Newcastle United suffered a 1-0 home defeat from the third-tier cambridge united but the holder Leicester City started his defense FA Cup They beat Premier League rivals Watford 4-1 in the third round on Saturday.
Premier League struggling Newcastle boosted their newfound financial strength and made their debut by signing England full back Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid on Friday.
But the humble Cambridges were fearless as Joe Ironside scored in the second half and keeper Dimitar Mitov made several saves to seal a famous victory and send his fans into delirium.
Leicester, who won the competition for the first time after beating Chelsea in last season’s final, eased into a draw for the fourth round with goals from Yuri Tielemans, James Madison, Harvey Barnes and Mark Albrighton.
Joo Pedro answered for Watford, managed by Leicester’s title-winning manager Claudio Ranieri, but, apart from a floodlight failure that caused a stoppage on the hour, it was a relatively easy progression for Brendan Rodgers’ side.
Earlier, Burnley became the first Premier League casualty of the third round when they lost 2–1 to Huddersfield Town via an 87th-minute header from Matty Pearson from a corner to win a late win at Turf Moor. came down from
Jay Rodriguez’s header gave Burnley the lead but Josh Koroma equalized for the visiting team in the 74th minute.
Crystal Palace avoided a similar fate, although they secured a 2–1 comeback victory over London rivals Millwall with goals from Michael Ollis and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Minor league Kidderminster Harriers, the lowest-ranked team to survive the third round, suffered a setback when the sixth-tier club beat Championship team Reading 2–1.
Boreham Wood ensured that the two minor league sides would be in the fourth round when they defeated AFC Wimbledon 2–0.
Premier League Brentford scored a hat-trick by Brian Mbumo to hand Port Vale a comfortable 4-1 win.
Premier League struggling Newcastle boosted their newfound financial strength and made their debut by signing England full back Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid on Friday.
But the humble Cambridges were fearless as Joe Ironside scored in the second half and keeper Dimitar Mitov made several saves to seal a famous victory and send his fans into delirium.
Leicester, who won the competition for the first time after beating Chelsea in last season’s final, eased into a draw for the fourth round with goals from Yuri Tielemans, James Madison, Harvey Barnes and Mark Albrighton.
Joo Pedro answered for Watford, managed by Leicester’s title-winning manager Claudio Ranieri, but, apart from a floodlight failure that caused a stoppage on the hour, it was a relatively easy progression for Brendan Rodgers’ side.
Earlier, Burnley became the first Premier League casualty of the third round when they lost 2–1 to Huddersfield Town via an 87th-minute header from Matty Pearson from a corner to win a late win at Turf Moor. came down from
Jay Rodriguez’s header gave Burnley the lead but Josh Koroma equalized for the visiting team in the 74th minute.
Crystal Palace avoided a similar fate, although they secured a 2–1 comeback victory over London rivals Millwall with goals from Michael Ollis and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Minor league Kidderminster Harriers, the lowest-ranked team to survive the third round, suffered a setback when the sixth-tier club beat Championship team Reading 2–1.
Boreham Wood ensured that the two minor league sides would be in the fourth round when they defeated AFC Wimbledon 2–0.
Premier League Brentford scored a hat-trick by Brian Mbumo to hand Port Vale a comfortable 4-1 win.
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