Arsenal 6-1 Coventry: Arsenal stroll into the fourth round. Olivier Giroud (39) opened the scoring to give the hosts the lead at half-time. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (57), Andrey Arshavin (63) and Theo Walcott (74) made it 4-0 before Callum Ball (78) scored a consolation. Ignasi Miquel (80) scored his first senior goal for Arsenal with Walcott (90) completing the rout.
Carlisle 0-3 Tottenham: A relatively easy win for Spurs despite their lengthy trip. Jan Vertonghen (37) gave Tottenham a half-time lead. The win was completed with goals from Andros Townsend (53) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (89).
Manchester United 2-1 Newcastle: United just about make it through despite a Newcastle threat. Anderson (44) fired the hosts ahead just before half-time. Tom Cleverley (58) made it 2-0 with a well worked goal before Javier Hernandez hit the crossbar. Substitute Papiss Cisse (62) headed Newcastle back in the game just over minute after coming on. The striker then hit the crossbar and was unfortunate not to level the game.
Norwich 1-0 Doncaster: Premier League Norwich just about make it past lower league opposition. The only goal of the game came from Alexander Tettey (26).
QPR 2-3 Reading: Reading came from behind to see off their fellow Premiership side. Junior Hoilett (14) gave the hosts the lead before Kaspars Gorkss (16) levelled. Djibril Cisse (71) made it 2-1 for QPR with Nicky Shorey (76) once again equalising. Pavel Pogrebnyak (81) won the game for the Royals.
West Brom 1-2 Liverpool: Liverpool also come from behind to see off West Brom. Gabriel Tamas (3) did the hosts an early lead. But Nuri Sahin (17 & 82) scored his first Liverpool goals to turn the game around and put the holders through.
Bradford 3-2 Burton AET: Bradford score two late goals before stealing victory in extra time. Goals from Billy Kee (18) and Aaron Webster (29) gave Burton a 2-0 lead before the half-hour mark. But a brace from Nahki Wells (83 & 90) forced the game into extra time. Stephen Darby (115) won the game with five minutes to play in the League Two battle.
Chelsea 6-0 Wolves: Wolves' return to Stamford Bridge may have just been a reminder as to why there are now a Championship club. Gary Cahill (4) broke the deadlock before Ryan Bertrand (8) made it 2-0 within ten minutes. Juan Mata (17) scored their third before half-time. Oriol Romeu (53) scored his first Chelsea goal from the penalty spot before Fernando Torres (58) made it 5-0. Victor Moses (71) completed the thrashing by also scoring his first Chelsea goal.
Crawley 2-3 Swansea: The Premiership side needed an injury time goal to squeeze past the League One outfit. Michu (27) had given Swansea the lead before goals from Josh Simpson (45) and Hope Akpan (62) put Crawley 2-1 ahead. Danny Graham (74) equalised for the visitors and the game was looking like entering extra time until Garry Monk (90) broke Crawley hearts.
Leeds 2-1 Everton: Possibly the shock of the night came from Elland Road. Leeds got off to the best possible start when Aidy White (4) put them ahead. Everton never really got going all night and Rodolph Austin (70) made it 2-0 after diverting Danny Pugh's shot past Jan Mucha. Sylvain Distin (81) headed Everton back into the game but it was too little too late for the Premiership side.
Manchester City 2-4 Aston Villa (AET): Perhaps another contender for shock of the night with the Premiership Champions exiting the stage and failing to win in four games. It started off better for the hosts when Mario Balotelli (27) put them ahead. Gareth Barry (59) forgot he has moved from Villa by inadvertently scoring an own goal to level the game up. Aleksandar Kolarov (64) put City back in front with a free-kick before Gabby Agbonlahor (70) forced extra time with his first goal in 18-games. Charles N'Zogbia (96) then put Villa ahead for the first time in the game with a rebound and Agbonlahor (113) sealed the game with his second of the night.
MK Dons 0-2 Sunderland: Relatively comfortable victory for the Premiership side. Sunderland made it hard for themselves when Lee Cattermole (32) was sent off. But it didn't really affect them and Craig Gardner (54) put the visitors in front. The win was sealed by James McClean (82).
Preston 1-3 Middlesbrough: Boro see off their League One opponents with somewhat ease. Emmanuel Ledesma (13) and Merouane Zemmama (18) gave the Championship a 2-0 lead. Joshua King (40) did pull one back before Richard Smallwood (61) secured the victory.
Southampton 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday: There were no dramas for the Premiership side at St.Mary's. Jay Rodriguez (30) broke the deadlock before then making it 2-0 with a penalty 12-minutes from time.
Swindon 3-1 Burnley: The League One side manage to see off the Championship team. Paul Benson (19) and Andy Williams (42) gave Swindon a 2-0 lead before half-time. Charlie Austin (74) did pull a goal back for Burnley before Troy Archibald-Henville (83) prevented any chance of a comeback.
West Ham 1-4 Wigan: Wigan come from behind to see off their fellow Premiership side. Modibo Maiga (7) had initially put West Ham in front. Mauro Boselli (14) equalised for Wigan with Ivan Ramis (38) and then Boselli (41) turned the game around to give them a 3-1 half-time lead. A Jordi Gomez (84) penalty completed the victory for the visitors.
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