The third round of the FA Cup served up some exciting fixtures across the football pyramid, but Saturday’s opening games only produced one big shocker.
Premier League side Brentford were stunned by Championship side Plymouth, losing 1-0 at the Gtech Stadium.
Morgan Whittaker scored the only goal of the game in the 82nd minute, breaking hearts in West London but sending the southern away support into wild celebrations.
Brentford had 71% possession in the match but only managed 0.41xG, compared to their opponents’ 0.28.
Elsewhere, the opening games saw Birmingham beat Lincoln, Wolves beat Bristol City, Blackburn beat Middlesbrough and Liverpool thrash League Two side Accrington Stanley.
At 15:00, Leicester hit six against QPR and Bournemouth scored five goals against West Brom.
Chelsea progressed to the next round, beating Morecamp 5-0, with Joao Felix and Christopher Nkunku both getting on the scoresheet.
We are out of the FA Cup. pic.twitter.com/gGtOtxkdfL
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) January 11, 2025
Exeter beat Oxford United and Brighton went to Norwich and scored four without reply.
Nottingham Forest also continued their winning run, beating Luton, before Burnley beat Reading in extra time and Stoke knocked out Sunderland.
FA Cup third round results
Birmingham City 2-0 Lincoln City
Bristol City 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
Liverpool 4-0 Accrington Stanley
Leicester City 6-2 Queens Park Rangers
Bournemouth 5-1 West Brom
Brentford 0-1 Plymouth Argyle
Chelsea 5-0 Morecambe
Exeter City 3-1 Oxford United
Norwich City 0-4 Brighton & Hove Albion
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Luton Town
Reading 1-3 Burnley (AET)
Sunderland 1-2 Stoke City (AET)
2025-01-11 17:57:00
