FA Cup Third Round Results 3rd January

Manchester United 0-1 Leeds
That’s the problem when you find people you actually like who support Manchester United. These results never hold quite the same pleasure. But it wouldn’t be the FA Cup without the odd giant killing and I’m glad to say that when Ryan Giggs came on as a substitute, he didn’t ruin the romantic atmosphere one bit.

Sheffield United 1-1 Queen’s Park Rangers
Rhys Taylor spent his final game on loan at QPR sitting on the bench. Ched Evans came closest to giving Sheffield United the lead with an excellent free kick which shook the crossbar but didn’t quite go in. I wonder if he’s tried the Crossbar Challenge.

Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Wolverhampton
Ash Taylor as usual did a fine job for Tranmere Rovers but Wolves are still a Premiership side. Wayne Hennessey made some brilliant saves in order to keep a clean sheet for his team. Okay he did accidentally throw the ball to a Tranmere player but they didn’t score from it and that’s all that matters really. Sam Vokes came on as a substitute and very nearly doubled Wolves’ lead.

West Ham 1-2 Arsenal
Danny Gabbidon is still having hamstring problems but I don’t know where Jack Collison was. But I’m so glad they weren’t there. Even without them, this game wasn’t nearly as comfortable for Arsenal as I wanted it to be. Luckily, Aaron Ramsey came to the rescue and Arsenal survived to face Stoke in the next round.