LIVERPOOL, England – Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers’ FA Cup third-round match on Saturday finished in a 2-2 tie. Prior to Darwin Nunez’s equalizing goal for Liverpool just before halftime, Goncalo Guedes had given Wolves the lead.
Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool the lead seven minutes into the second half, but Hwang Hee-chan ensured a replay for Julen Lopetegui’s improving club in the 66th.
West Ham United defeated their south London rivals 1-0 on the road to avenge their recent league setback at home to Brentford.
The Premier League’s bottom-placed team, Southampton, overcame Crystal Palace’s 14th-minute lead thanks to goals from James Ward Prowse and Adam Armstrong. Saints coach Nathan Jones had only suffered one defeat since moving over.
Tottenham defeated League One’s Portsmouth 1-0 with a goal from Harry Kane in the 50th minute, while Leicester City stunned fourth-tier League Two Gillingham 1-0 with a Kelechi Iheanacho penalty in the 58th.
Fulham moved to the fourth round by defeating Hull City 2-0. Marco Silva had a happy reunion with his previous side thanks to goals from Daniel James in the fourth minute of stoppage time and Layvin Kurzawa in the 37th minute.
Alexis Mac Allister, a World Cup winner, scored twice as Brighton easily trounced Middlesbrough 5-1. For the winners, Pascal Gross, Adam Lallana, and Deniz Undov all scored goals.
Championship teams defeated two Premier League opponents, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth. With goals from Marvin Ekpiteta, Ian Carlo Poveda-Ocampo, CJ Hamilton, and Jerry Yates, Blackpool defeated Forest 4-1.
Burnley, who are now in first place in the championship, extended Bournemouth’s miserable run with a 2-0 victory over them thanks to goals from Manuel Benson and Anass Zaroury. Coach David Moyes will also benefit from West Ham’s victory over Brentford thanks to Said Benrahma’s 79th-minute goal, given their recent string of dismal performances.
When Sheffield Wednesday defeated third-tier team Newcastle United 2-1 to eliminate them from the competition, Newcastle United was the largest casualty. In the 52nd and 65th minutes, Josh Windass scored goals to give his club a victory over a competitor that had only dropped one game all season.
Marcus Rashford contributed to Manchester United’s 3-1 victory over Everton at home on Friday night, advancing them to the fourth round.
The biggest shock of the day occurred when fifth-tier National League team Wrexham defeated Championship team Coventry City 4-3 on the road.