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FA Cup Third Round gets underway

The FA Cup third round gets underway this weekend as every Premier League club enters the competition.

On Friday night, League Two Exeter City forced Liverpool into a lucrative replay at Anfield after twice taking the lead on home soil.

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Appleton hails 'magnificent' FA Cup win over Swansea

Oxford boss Michael Appleton saluted a "magnificent" performance after Kemar Roofe sent Swansea tumbling out of the FA Cup.

Michael Appleton was understandably chuffed after the match. Credit: Reuters

Roofe scored a superb quickfire double as League Two side United stunned their Premier League visitors 3-2 in the first major shock of this season's third round.

Swansea began with a superb Jefferson Montero strike which would have lit up any game, but ended up with a chastening defeat which was compounded by an an alleged altercation between Jonjo Shelvey and some of the travelling supporters.

Appleton said:

I thought the performance was magnificent. To beat a Premier League team on your own patch is one thing, but the way we did it, the way we passed the ball and the chances we created at times was great.

We had to dig deep when it was 3-2 but we showed a lot of composure in defence. We knew if we stuck to what we do best that we'd get opportunities. We pressed as high as we could and I think it unsettled them at times.

– Oxford United Michael Appleton

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