The third round proper of the FA Cup, the round which sees the first appearance by English Premier League and League Championship clubs, started play on Saturday.
There was also one second-round replay on Saturday.
Clubs from outside the Premiership are indicated by the league they currently play in.
At London:
Cesc Fabregas' successful penalty kick at 90 minutes enabled Arsenal to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Leeds United (League Championship). Robert Snodgrass put in a successful penalty kick at 54 minutes for the Whites. There will be a replay to take place later on January 18 at Leeds, England.
At London:
Matt Derbyshire scored twice (17', 45') as Birmingham City dominated hosts Millwall (League Championship) 4-1.
At Lincoln, England:
In a battle of League Two strugglers, Matheiu Manset (4', 72') and Stuart Fleetwood (36', 43') each scored twice as Hereford United defeated Lincoln City 4-3 in a second-round replay. The Bulls will take on fellow League Two club Wycombe Wanderers at High Wycombe, England in third-round play this coming Tuesday.
At Blackburn, England:
David Hoilett scored the game's only goal at 77 minutes as Blackburn defeated visiting Queens Park Rangers (League Championship) 1-0.
At Bolton, England:
Kevin Davies (83') and Johan Elmander (89') came up with the late goals as Bolton Wanderers fought back a challenge from Blue Square Premier (English National Conference) club York City 2-0.
At Brighton, England:
There will be no return to the FA Cup final this time out for Portsmouth (League Championship) as hosts Brighton & Hove Albion (League One) took a 3-1 decision. Chris Woods (26'), Ashley Barnes (45'), and Francisco Sandaza (90') each tallied once for the Seagulls.
At Bristol, England:
Sheffield Wednesday broke open what had been a scoreless deadlock with three second-half goals---one each from Gary Teale (49'), Neil Mellor (55'), and Clinton Morrison (65')---as the League one club ended up hammering League Championship stugglers Bristol City 3-0 on the road.
At Burnley, England:
Clarke Carlisle (4'), Tyrone Mears (21'), Chris Eagles (50'), and Graham Alexander (76') each tallied once as Burley (League Championship) doubled up visiting Port Vale (League Two) 4-2.
At Burton upon Trent, England:
Shaun Harrad scored both goals (82', 90') as Burton Albion (League Two) knocked off Middlesborough (League Championship) 2-0 at home.
At Coventry, England:
Freddy Eastwood (15') and Carl Baker (17') each scored once as Coventry City held off fellow League Championship club Crystal Palace 2-1 at home.
At Doncaster, England:
Doncaster (League Championship) and visiting Wolverhampton battled to a 2-2 draw that sets up a replay at Wolverhampton, England on January 18. The homestanding Rovers got their goals from Billy Sharp (41') and James Hayter (43') while Nenad Milijas (38') and Stephen Hunt (58') each tallied once for Wolves.
At London:
Diomanky Kamara's hat trick (32', 59', 76') helped Fulham spank visiting Peterborough United (League One) 7-2.
At Hudderfield, England:
Early goals courtesy of Scott Arfield (7') and Gary Roberts (8') stood up as Huddersfield Town (League One) blanked visiting Dover Athletic (Conference South, sixth level of English soccer) 2-0.
At Kingston upon Hull, England:
Mohamed Diame's double (21', 77') proved vital as Wigan Athletic defeated Hull City (League Championship) 3-2 on the road.
At Norwich, England:
Jimmy Smith's goal at 20 minutes provided all the scoring as Leyton Orient (League One) knocked off Norwich City (League Championship) 1-0 on the road.
At Preston, England:
Goals from Paul Anderson (50') and Luke Chambers (89') enabled Nottingham Forest to defeat Preston North End 2-1 on the road in a battle of League Championship clubs. The loss spoiled ex-Hull City manager Phil Brown's debut as PNE's new boss.
At Reading, England:
Shane Long provided the only goal of the match (41') as Reading (League Championship) defeated visiting West Brom 1-0.
At Scunthorpe, England:
Five different goal scorers---Louis Saha (4'), Jermaine Beckford (33'), Seamus Coleman (58'), Marouane Fellaini (73'), and Leighton Baines (83')----each scored once as Everton brassknuckled hosts Scunthorpe United (League Championhip) 5-1.
At Sheffield, England:
Kyle Walker (9'), Marc Albrighton (33'), and Stiliyan Petrov (90') each tallied once as Aston Villa made short work of hosts Sheffield United (League Championship) 3-1.
At Southampton, England:
Lee Barnard (53') and Guilherme Do Prado (88') provided the second-half scoring as Southampton (League One) blanked visiting Blackpool 2-0.
At Stoke-on-Trent, England:
Tuncay Sanli's goal at 45 minutes salvaged a 1-1 home draw for Stoke City against Cardiff City (League Championship). Michael Chopra scored at 8 minutes for the Bluebirds, who will host a replay scheduled for January 18 at Cardiff, Wales.
At Sunderland, England:
Craig Westcarr (5') and Lee Hughes (75') each scored once as Notts County (League One) knocked off Sunderland 2-1 on the road.
At Swansea, Wales:
Garry Monk (25'), Darren Pratley (35'), Cedric Van der Gun (68'), and Scott Sinclair (82') each tallied once as Swansea City (League Championship) blasted visiting Colchester United (League One) 4-0.
At Torquay, England:
Eunan O'Kane provided the game's lone goal at 6 minutes as Torquay United (League Two) knocked off visiting Carlisle United (League One) 1-0.
At Watford, England:
Marvin Sordell scored twice (68', 82') as Watford (League Championship) obliterated a one-goal halftime deficit and overpowered visiting Hartlepool United (League One) 4-1.
At London:
Jonathan Spector (29') and Frederic Piquionne (90') each tallied once as West Ham United shut out visiting Barnsley (League Championship) 2-0.
At Stevenage, England:
With Michael Bostwick (55') and Peter Winn (90'+3) provided a goal apiece, League Two club Stevenage pulled off one of the big shockers of this third round with a 3-1 home win over Newcastle United.
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