THE MAGIC NUMBERS FROM THE THIRD ROUND

BLACKBURN’S Sammie Szmodics is the only player to walk away with the match ball in the third round. The Championship top-scorer’s treble helped Rovers to a 5-2 win over Cambridge.

69

PLACES in the Football League pyramid between Maidstone and Stevenage, who they beat 1-0. The Stones, who are the lowest-ranked side in the competition, advance to the fourth round for the first time.

7

COVENTRY are on seven-game unbeaten run in the Championship and continued their fine form with the big win of the weekend. They beat third-tier Oxford United 6-2.

2

QPR had only scored two goals in their last six league games and then netted twice in 42 minutes against Bournemouth... and still lost! That is their record-extending 52nd defeat in the third round.

243

SHEFFIELD UNITED fans saw their side win away from home for the first time in 243 days! They thumped Gillingham 4-0.

95

TOM DeleBashiru’s 95th-minute winner is the latest goal scored so far and helped Watford to a 2-1 win over National League leaders Chesterfield, who had taken the lead.

2

CARDIFF didn’t help themselves as they crashed 4-0 at Sheffield Wednesday, missing two penalties in the first seven minutes. Owls keeper Cameron Dawson was the hero at Hillsborough, denying first Ryan Wintle and then Callum Robinson from 12 yards.

5

THIRD ROUND fixtures that require a replay. They are all Premier League ties between Crystal Palace v Everton, Brentford v Wolves as well as Norwich v Bristol Rovers, Newport County v Eastleigh and Hull v Birmingham City.