The FA Cup, the world’s oldest football tournament, has entered its third round, where the English Premier League clubs, considered top contenders, enter the competition. Manchester City currently holds the FA Cup, and in the last seven years, it has been won by four different clubs, with only Arsenal and Man City securing victory twice. Notably, FA Cup matches follow a unique format – the winner advances to the next round, while drawn matches lead to a replay on the opposing team’s field, adhering to an old tradition.
This is a thread for the 3rd round of the 2024 FA Cup season. Join the discussion and share your views on the various matches.
5 January
20:15 Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1:1
20:30 Fulham v Rotherham United 1:0
21:00 Tottenham v Burnley 1:0
6 January
13:30 AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town
13:30 Coventry City v Oxford United
13:30 Maidstone United v Stevenage
13:30 Millwall v Leicester City
13:45 Sunderland v Newcastle United
16:00 Blackburn Rovers v Cambridge United
16:00 Watford v Chesterfield
16:00 Gillingham v Sheffield United
16:00 Queens Park Rangers v Bournemouth
16:00 Norwich City v Bristol Rovers
16:00 Newport County v Eastleigh
16:00 Plymouth Argyle v Sutton United
16:00 Southampton v Walsall
16:00 Stoke City v Brighton & Hove Albion
16:00 Hull City v Birmingham City
18:30 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa
18:30 Swansea City v Morkham
18:30 Chelsea v Preston North End
18:30 Sheffield Wansday v Cardiff City
7 January
15:00 West Bromwich Albion - Aldershot
15:00 West Ham United - Bristol City
15:00 Luton Town - Bolton Wanderers
15:00 Manchester City - Huddersfield
15:00 Nottingham Forest v Blackpool
15:00 Peterborough United - Leeds United
15:00 Shrewsbury Town v Wrexham
17:30 Arsenal - Liverpool
8 January
21:15 Wigan Athletic - Manchester United
2 - With his brace today, Alexander Isak became the first Newcastle player to score twice in an away match against Sunderland since Ollie Burton in December 1967. Bragging.
2 - After just one of his first 168 goals in English club football had come from such a position, Raheem Sterling’s last two goals for ChelseaFC have both come from a direct free-kick. Quirk.
Aston Villa have won an FA Cup game for the first time since January 2016 against Wycombe:
◎ L 0-4 vs. Man City
◎ L 0-2 vs. Spurs
◎ L 1-3 vs. Peterborough
◎ L 0-3 vs. Swansea
◎ L 1-2 vs. Fulham
◎ L 1-4 vs. Liverpool
◎ L 0-1 vs. Man Utd
◎ L 1-2 vs. Stevenage
◉ W 1-0 vs. Middlesbrough
𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘:
Sunderland 0-3 Newcastle 
First Chelsea start for Alfie Gilchrist as Mauricio Pochettino decides for him as part of the XI in FA Cup game vs Preston.
FT—Chelsea 4-0 Preston
