Middlesbrough striker Ashley Fletcher celebrates
Middlesbrough striker Ashley Fletcher celebrates

FA Cup third round highlights: Middlesbrough hold Spurs, Derby beat ten-man Palace


A review of Sunday's third round FA Cup ties as Tottenham and Middlesbrough will have to play again after a 1-1 draw at the Riverside.

FA Cup third round results


Middlesbrough and Tottenham must do it all again after the Sky Bet Championship side held Jose Mourinho's outfit to a 1-1 draw at the Riverside.

Lucas Moura kept Tottenham in the Cup as he prevented a third-round shock at the hands Boro - who took the lead after threatening throughout.

Boro - managed by Jonathan Woodgate, who headed Spurs to victory in the 2008 League Cup final - took a 50th-minute lead through Ashley Fletcher's sixth goal in 11 games.

But Mourinho's men hit back within 11 minutes when Brazilian Moura headed firmly past Tomas Mejias to secure a 1-1 draw and a place in Monday evening's fourth-round draw.

Rooney plays in Rams raid

Wayne Rooney helped Derby cause a 1-0 upset at Crystal Palace to reach the FA Cup fourth round on an afternoon where the pitchside monitor was used for the first time in England.

Referee Michael Oliver watched a replay of an incident between home captain Luka Milivojevic and Tom Huddlestone and overruled his original decision of a yellow card to send off the Eagles skipper midway through the second half.

One-time Palace loanee Chris Martin scored the only goal against his former club and it proved enough to dump Roy Hodgson's side out of the competition following a 1-0 defeat at Selhurst Park.

A much-changed Sheffield United side did not repeat the mistakes of last year as they overcame AFC Fylde 2-1.

Chris Wilder, who made 11 changes, saw his team go out of the competition at this stage last season as National League Barnet caused an upset at Bramall Lane.

The Blades hosted opposition from the same division again on Sunday but this time avoided a giant-killing thanks to Callum Robinson's early goal and a Leon Clarke strike on the hour.

However, the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition made the Premier League club sweat by setting up a tense finale when Jordan Williams pulled a goal back with 12 minutes left.

Kenneth Zohore's first-half winner booked West Brom an FA Cup fourth-round spot at the expense of Championship rivals Charlton with a 1-0 success at The Valley.

The Addicks made nine changes, handing debuts to recent loan signing Andre Green, as well as youngsters Abraham Odoh and Aaron Henry.

West Brom named a completely different starting XI from the side which drew 1-1 with Championship title rivals Leeds on New Year's Day.

Conor Chaplin's second-half header and a late breakaway from Luke Thomas ensured Championship strugglers Barnsley progressed to the fourth round for the first time in seven years with a 3-1 win at Crewe.

The Yorkshire side were ahead as early as the third minute after a fine piece of finishing from Jacob Brown, but the League Two side levelled though veteran midfielder Paul Green.

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