Tom Naylor’s opening goal and salvaged a replay for Luton against Wigan after the second-tier pair contested a 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road.
Finally, Forest Green Rovers’ home tie against Birmingham City was postponed until 17 January due to a waterlogged pitch at The New Lawn.
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