FA Cup third round reaction: Man Utd beat Arsenal on penalties; Spurs edge past non-league Tamworth
FA Cup fourth round draw: Plymouth to host Liverpool; Birmingham at home to Newcastle
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Former Premier League winner Chris Sutton said on 606 that he believed the decision to scrap replays had risked damaging the "fairy tale" of the FA Cup.
While co-presenter Robbie Savage said: "We understood from the start of the season that there would be no replays, but with the lucrative nature of a replay – who does it benefit [there being] no replays? It benefits the bigger clubs, doesn't it? Of course it does.
"The magic of the FA Cup has been all about replays and giant-killing. Replays have to be there for the smaller clubs. It's ridiculous really.
"Bring back replays. Today has been significant. Tamworth could have earned about £1m playing a replay [against Tottenham]."
Thank you for getting in touch on the subject of replays, Simon and Jim.
This is a subject that was tackled on Sunday's episode of 606 on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Co-presenters Chris Sutton and Robbie Savage responded to the following two questions:
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A great win for Exeter City but the FA are ruining the cup. Replays are brilliant for smaller clubs and potentially, like with Exeter, a lifeline in times of financial difficulty. Semi-finals at Wembley also take away from the final. There's a reason that the FA Cup is one of the oldest cup competitions in the world…the original format works.
Simon from Exeter
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Tamworth would have had a big-money game at Spurs that could have secured their immediate future had there still been replays. As a Man U fan, I'm a little relieved, though.
Jim in Preston
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Whittaker helps Plymouth Argyle pull off late win as Brentford suffer FA Cup exit
As mentioned, the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup was made on Sunday and it has thrown up some intriguing ties.
Plymouth Argyle have been drawn at home to eight-time winners Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round.
Argyle, bottom of the Championship, beat Premier League side Brentford 1-0 on Saturday in the biggest shock of the weekend.
League One leaders Birmingham will host Newcastle, while fellow third-tier side Exeter will play at home to Nottingham Forest.
After Sunday's win at Arsenal on penalties, Manchester United will play 2021 winners Leicester, now managed by Ruud van Nistelrooy – former United striker and recent interim head coach .
There are three other all-Premier League ties, with Tottenham travelling to Aston Villa, Brighton playing Chelsea and Bournemouth travelling to Everton.
To read about Sunday's matches in more depth, click on the scores below for the match reports:
Right, let's kick off our round-up of Sunday's action with highlights from some of the key FA Cup ties.
Click on the play icons below to watch selected ties…or here to view every FA Cup goal from the third round.
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Bayindir shines as 10-man Man United beat Arsenal in dramatic thriller
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Under-par Spurs battle past Tamworth in extra time
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Newcastle come from behind to beat Bromley
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League Two Doncaster beat Championship Hull on penalties
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Well, that was an action-packed FA Cup third-round weekend, wasn't it? And it is not over yet.
The draw may have been made for the fourth round – which we will get to shortly – but there are still some third-round ties to finish off.
Millwall host Dagenham & Redbridge tonight and there are three more matches on Tuesday that were postponed due to the frosty conditions.
But there are plenty of issues to discuss following Sunday's results, namely:
We will assess all those topics, plus many more, and bring you the best lines from today's Premier League news conferences before the midweek programme.
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