The FA Cup third spherical served up some fascinating ties throughout the soccer pyramid however Saturday’s early video games solely supplied one main shock.
Premier League aspect Brentford had been surprised by Championship strugglers Plymouth, shedding 1-0 on the Gtech Stadium.
Morgan Whittaker grabbed the one aim of the sport, within the 82nd minute, breaking hearts in West London however sending the southern away help into raptures of celebrations.
Brentford boasted 71% possession within the match however solely managed 0.41xG, in comparison with their opponents’ 0.28.
Elsewhere, the early kick-offs noticed Birmingham beat Lincoln, Wolves beat Bristol Metropolis, Blackburn beat Middlesbrough and Liverpool thrash League Two aspect Accrington Stanley.
At 3pm, Leicester hit six previous QPR and fellow Premier League rivals Bournemouth scored 5 towards West Brom.
Chelsea breezed into the subsequent spherical, beating Morecambe 5-0, with Joao Felix and Christopher Nkunku each getting on the scoresheet.
We exit the FA Cup. pic.twitter.com/gGtOtxkdfL
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) January 11, 2025
Exeter overcame Oxford United and Brighton went to Norwich and scored 4 with out reply.
Nottingham Forest additionally continued their successful run, beating Luton, earlier than additional time noticed Burnley overcome Studying and Stoke knock Sunderland out.
FA Cup third-round outcomes
Birmingham Metropolis 2-0 Lincoln Metropolis
Bristol Metropolis 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
Liverpool 4-0 Accrington Stanley
Leicester Metropolis 6-2 Queens Park Rangers
Bournemouth 5-1 West Bromwich Albion
Brentford 0-1 Plymouth Argyle
Chelsea 5-0 Morecambe
Exeter Metropolis 3-1 Oxford United
Norwich Metropolis 0-4 Brighton and Hove Albion
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Luton City
Studying 1-3 Burnley (AET)
Sunderland 1-2 Stoke Metropolis (AET)
