Arsenal 2-1 Cardiff: A Robert Pires brace puts Arsenal in charge, but a late Cameron Jerome goal ensures a tense finish Blackburn 3-0 QPR: Craig Bellamy scores either side of half-time as Rovers move comfortably into the fourth round Chelsea 2-1 Huddersfield: Carlton Cole capitalises on defensive hesitancy to head the Blues into a half-time lead Gary Taylor-Fletcher pulls Town level, but any hopes of a replay are dashed when Eidur Gudjohnsen scores late on Hull 0-1 Aston Villa: Gareth Barry's deflected strike puts Villa in round four with a deserved victory at the KC Stadium Ipswich 0-1 Portsmouth: Dario Silva heads in Matthew Taylor's centre to ensure Pompey are in the hat Luton 3-5 Liverpool: Steve Howard and Steve Robinson put Town 2-1 up at the break after Steven Gerrard's opener But Liverpool turn the match around in the second-half with two goals each from Xabi Alonso and Sinama Pongolle Man City 3-1 Scunthorpe: Andy Keogh slips the ball under City keeper David James to give the visitors a shock first-half lead But Robbie Fowler fires in a second-half hat-trick on his first start of the season to spare City's blushes Millwall 1-1 Everton: Marvin Williams pokes the Lions ahead but Leon Osman forces a replay with a header Newcastle 1-0 Mansfield: Alan Shearer scores late on to spare Newcastle's blushes against their League Two opponents Norwich 1-2 West Ham: Hayden Mullins and Bobby Zamora score the goals that send the Hammers into round four Nuneaton 1-1 Middlesbrough: The home side's defensive wall can only watch as Gaizka Mendieta's free-kick sails in But Jez Murphy deservedly forces a replay for the non-league side from the spot after Gareth Southgate had handled Sheff Weds 2-4 Charlton: Paul Heckinbottom nods in the Owls second, but it is to no avail as Darren Bent wraps up the win Torquay 0-0 Birmingham: City boss Steve Bruce has much to ponder as his side face a replay against League Two Torquay Watford 0-3 Bolton: Jared Borgetti sets the Trotters on their way to a comfortable victory at Vicarage Road West Brom 1-1 Reading: A replay at the Madejski Stadium beckons after both sides trade late penalties Wigan 1-1 Leeds: Rob Hulse earns a replay for United after his late goal cancels out David Connolly's opener for Wigan
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