{"id":1123674,"date":"2020-01-05T16:10:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T16:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1123674"},"modified":"2020-01-05T16:21:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T16:21:29","slug":"fa-cup-round-three-2pms-hudson-odoi-mourinho","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/fa-cup-round-three-2pms-hudson-odoi-mourinho\/","title":{"rendered":"Middlesbrough 1-1 Spurs, and the 15-match streak Jose Mourinho will be desperate to end"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2019\/20 FA Cup third round continued on Sunday afternoon with nine games kicking off early in the afternoon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of those showdowns, four saw a Premier League side feature, including eight-time winners Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and Sheffield United.<\/p>\n

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They were all hoping not to join Aston Villa and Brighton and Hove Albion as early departees.<\/p>\n

So, how did the games play out?<\/p>\n

Middlesbrough 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The match summed up in one stat:<\/strong>\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Mourinho has now failed to keep a clean sheet in 15 consecutive away matches.<\/p>\n

What does this mean for the FA Cup?<\/strong>\u00a0Middlesbrough’s dream of reaching the fourth round for a third successive year remains intact. Spurs last suffered a third round exit in 2014.<\/p>\n

Man of the match?<\/strong> Ashley Fletcher. His goal put Boro in front, ultimately earning Jonathan Woodgate’s men a well-deserved replay.<\/p>\n

Spare a thought for\u2026<\/strong> Spurs.\u00a0Another game in an already busy fixture program.<\/p>\n

Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The match summed up in one stat:<\/strong>\u00a0Callum Hudosn-Odoi has been directly involved in 11 goals across 13 starts for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

What does this mean for the FA Cup?<\/strong>\u00a0Chelsea stretch their record of not being eliminated in the FA Cup 3rd round to 22 seasons.\u00a0Forest, meanwhile, have now progressed beyond round three in just one of the past four editions.<\/p>\n

Man of the match?\u00a0<\/strong>Callum Hudson-Odoi. The youngster scored the opener and created no fewer than five chances for his teammates.<\/p>\n

Spare a thought for\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0Jordan Smith. Today saw the 25-year-old Forest goalkeeper make his first appearance of the season.<\/p>\n

Sheffield Utd 2-1 Fylde<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The match summed up in one stat:<\/strong>\u00a0Leon Clarke scored his first goal for Sheffield United since a 3-1 win over Derby County on Boxing Day 2018.<\/p>\n

What does this mean for the FA Cup?\u00a0<\/strong>Sheffield United prevented back-to-back third round eliminations at the hands of non-league opposition.<\/p>\n

Man of the match?<\/strong>\u00a0Luke Freeman. The 27-year-old played an instrumental role in both of Sheffield United’s goals.<\/p>\n

Spare a thought for\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0Fylde. The non-League side’s dream of reaching the FA Cup fourth round came to an end.<\/p>\n