FA Cup 2021/22 3rd Rd Review

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Stats of the Round

Chelsea FC extended their FA Cup record of progressing beyond the 3^rd Round in their 24^th consecutive season.

Kidderminster Harriers equalled the largest gap between levels for a non-league club victory over second tier opposition.

Barrow AFC have extended their record of most times reaching 3^rd Round of FA Cup without yet going further to 13 occasions.

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First time in 4^th Round ever

Boreham Wood – 51^st campaign

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Equalling best run to 4^th Rd

Hartlepool United (7^th time in 104^th campaign)

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First time in 4^th Round in a while

13 years – Hartlepool United

8 years – Kidderminster Harriers

7 years – Cambridge United

6 years – Stoke City

4 years – Huddersfield Town, Peterborough United, Wigan Athletic

3 years – Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough FC

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Into 4^th Rd and long time since last KO before 4^th Rd

10 years – Manchester City

8 years – Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur

5 years – West Ham United

4 years – Brentford FC

3 years – AFC Bournemouth, Barnsley FC, Fulham FC, Leicester City, Norwich City, Southampton FC

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First time Knocked Out before 4^th Rd for a while

6 years – Millwall FC

4 years – Burnley FC

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Consecutive 3^rd Rd KOs

6 – Aston Villa

5 – Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United

4 – Preston North End, Rotherham United

3 – Bristol Rovers, Watford FC

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Avenged Previous FA Cup Defeat

Peterborough United 2-1 Bristol Rovers (after 3 previous defeats)

Wigan Athletic 3-2 Blackburn Rovers

Bristol City 0-1 Fulham FC

Charlton Athletic 0-1 Norwich City

Yeovil Town 1-3 AFC Bournemouth (makes it two wins apiece)

Hull City 2-3 Everton FC (A.e.t.) (makes it two wins apiece)

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Biggest Wins of the 3^rd Rd

Chelsea FC 5-1 Chesterfield FC

Luton Town 4-0 Harrogate Town

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Cupsets

Kidderminster Harriers (6) 2-1 Reading FC (2)

Newcastle United (1) 0-1 Cambridge United (3)

Boreham Wood (5) 2-0 AFC Wimbledon (3)

Hartlepool United (4) 2-1 Blackpool FC (2)

Burnley FC (1) 1-2 Huddersfield Town (2)

Birmingham City (2) 0-1 Plymouth Argyle (3) (A.e.t.)

Nottingham Forest (2) 1-0 Arsenal FC (1)

Wigan Athletic (3) 3-2 Blackburn Rovers (2)

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Hat-tricks and more

3 – Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford FC)

3 – Emiliano Marcondes (AFC Bournemouth)

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Miscellaneous

Leicester City have now knocked out Watford FC in FA Cup four times out of four.

Manchester United now have a 11-2 win ration against Aston Villa in FA Cup – the second most one-sided match-up in the competition’s history