Key events
Chelsea v Preston North End live!
Mauricio Pochettino’s expensively assembled side host Championship opposition and you can follow the action with Rob Smyth …
Match report: Gillingham 0-4 Sheffield United
William Osula and James McAtee scored two goals each as Sheffield United eased past Gillingham at the Priestfield Stadium. John Brewin was there …
Match report: Watford 2-1 Chesterfield
Having come from behind, Watford were forced to leave it extremely late before scoring the goal that knocked out the best team outside the Football League. Simon Burnton reports from Vicarage Road …
Match report: Stoke City 2-4 Brighton
Joao Pedro scored his 14th and 15th goals of the season as Brihgton came from a goal down to register a fairly comfortable win against their hosts from the Championship. Will Unwin reports from the Bet365 Stadium …
Match report: Sunderland 0-3 Newcastle
Alexander Isak scored a brace as Newcastle swatted Sunderland aside in the first Tyne-Wear derby since 2016. Louis Taylor reports from the Stadium of Light …
FA Cup results …
After Maidstone’s heroics earlier today, we’ve had no upsets of any kind in this afternoon clatter of three o’clock kick-offs. A tip of the hat to National League side Eastleigh, who have earned a home replay against their League Two opponents Newport County. The glamour.
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AFC Wimbledon 1-3 Ipswich Town
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Coventry City 6-2 Oxford United
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Maidstone United 1-0 Stevenage
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Millwall 2-3 Leicester City
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Sunderland 0-3 Newcastle United
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Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cambridge United
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Gillingham 0-4 Sheffield United
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Hull City 1-1 Birmingham City
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Newport County 1-1 Eastleigh
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Norwich City 1-1 Bristol Rovers
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Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Sutton United
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Queens Park Rangers 2-3 Bournemouth
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Southampton 4-0 Walsall
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Stoke City 4-2 Brighton
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Watford 0-1 Chesterfield
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Chelsea v Preston (5.30pm GMT)
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Middlesbrough v Aston Villa (5.30pm)
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Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City (5.30pm)
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Swansea City v Morecambe (5.30pm)
GOAL! Newport County 1-1 Eastleigh (Maguire 81pen)
In a turn of events that bypassed me completely, Chris Maguire equalised from the spot for 10-man, non-League Eastleigh about seven minutes ago. Apologies for my slovenliness.
GOAL! Watford 2-1 Chesterfield (Bashiru 90+5)
The dream looks to have died for Chesterfield. Tom Dele-Bashiru scores what’s likely to be a late, late winner for the Championship side to complete their comeback.
GOAL! GIllingham 0-4 Sheffield United (McAtee 88)
From a corner, James McAtee picks up the ball on the edge of the penalty area and sends it into the bottom corner with laser-like precision.
GOAL! Plymouth 3-1 Sutton (Whittaker 90+1)
Plymouth ensure a ball with their number on it will be included in the FA’s velvet bag, with Morgan Whittaker giving them a two-goal cushion in added time.
GOAL! Hull City 1-1 Birmingham City (Jacob 87)
Matty Jacob roofs the ball from close range after a Matt Etheridge fumble to equalise for Hull with his first goal for the club.
GOAL! Stoke City 2-4 Brighton (Pedro 80)
Brighton cement their place in the fourth round. Jean Paul van Hecke curls a pass into the path of Joao Pedro, who finishes past Daniel Iversen.
GOAL! Gillingham 0-3 Sheffield United (McAtee 83)
James McAtee puts the game beyond Stephen Clemence’s side, latching on to the ball and firing into the bottom corner after taking advantage of a defensive mix-up.
GOAL! Blackburn 5-2 Cambridge United (Leonard 81)
Having been forced to come from behind twice, Blackburn are now cruising against Cambridge United. Harry Leonard adds to their tally to give them a three-goal cushion with less than 10 minutes of normal time remaining.
GOAL! Southampton 4-0 Walsall (Adams 78)
Also on as a sub, Che Adams miscontrols a pass from Carlos Alacaraz but still manages to fire home from a tight angle and further riff on Walsall’s pain.
GOAL! Watford 1-1 Chesterfield (Rajovic 76)
Not long after coming on as a substitute, Mileta Rajovic equalises with a near post header to spare Watford’s blushes for now. Yaser Asprilla provided the cross.
GOAL! Stoke City 2-3 Brighton (Pedro 71)
Joao Pedro outmuscles Luke McNally in the Stoke City penalty area to head home a Pascal Gross cross and put Brighton back in front.
GOAL! QPR 2-3 Bournemouth (Kluivert 69)
On as a half-time substitute, Justin Kluivert gets on the end of a Philip Billing cross to score a tap-in and complete Bournemouth’s comeback from two goals down to lead against QPR.
GOAL! Southampton 3-0 Walsall (Fraser 68)
Southampton look home and hosed against Walsall after Ryan Fraser scores his second of the afternoon with a fine first-time finish after connecting with a delivery from Carlos Alcaraz.
GOAL! Blackburn 4-2 Cambridge United (Sigurdsson 66)
Having seen Sammy Szmodics score a first half hat-trick, Arnor Sigurdsson gets in on the goalscoring action at Ewood Park to give Cambridge United a mountain to climb.
GOAL! Stoke City 2-2 Brighton (Baker 63pen)
Lewis Baker scores a penalty to draw Stoke level after Lewis Dunk had handled the ball in his own area.
GOAL! Plymouth 2-1 Sutton (Hardie 68pen)
Ryan Hardie scores from the spot to restore Plymouth’s lead against their League Two visitors in Ian Foster’s first match in charge of the Home Park side.
GOAL! QPR 2-2 Bournemouth (Moore 58)
Bournemouth equalise! Kieffer Moore scores with a near post header from a corner to level proceedings at Loftus Road.
GOAL! Southampton 2-0 Walsall (Mara 58)
Ryan Fraser crosses from the left and Sakou Mara shoots on the turn to double Southampton’s lead.
GOAL! Stoke City 1-2 Brighton (Dunk 52)
Back from suspension to play for his side today, Lewis Dunk scores with a header at the back post after Stoke had switched off as Brighton took a short corner.
GOAL! QPR 2-1 Bournemouth (Tavernier 48)
Bournemouth have made two changes at half-time, bringing on Justin Kluivert and Ryan Christie for David Brooks and Chris Mepham. They seem to be working as Marcus Tavernier has scored with a deflected effort to get Andoni Iraola’s side back into their game against QPR.
GOAL! Plymouth 1-1 Sutton United (Angol 50)
Lee Angol equalises for the League Two side at Home Park, scoring his first goal since August.
Our second halves are underway: Well, most of them, anyway, with Watford and Bournemouth the teams currently looking down the embarrassment barrel. Watford are a goal behind to non-League Chesterfield at Vicarage Road, while Bournemouth are two down to Championship strugglers QPR.
FA Cup half-times
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AFC Wimbledon 1-3 Ipswich Town (R)
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Coventry City 6-2 Oxford United (R)
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Maidstone United 1-0 Stevenage (R)
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Millwall 2-3 Leicester City (R)
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Sunderland 0-3 Newcastle United (R)
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Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Cambridge United
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Gillingham 0-2 Sheffield United
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Hull City 0-1 Birmingham City
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Newport County 0-0 Eastleigh
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Norwich City 1-1 Bristol Rovers
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Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Sutton United
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Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Bournemouth
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Southampton 1-0 Walsall
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Stoke City 1-1 Brighton
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Watford 0-1 Chesterfield
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Chelsea v Preston (5.30pm GMT)
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Middlesbrough v Aston Villa (5.30pm)
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Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City (5.30pm)
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Swansea City v Morecambe (5.30pm)
GOAL! Stoke 1-1 Brighton (Estupinan 45+6)
Pervis Estupinan scores from distance with a superb left-footed effort to draw Brighton level six minutes into added time at the end of the first half.
GOAL! Blackburn 3-2 Cambridge (Szmodics 45+3)
Sammy Szmodics completes his first senior hat-trick to give Blackburn the lead against Cambridge United in a thrilling encounter at Ewood Park.
GOAL! Gillingham 0-2 Sheffield United (Osula 39)
William Osula scorers his second of the day, firing home on the follow up after Gillingham goalkeeper Jake Turner had made a save.
GOALS! QPR 2-0 Bournemouth
Sinclair Armstrong scorches down the wing, cuts inside and curls a shot past Mark Travers. A minute later, Lyndon Dykes doubles QPR’s lead with a shot that takes a vicious deflection past the Bournemouth goalkeeper.
Newport County 0-0 Eastleigh: National League side Eastleigh have been reduced to 10 men at Rodney Parade after losing George Langston to a straight red card.
GOAL! Blackburn 2-2 Cambridge United (Szmodics 37)
Sammy Szmodics scores his second goal of the afternoon to restore parity for Blackburn Rovers again. He’s never scored a senior hat-trick but will fancy his chances today.
Meanwhile in League Two: Karl Robinson is taking charge of his first Salford City match this afternoon and has been banished from the touchline. He’s been shown a straight red card for picking up the ball after it rolled out of play, preventing a Forest Green player from taking a quick throw-in.
GOAL! Watford 0-1 Chesterfield (Quigly 28)
With Maidstone already through to the fourth round, their fellow non-league side Chesterfield seem eager to join them. The National League table-toppers lead Championship side Watford courtesy of a Joe Quigly header from just a few yards out.
GOAL! Gillingham 0-1 Sheffield United (Osula 14)
In other news of goals I haven’t got around to reporting yet, Stephen Clemence’s Gillingham side are trailing to a William Osula goal at the Priestfield Stadium.
GOAL! Norwich City 1-1 Bristol Rovers (Ward 17)
Apologies Bristol Rovers fans! I’ve been trying to bring you news of your equaliser for some time now, but the goals keep flying in elsewhere. Grant Ward has restored parity for you.
GOAL! Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Cambridge United (Kaikai 26)
Cambridge waste no time in retaking the lead, with Sullay Kaikai putting them back in front just a couple of minutes after Blackburn had equalised.
GOAL! Blackburn 1-1 Cambridge United (Szmodics 23)
The leading scorer in the Championship with 16 goals, Sam Szmodics equalises for the hosts at Ewood Park, stroking the ball home from 12 yards.
GOAL! Plymouth 1-0 Sutton United
Luke Cundle has put Plymouth ahead at Home Park, scoring on the follow-up after Sutton goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis had pulled off an impressive save.
GOAL! Hull City 0-1 Birmingham (Jutkiewicz 18)
Lukas Jutkiewicz steers a header home from 12 yards to give Birmingham the lead at Hull.