The large set of fixtures played early on Saturday in the 2012 FA Cup didn't produce too many upsets, but Paolo Di Canio's Swindon Town was able to knock out Wigan Athletic, while Macclesfield Town put in a great performance to force a replay in a 2-2 draw against Bolton Wanderers. The only Premier League side to lose other than Wigan was Blackburn, who fell 2-1 to Newcastle.
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Queens Park Rangers join Bolton as Premier League teams who will be forced into a replay. All of the other Premier League teams who were in action won their games. Clint Dempsey put in a great performance for Fulham, scoring a hat trick in their 4-0 demolition of Charlton Athletic. Tottenham Hotspur and Everton also recorded shoutout wins. Here are all of the scores.
FA Cup, Third Round
Birmingham 0-0 Wilves
Dag and Red 0-0 Millwall
Barnsley 2-4 Swansea City
Brighton 1-1 Wrexham
Coventry 1-2 Southampton
Crawley 1-0 Bristol City
Derby County 1-0 Crystal Palace
Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Notts County
Everton 2-0 Tamworth
Fleetwood 1-5 Blackpool
Fulham 4-0 Charlton
Gillingham 1-3 Stoke City
Hull City 3-1 Ipswich
Macclesfield Town 2-2 Bolton
Middlesborough 1-0 Shrewsbury
MK Dons 1-1 QPR
Newcastle 2-1 Blackburn
Norwich City 4-1 Burnley
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Leicester City
Reading 0-1 Stevenage
Sheffield United 3-1 Salisbury City
Swindon Town 2-1 Wigan
Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Cheltenham
Watford 4-2 Bradford City
West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Cardiff City
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