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FA Cup third round - as it happened: Arsenal dumped out by Forest, Newport down Leeds and much more

Re-live all the action from Sunday's four matches

Liam Corless
Sunday 07 January 2018 17:25 GMT
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Happy Sunday and welcome to our live coverage of the FA Cup third round.

Philippe Coutinho and his £142m transfer to Barcelona is the talk of football off the pitch but there's a great happening on it on Sunday with three Premier League sides in action in four more ties.

Saturday saw a shock at Coventry and a surprise at Bournemouth while Manchester City also survived a scare. What will happen next?

We will be across all the thrills, spills, goals and action throughout the afternoon right here.


Follow all the action in the live blow below...

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Armand Traore chases Theo Walcott 

Liam Corless7 January 2018 16:38

39' - Reiss Nelson cuts inside from the left wing and shoots from distance but his effort is tame and the ball goes wide of Jordan Smith's near post.

Liam Corless7 January 2018 16:43

42' - Ben Brereton gets in behind the Arsenal defence for the third time in this opening period but again he fails to beat David Ospina, as the Colombian makes a good save down low to his left.

Liam Corless7 January 2018 16:46

GOAL! Nottingham Forest 2-1 Arsenal (Lichaj)

44' - What. A. Goal.

Rob Holding's headed clearance is poor and the ball drops kindly for Eric Lichaj, who takes a touch before volleying a dipping shot past the rooted David Ospina and into the top corner. 

That's a goal worthy of winning any game.

Liam Corless7 January 2018 16:48

Eric Lichaj celebrates after scoring his first of two goals today 

Liam Corless7 January 2018 16:49

Half-time - Nottingham Forest 2-1 Arsenal

The referee brings the opening period to a close and we've got an upset on the cards after that stunning Eric Lichaj volley for Nottingham Forest.

Liam Corless7 January 2018 16:51

The final whistle has gone at Wembley and Spurs are into the fourth round after a 3-0 win over Wimbledon.

Liam Corless7 January 2018 16:54

46' - The second half is underway at the City Ground!

Liam Corless7 January 2018 17:06

52' - We're a good few minutes into this second half and Arsenal are yet to up their level. Are they going to become this year's biggest third-round casualty in around 40 minutes' time?

Liam Corless7 January 2018 17:12

Alex Iwobi controls the ball 

Liam Corless7 January 2018 17:13

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