The third round of the FA Cup often serves up the fabled magic that has become synonymous with England's oldest cup competition.
The Premier League and Championship clubs now enter the FA Cup to throw their weight around against lower league opposition, many of whom have endured a grueling and long road to reach the third round.
Every season, the third round brings up some tasty and unknown matchups, but only 32 teams could secure a safe passage to the fourth round.
Here they are all FA Cup the results of the third round.
32 matches were played during the third round of the FA Cup. Below are the clubs that secured a place in the fourth round of the competition.
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Aston Villa |
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Birmingham City |
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Blackburn Rovers |
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Bournemouth |
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Brighton & 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 began the third round of the FA Cup, all winning their Thursday night games. Aston Villa emerged victorious in an all-Premier League battle the following night, beating West Ham United in Graham Potter's first game in charge of the Irons.
Liverpool, who last won the competition in 2021/22, exited in the fourth round with 4-0 win over League Two side Accrington Stanley. Trent Alexander-Arnold played after a difficult week at right-back and Federico Chiesa scored his first goal for the club.
Chelsea produced a similarly high-scoring win over League Two opposition, beating Morecambe 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. Braces from Tosin Adarabioyo and Joao Felix secured an emphatic victory and the Blues will join Bournemouth, Leicester City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest in the fourth round.
The biggest surprise of Saturday's FA Cup fixtures was Plymouth Argyle's 1-0 win against Brentford. Morgan Whittaker scored the winner in the Pilgrims' final before Miron Muslic took over from the recently sacked Wayne Rooney.
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date |
The result |
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09/01/25 |
Sheffield United 0-1 Cardiff City |
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09/01/25 |
Everton 2-0 Peterborough United |
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09/01/25 |
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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11/01/25 |
Birmingham City 2-1 Lincoln City |
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11/01/25 |
Bristol City 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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11/01/25 |
Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers |
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11/01/25 |
Liverpool 4-0 Accrington Stanley |
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11/01/25 |
Leicester City 6-2 Queens Park Rangers |
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11/01/25 |
Bournemouth 5-1 West Bromwich Albion |
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11/01/25 |
Brentford 0-1 Plymouth Argyle |
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11/01/25 |
Chelsea 5-0 Morecambe |
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11/01/25 |
Exeter City 3-1 Oxford United |
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11/01/25 |
Norwich City 0-4 Brighton & Hove Albion |
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11/01/25 |
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Luton Town |
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11/01/25 |
Reading 1-3 Burnley (AET) |
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11/01/25 |
Sunderland 1-2 Stoke City (AET) |
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11/01/25 |
Leeds United 1-0 Harrogate Town |
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11/01/25 |
Man City 8-0 Salford City |
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11/01/25 |
Coventry 1-1 Sheff Wed (4-3 pens) |
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12/01/25 |
Hull City 1-1 Doncaster Rovers (4-5 pens) |
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12/01/25 |
Tamworth 0-3 Tottenham |
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12/01/25 |
Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd (3-5 pens) |
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12/01/25 |
Crystal Palace 1-0 Stockport |
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12/01/25 |
Ipswich Town 3-0 Bristol Rovers |
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12/01/25 |
Newcastle United 3-1 Bromley |
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12/01/25 |
Southampton 3-0 Swansea City |
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13/01/25 |
Millwall 3-0 Dagenham & Redbridge |
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14/01/25 |
Mansfield 0-2 Wigan Athletic |
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14/01/25 |
Preston 2-1 Charlton |
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14/01/25 |
Leyton Orient 1-1 Derby (6-5 Pens) |
The draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup was concluded after Manchester United's dramatic victory over Arsenal. Find the full fixture list here.