The FA Cup third round provided some great links across the football pyramid, but Saturday's early fixtures only provided one major shock.
Premier League side Brentford were dealt a shock shock by Championship strugglers Plymouth, losing 1-0 at the GTech Stadium.
Morgan Whittaker scored the only goal of the game in the 82nd minute, breaking west London hearts but sending the southpaw fans away in entertaining celebrations.
Brentford had 71% of possession in the match but only managed 0.41 xG, compared to 0.28 for their opponents.
Elsewhere, early kick-offs saw Birmingham beat Lincoln, Wolves beat Bristol City, Blackburn beat Middlesbrough and Liverpool thrash League Two side Accrington Stanley.
At 3pm, Leicester scored six goals against Queens Park Rangers and Premier League rivals Bournemouth scored five goals against West Bromwich.
Chelsea qualified for the next round by defeating Morecambe 5-0, with Joao Felix and Christopher Nkunku scoring the goals of the match.
We were knocked 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 unanswered goals.
Nottingham Forest also continued their winning streak with victory over Luton, before extra time saw Burnley beat Reading and Stoke eliminate Sunderland.
Results of the third round of the FA Cup
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 Bromwich Albion
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)
