Cardiff 0-0 Tottenham: Chances are at a premium as both sides struggle to deal with the wet and windy conditions
City's Michael Chopra wastes the best chance, clipping wide after pouncing on Lee Young-Pyo's poor backpass
Everton 1-4 Blackburn: Matt Derbyshire's early tap-in is added to by Morten Gamst Pedersen's free-kick as Rovers go 2-0 up
And when Paul Gallagher turns inside Joseph Yobo to net the visitors' third, Everton's Cup hopes look over before half-time
Andy Johnson nets a penalty for Everton but Benni McCarthy slams in a fourth to cap a miserable afternoon for the Blues
Man Utd 2-1 Aston Villa: Swedish striker Henrik Larsson makes his debut for Manchester United in the FA Cup third round
Cristiano Ronaldo is predictably at the heart of United's better moves going forward, but the Villa defence is holding firm
Larsson has a couple of chances to put United ahead, but is denied by Villa keeper Gabor Kiraly as the half ends goalless
However, only 10 minutes into the second half, Larsson collects a Wayne Rooney lay-off to fire United in front
The Villans are level with 15 minutes remaining though when Milan Baros is given the freedom of Old Trafford to score
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer comes on for Larsson and the substitute wins it for United when his late strike squirms under Kiraly
Sheff Wed 1-1 Man City: Stuart Pearce lets rip at his Premiership side who are outplayed in a goalless first half
The Owls push again after the break but City's defence shows why it has not been breached on its travels for 250 minutes
At the other end, veteran keeper Mark Crossley is in inspired form and denies Darius Vassell on a couple of occassions
But he cannot stop Georgios Samaras, who earlier headed off his own goal-line, from giving City the lead from the spot
Stephen MacLean restores parity with a superb 20-yard drive that evades Nicky Weaver and goes in off the post
A replay is nothing less than Wednesday deserve and the sides will meet again a week on er...Wednesday
Dunfermline 3-2 Rangers: Jim Hamilton lashes in the Pars opener and Stephen Simmons adds a second before half-time
Phil McGuire heads in a third before Kris Boyd's brace for the visitors sets up a rousing finale at East End Park
The Gers pile on the pressure but time runs out for temporary boss Ian Durrant's side to leave their season in tatters
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