It’s been a busy day of FA Cup third round action on Sunday and talkSPORT.com has the round-up of all early afternoon matches.
Lucas Moura kept Tottenham in the FA Cup as he prevented a third-round shock at the hands of Middlesbrough. at the Riverside Stadium.
Boro – managed by Jonathan Woodgate, who headed Spurs to victory in the 2008 League Cup final – took a 50th-minute lead through Ashley Fletcher’s sixth goal in 11 games.But Jose Mourinho’s men hit back within 11 minutes when Brazilian Moura headed firmly past Tomas Mejias to secure a 1-1 draw and a place in Monday evening’s fourth-round draw.
Elsewhere, Chelsea breezed to a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest thanks to goals from Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ross Barkley.Wayne Rooney helped Derby cause an upset at Crystal Palace to reach the FA Cup fourth round on an afternoon where the pitchside monitor was used for the first time in England.
While Wayne Rooney helped Derby cause an upset at Crystal Palace to reach the FA Cup fourth round on an afternoon where the pitchside monitor was used for the first time in England.
Referee Michael Oliver watched a replay of an incident between home captain Luka Milivojevic and Tom Huddlestone and overruled his original decision of a yellow card to send off the Eagles skipper midway through the second half.
One-time Palace loanee Chris Martin scored the only goal against his former club and it proved enough to dump Roy Hodgson’s side out of the competition following a 1-0 defeat at Selhurst Park.
Have a look at all the results below…
Charlton 0-1 West Brom
Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Crewe 1-3 Barnsley
Middlesbrough 1-1 Tottenham
QPR 5-1 Swansea
Sheff Utd 2-1 Fylde
Bristol Rovers 2-2 Coventry
Burton 2-4 Northampton
Crystal Palace 0-1 Derby
