Premier League high-flyers Newcastle made a shock exit from the FA Cup towards third-tier Sheffield on Wednesday, whereas prime challengers Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth have been additionally knocked out by the decrease league opposition on Saturday.

Elsewhere, on a busy day of third-round motion, Harry Kane got here one step nearer to changing into Tottenham’s all-time prime scorer by scoring of their 1-0 win over Portsmouth.

Wrexham co-owners Hollywood gamers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney led the celebrations on social media after their non-league facet’s shock 4-3 win at second-tier Coventry.

However it was Wednesday that stole the present with a powerful 2-1 win over the third-placed Newcastle workforce within the Premier League at Hillsborough.

Eddie Howe’s workforce was undefeated in all competitions of their earlier 15 video games, however Wednesday, at the moment second in League One, was undefeated in 10 consecutive video games after Josh Windass doubled the Magpies.

Windass, who appeared in an offside place within the 52nd minute on Wednesday, took the lead when Dennis Adeniran turned the ball away from shut vary.

Windass scored his second purpose 13 minutes later and was cold-blooded after being blocked by Michael Smith.

Newcastle narrowed the hole when Bruno Guimaraes poked dwelling at shut vary within the 68th minute, however Chris Wooden squandered a golden alternative to equalize with a 10-yard subject purpose.

On a day of shocks that confirmed the FA Cup was nonetheless thrilling regardless of its declining standing, Nationwide League Wrexham took probably the most memorable ends in the competitors’s current historical past.

Sam Dalby and Elliot Lee scored to get Wrexham off to a dreamy begin earlier than Ben Sheaf took it again for Coventry.

Thomas O’Connor caught Wrexham’s third purpose earlier than Paul Mullin’s penalty appeared to seal the win, and Coventry’s Jonathan Panzo was despatched off for handball.

Viktor Gyokeres and Kasey Palmer battled for Coventry within the closing levels, however Wrexham continued to make it to the fourth spherical for the primary time since 2000, resulting in an abusive Instagram publish by Reynolds.

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Combating in West Ham, West Ham relieved David Moyes with a 1-0 win, whereas Mentioned Benrahma netted his former membership Brentford with a long-range rocket within the 79th minute.

– ‘Nice competitors’ –

Forest boss Steve Cooper has chosen a totally completely different beginning workforce for the match at Blackpool, which his facet’s midweek win towards Southampton knocked them out of the Premier League relegation zone.

The plan backfired badly when the championship workforce received 4-1 at Bloomfield Highway with targets from Marvin Ekpiteta, Ian Poveda, CJ Hamilton and Jerry Yates.

Blackpool supervisor Michael Appleton informed the BBC: “It is a nice competitors the place I have been fairly fortunate to have had some nice days and this was considered one of them”.

Two targets every from Anass Zaroury and Manuel Benson put Championship leaders Burnley on a 4-2 successful route at Bournemouth.

– Kane shoots –

At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, England captain Kane scored the one purpose of the sport within the fiftieth minute, selecting up the ball from the sting of the penalty space and twisting a pleasant curling effort previous Josh Griffiths’ determined dive.

Having scored 4 targets in 4 video games towards France since lacking the penalty that led England to be knocked out of the World Cup, Kane now has 265 targets for the Spurs – only one behind the membership’s all-time document holder Jimmy Greaves.

“I attempt not to consider it,” Kane mentioned. “Generally you might suppose an excessive amount of. Frankly, I really feel match and I really feel match. My thoughts is to assist the workforce and I hope targets will come.”

Leicester, who received the FA Cup two years in the past, beat Gillingham, sitting on the finish of fourth place, 1-0.

Jamie Vardy was the supplier as Kelechi Iheanacho shot with a scientific end within the 56th minute.

Premier League basement membership Southampton got here from behind to beat final yr’s semi-finalists Crystal Palace 2-1.

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