The FA Cup third round often serves up the fabled magic that has become synonymous with England’s oldest cup competition.
Premier League and Championship clubs have now entered the FA Cup to throw their weight around against lower league opposition, many of whom have endured a gruelling and lengthy journey to reach the third round.
Every season the third round conjures up some appetising and unfamiliar duels but only 32 teams could secure safe passage to the fourth round.
Here are all the FA Cup third round results.
Aston Villa progressed in their sensational 150-year anniversary kit / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages
32 fixtures were played during the third round of the FA Cup. Below are the clubs that secured their place in the fourth round of the competition.
Club
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
Bournemouth
Brighton & Hove Albion
Burnley
Cardiff City
Chelsea
Everton
Exeter City
Fulham
Leicester City
Liverpool
Nottingham Forest
Plymouth Argyle
Stoke City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers
Doncaster Rovers
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United
Crystal Palace
Ipswich Town
Newcastle United
Southampton
Millwall
Wigan Athletic
Preston North End
Leyton Orient
Chelsea blitzed Morecambe / Clive Rose/GettyImages
Cardiff City, Everton and Fulham kicked off the FA Cup third round, all triumphing in their Thursday night fixtures. Aston Villa ran out victors in an all-Premier League battle the following night, toppling West Ham United during Graham Potter’s first game in charge of the Irons.
Liverpool, who last won the competition in 2021/22, eased into the fourth round with their 4-0 win over League Two outfit Accrington Stanley. Trent Alexander-Arnold starred after a difficult week for the 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 be joined by 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 victory away at Brentford. Morgan Whittaker scored the winner in the Pilgrims’ final match before Miron Muslic takes charge from recently dismissed Wayne Rooney.
Date
Result
09/01/25
Sheffield United 0-1 Cardiff City
09/01/25
Everton 2-0 Peterborough United
09/01/25
Fulham 4-1 Watford
10/01/25
Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Portsmouth
10/01/25
Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham United
11/01/25
Birmingham City 2-1 Lincoln City
11/01/25
Bristol City 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
11/01/25
Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
11/01/25
Liverpool 4-0 Accrington Stanley
11/01/25
Leicester City 6-2 Queens Park Rangers
11/01/25
Bournemouth 5-1 West Bromwich Albion
11/01/25
Brentford 0-1 Plymouth Argyle
11/01/25
Chelsea 5-0 Morecambe
11/01/25
Exeter City 3-1 Oxford United
11/01/25
Norwich City 0-4 Brighton & Hove Albion
11/01/25
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Luton Town
11/01/25
Reading 1-3 Burnley (AET)
11/01/25
Sunderland 1-2 Stoke City (AET)
11/01/25
Leeds United 1-0 Harrogate Town
11/01/25
Man City 8-0 Salford City
11/01/25
Coventry 1-1 Sheff Wed (4-3 pens)
12/01/25
Hull City 1-1 Doncaster Rovers (4-5 pens)
12/01/25
Tamworth 0-3 Tottenham
12/01/25
Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd (3-5 pens)
12/01/25
Crystal Palace 1-0 Stockport
12/01/25
Ipswich Town 3-0 Bristol Rovers
12/01/25
Newcastle United 3-1 Bromley
12/01/25
Southampton 3-0 Swansea City
13/01/25
Millwall 3-0 Dagenham & Redbridge
14/01/25
Mansfield 0-2 Wigan Athletic
14/01/25
Preston 2-1 Charlton
14/01/25
Leyton Orient 1-1 Derby (6-5 pens)
The FA Cup fourth round draw was concluded in the aftermath of Manchester United’s dramatic victory over Arsenal. Find the full list of fixtures here.
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