So after Tranmere beat Brackley past night to be the first team into round 3 there were another 9 matches today
Regarding non league teams:
Solihull Moors took Morecambe to Extra time before eventually losing 4-2
Kings Lynn were taught a lesson by Portsmouth losing 6-1
A couple of League 2 teams beat League 1 teams:
Exeter beat Gillingham Cheltenham beat Crewe
And one League 1 team beat a league 2 team
Blackpool beat Harrogate
The rest of the matches were teams in the same league playing each other:
Newport beat Salford Oldham beat Bradford Plymouth beat Lincoln
One match still on going and it would be a big shock with a few minutes remaining Chorley are beating a strong Peterborough side 2-1, Peterborough made just 1 change from their last league game Mo Eisa came in for Clarke Harris, other than that its the same side that beat Plymouth
I was watching the Pompey-King's Lynn match this afternoon as well as the Charlton game.
Pompey scored some good goals but Lynn created quite a few chances; with a bit more luck at both ends they could have gone in at HT level which may have made the second half interesting.
6-1 was a flattering scoreline to Pompey and harsh on Lynn.
Plymouth v Huddersfield. So had we beaten the Pilgrims, and whoever they beat in round 2 we'd be looking at a trip to Huddersfield in round 3. Spine tingling stuff, the magic goes on.
Sorry i‘m not sure i buy the we would of had X and Y team if we got through.
It's silly but there is logic behind it. The FA Cup ball numbers follow the draw of the previous round(s) so had we won in round one and round two, we'd have played Lincoln in round 2 and Huddersfield in round 3. Glamorous. It also means we'd have been ball number 1 in round four if we were to have made it that far.
Sorry i‘m not sure i buy the we would of had X and Y team if we got through.
It's silly but there is logic behind it. The FA Cup ball numbers follow the draw of the previous round(s) so had we won in round one and round two, we'd have played Lincoln in round 2 and Huddersfield in round 3. Glamorous. It also means we'd have been ball number 1 in round four if we were to have made it that far.
I mean that's logical and hard to argue with. So many tiny things could have meant we got a different draw even if we were the same number though surely? If Robbie Savage took 0.5 seconds longer swishing his hand around we may have got someone else.... This is the sort of pointless discussion i enjoy.
Sorry i‘m not sure i buy the we would of had X and Y team if we got through.
It's silly but there is logic behind it. The FA Cup ball numbers follow the draw of the previous round(s) so had we won in round one and round two, we'd have played Lincoln in round 2 and Huddersfield in round 3. Glamorous. It also means we'd have been ball number 1 in round four if we were to have made it that far.
Have you never heard of the butterfly effect? Us beating either Plymouth or hypothetically Lincoln, could have some how had an impact on those other game. Unlikely, but not impossible.
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Regarding non league teams:
Solihull Moors took Morecambe to Extra time before eventually losing 4-2
Kings Lynn were taught a lesson by Portsmouth losing 6-1
A couple of League 2 teams beat League 1 teams:
Exeter beat Gillingham
Cheltenham beat Crewe
And one League 1 team beat a league 2 team
Blackpool beat Harrogate
The rest of the matches were teams in the same league playing each other:
Newport beat Salford
Oldham beat Bradford
Plymouth beat Lincoln
One match still on going and it would be a big shock with a few minutes remaining Chorley are beating a strong Peterborough side 2-1, Peterborough made just 1 change from their last league game Mo Eisa came in for Clarke Harris, other than that its the same side that beat Plymouth
Pompey scored some good goals but Lynn created quite a few chances; with a bit more luck at both ends they could have gone in at HT level which may have made the second half interesting.
6-1 was a flattering scoreline to Pompey and harsh on Lynn.
Lowest team in the competition versus the highest
And why it always used to be said, The magic of the Cup".
I absolutely love the Marine v Spurs draw. That’s a fairytale.
National League North side Chorley will host Wayne Rooney's Derby, while holders Arsenal host Newcastle.
Huddersfield Town v Plymouth Argyle
Southampton v Shrewsbury Town
Chorley v Derby County
Marine v Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
Stockport County v West Ham United
Oldham Athletic v Bournemouth
Manchester United v Watford
Stevenage v Swansea
Everton v Rotherham
Nottingham Forest v Cardiff
Arsenal v Newcastle
Barnsley v Tranmere Rovers
Bristol Rovers v Sheffield United
Boreham Wood v Millwall
Blackburn Rovers v Doncaster
Stoke City v Leicester
Wycombe v Preston
Crawley v Leeds
Burnley v MK Dons
Bristol City v Portsmouth
QPR v Fulham
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Brentford v Middlesbrough
Manchester City v Birmingham
Luton v Reading
Chelsea v Morecambe
Exeter v Sheffield Wednesday
Norwich v Coventry
Blackpool v West Brom
Newport County v Brighton
Cheltenham v Mansfield