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FA Cup Third Round Wrap

FA Cup Third Round Wrap

Chelsea 5-1 Chesterfield

Last season's finalists Chelsea progressed to the fourth round after thrashing fifth-tier side Chesterfield on Saturday evening at Stamford Bridge.

Thomas Tuchel's charges ran riot in the first half as Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Romelu Lukaku and Andreas Christensen found the back of the net in the first.

Hakim Ziyech was able to get his name on the score-sheet in the second half after converting a penalty on 55 minutes, although the visitors did bag a consolation through Akwasi Asante with 10 minutes left on the clock.

Leicester City 4-1 Watford

Defending champions Leicester City began the defence of their FA Cup title with a 4-1 thrashing of Watford at the King Power Stadium.

Youri Tielemans and James Maddison gave the Foxes a two-goal lead before Joao Pedro pulled one back for Watford on 27 minutes.

Harvey Barnes restored Leicester's two-goal cushion on 54 minutes before Marc Albrighton wrapped up the win in the final five minutes.

Newcastle United 0-1 Cambridge United

League One outfit Cambridge United caused an upset at St James' Park after defeating Newcastle United 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.

Joe Ironside was the hero for the visitors after bagging the winning goal in the 56th minute.

Millwall 1-2 Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace booked their place in the next round with a come-from-behind win over Millwall.

Former Arsenal strike Benik Afobe put the hosts ahead in the 17th minute, before Michael Olise and Jean-Philippe Mateta completed the turnaround in the second half.

Burnley 1-2 Huddersfield Town

Burnley become one of the first Premier League sides to be eliminated by lower league opposition after losing 2-1 to Championship side Huddersfield Town.

Matthew Pearson and Josh Koroma netted for the visitors after Jay Rodriguez had given Burnley the lead in the first half.

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Brighton Hove Albion

Brighton and Hove Albion needed extra-time to overcome West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns.

Callum Robinson opened the scoring for the Baggies on 47 minutes, before Jakub Molder sent the game to extra-time with the equaliser on 81 minutes.

Neil Maupay was the hero in extra-time after getting the winning goal to send the Seagulls to the fourth round.

Here are nine transfers that have already been confirmed for the January transfer window: 

Yaser Asprilla – has joined Watford from Envigado
Yaser Asprilla – has joined Watford from Envigado
Paulinho – has joined Corinthians as a free agent
Paulinho – has joined Corinthians as a free agent
Alex Collado – has joined Granada on loan from Bar
Alex Collado – has joined Granada on loan from Barcelona
Johan Vasquez – has joined Genoa from UNAM Pumas
Johan Vasquez – has joined Genoa from UNAM Pumas
Patrick Berg – has joined Lens from Bodo/Glimt
Patrick Berg – has joined Lens from Bodo/Glimt
Maduka Okoye – has joined Watford from Sparta Rott
Maduka Okoye – has joined Watford from Sparta Rotterdam (will spend rest of the reason on loan at Sparta)
Hugo Siquet – has joined Freiburg from Standard Li
Hugo Siquet – has joined Freiburg from Standard Liege
Rafinha – has joined Real Sociedad on loan from Pa
Rafinha – has joined Real Sociedad on loan from Paris Saint-Germain
Ferran Torres – has joined Barcelona from Manchest
Ferran Torres – has joined Barcelona from Manchester City

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