Bristol City and Barnsley win against Portsmouth and Tranmere; strong Chelsea side thrash Morecambe 4-0 at Stamford Bridge; Manchester City comfortably beat Birmingham to progress; Crawley stun Premier League Leeds with 3-0 victory; Spurs beat spirited Marine 5-0
Sunday 10 January 2021 23:04, UK
Championship sides Bristol City and Barnsley avoided upsets to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday.
A brilliant 83rd-minute strike from Chris Martin saw Bristol City through to the fourth round with a 2-1 victory over impressive Portsmouth at Ashton Gate.
Famara Diedhiou fired the Sky Bet Championship side in front after 19 minutes with a sweet left-footed strike from just outside the box after exchanging passes with Hakeeb Adelakun.
But League One Pompey hit back on the stroke of half-time when Andrew Cannon pulled the ball back from the left and right-back Callum Johnson slotted a low drive past Dan Bentley from 15 yards.
Portsmouth were looking the more likely winners when Martin found the roof of the net with a superb right-footed shot on the turn from 20 yards to settle the outcome.
Even then, the underdogs were denied a last-gasp equaliser when Bentley saved superbly from substitute Jordy Hiwula.
Michal Helik and Cauley Woodrow grabbed the second-half goals that earned Barnsley a 2-0 FA Cup third-round win over Tranmere at Oakwell.
Helik headed Barnsley ahead on 59 minutes and Woodrow wrapped up victory from the penalty spot in injury time.
Tykes manager Valerien Ismael will have been equally pleased by Polish centre-back Helik's contribution at the other end of the pitch, as his team kept their first clean sheet in 12 outings.
Will Boyle's extra-time header sent Cheltenham into the fourth round with a 2-1 victory over League Two rivals Mansfield.
Boyle nodded in a long throw from Ben Tozer in the 110th minute to take the Robins past the third round for only the third time in their history.
Second-half from strikes Nick Tsaroulla, Ashley Nadesan and Jordan Tunnicliffe secured a remarkable third-round upset at Broadfield Stadium.
Victory for John Yems' rampant hosts was their first over a top-flight team in this competition and arguably the most famous result in their history.
Leeds created little on a bitterly cold afternoon in West Sussex as they endured another cup shock at the hands of lower-league opposition.
Meanwhile, Brighton survived a penalty shootout at Newport to book a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup, winning 4-3 on spot-kicks after the tie had been drawn 1-1 after 120 minutes.
Goalkeeper Jason Steele, who was at fault for Newport's equaliser in the final seconds of normal time, made four penalty saves to send the Seagulls through.
Brighton thought they had won the tie when Solly March struck from the edge of the penalty area with just 10 seconds of the 90 minutes remaining.
But Newport saved themselves with the final act in the sixth minute of stoppage time, Steele letting Liam Shephard's cross slip through his grasp and the unfortunate Adam Webster diverted the ball into his own net to set up extra-time.
Webster, though, scored the decisive spot-kick after Pascal Gross, Lewis Dunk and Davy Propper had been on target for Brighton, with Joss Labadie, Ryan Taylor and Jamie Proctor replying for Newport.
Never in the competition's 149-year history has there been such a mismatch as the Premier League side travelled to a club 160 places below them in the football pyramid.
And even though Spurs racked up a comprehensive win it was still a day to remember for the Northern Premier Division North West League outfit.
Jose Mourinho's side won it through Carlos Vinicius' first-half hat-trick, a Lucas Moura free-kick and a goal which saw Alfie Devine become the club's youngest ever player and goalscorer at 16 years and 163 days.
Mason Mount toasted his 22nd birthday with a fine 25-yard strike, with Callum Hudson-Odoi and Kai Havertz also on target.
Misfiring Germany forward Werner was pitched in despite the League Two opposition, with boss Frank Lampard desperate to kick-start his £53m signing's goal return.
Werner bungled an early chance to raise fears that Lampard's plan could backfire, but the 24-year-old later tapped home the easiest of finishes, much to Chelsea's collective relief.
Summer RB Leipzig capture Werner wound up toiling 827 minutes without a Chelsea goal, charting back to the Blues' 4-1 thrashing of Sheffield United on November 7.
Lampard will desperately hope the goal infuses the pacey forward with confidence, with the Blues expected to rise quickly from ninth place in the Premier League table.
Phil Foden also netted in the first half as 2019 winners City began their latest cup quest with a routine victory at the Etihad Stadium.
Birmingham, 18th in the Championship and without a win in their previous six games, rarely troubled the hosts aside from a Jeremie Bela-led late flurry when the result was already beyond doubt.
City could have won by more, such was their dominance, and Riyad Mahrez had a second-half effort ruled out for offside.
The FA Cup schedule has been confirmed, with the final scheduled at Wembley on Saturday, May 15.
There will be no replays this season to help ease fixture congestion.
The draw for both the fourth and fifth rounds will take place on Monday, January 11, ahead of the third-round tie between Stockport and West Ham.
