The FA Cup Third Round often delivers the legendary magic that has become synonymous with England's oldest cup competition.
Premier League and Championship clubs have now entered the FA Cup to throw their weight against lower league rivals, many of whom have endured a long, arduous journey to reach the third round.
Every season, the third round brings up some delicious and unusual duels, but only 32 teams manage to secure safe passage to the fourth round.
Here all FA Cup Results of the third round.
32 matches were played during the third round of the FA Cup. Below are the clubs that have secured their place in the fourth round of the competition.
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club |
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Aston Villa |
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City of Birmingham |
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Blackburn Rovers |
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Bournemouth |
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Brighton and Hove Albion |
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Burnley |
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Cardiff City |
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Chelsea |
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Everton |
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Exeter City |
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Fulham |
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Leicester City |
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Liverpool |
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Nottingham Forest |
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Plymouth Argyle |
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Stoke City |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Wycombe Wanderers |
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Doncaster Rovers |
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Tottenham Hotspur |
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Manchester United |
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Crystal Palace |
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Ipswich Town |
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Newcastle United |
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Southampton |
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Millwall |
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Wigan Athletic |
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Preston North End |
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Leyton Orient |
Cardiff City, Everton and Fulham started the FA Cup third round, with all of them victorious in their matches on Thursday evening. Aston Villa ran out victors in the Premier League battle the following night, knocking out West Ham United during Graham Potter's first game in charge of the Irons.
Liverpool, who last won the competition in 2021/22, qualified for the fourth round with their victory 4-0 win over Accrington Stanley in League Two. Trent Alexander-Arnold impressed after a difficult week for the right-back and Federico Chiesa scored his first goal for the club.
Chelsea achieved a similar victory with a high score over League Two rivals, By defeating Morecambe 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. A brace from Tosin Adarabioyo and Joao Felix secured an emphatic victory, and the Blues will be joined by Bournemouth, Leicester City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest in the fourth round.
The biggest surprise of Saturday's FA Cup action was Plymouth Argyle's 1-0 win away to Brentford. Morgan Whittaker scored the winning goal in the Pilgrims' final before Miron Muslić took over from last sacked Wayne Rooney.
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date |
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01/09/25 |
Sheffield United 0-1 Cardiff City |
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01/09/25 |
Everton 2-0 Peterborough United |
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01/09/25 |
Fulham 4-1 Watford |
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10/01/25 |
Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Portsmouth |
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10/01/25 |
Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham United |
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01/11/25 |
Birmingham City 2-1 Lincoln City |
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01/11/25 |
Bristol City 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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01/11/25 |
Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers |
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01/11/25 |
Liverpool 4-0 Accrington Stanley |
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01/11/25 |
Leicester City 6-2 Queens Park Rangers |
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01/11/25 |
Bournemouth 5-1 West Bromwich Albion |
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01/11/25 |
Brentford 0-1 Plymouth Argyle |
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01/11/25 |
Chelsea 5-0 Morecambe |
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01/11/25 |
Exeter City 3-1 Oxford United |
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01/11/25 |
Norwich City 0-4 Brighton & Hove Albion |
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01/11/25 |
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Luton Town |
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01/11/25 |
Reading 1-3 Burnley (AET) |
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01/11/25 |
Sunderland 1-2 Stoke City (AET) |
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01/11/25 |
Leeds United 1-0 Harrogate Town |
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01/11/25 |
Man City 8-0 Salford City |
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01/11/25 |
Coventry 1-1 Sheff Wednesday (4-3 Pens) |
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01/12/25 |
Hull City 1-1 Doncaster Rovers (4-5 kicks) |
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01/12/25 |
Tamworth 0-3 Tottenham |
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01/12/25 |
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United (3-5 kicks) |
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01/12/25 |
Crystal Palace 1-0 Stockport |
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01/12/25 |
Ipswich Town 3-0 Bristol Rovers |
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01/12/25 |
Newcastle United 3-1 Bromley |
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01/12/25 |
Southampton 3-0 Swansea City |
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01/13/25 |
Millwall 3-0 Dagenham & Redbridge |
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01/14/25 |
Mansfield 0-2 Wigan Athletic |
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01/14/25 |
Preston 2-1 Charlton |
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01/14/25 |
Leyton Orient 1-1 Derby (6-5 kicks) |
The FA Cup fourth round draw has concluded following Manchester United's dramatic win over Arsenal. Find the full list of combinations here.
