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Chelsea 4-1 Peterborough: Pedro nets a brace to kill off the Posh with a red card for John

CHELSEA 4-1 PETERBOROUGH - SAMI MOKBEL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Normal service resumed for Chelsea. Not, though, for captain John Terry. The Blues routinely dispatched of League One Peterborough to help heal the wounds of Wednesday’s loss at Tottenham. But the pain of a personally disappointing season goes on for Terry, who was shown a straight red card on his first start for the club since October. The Chelsea skipper pleaded with referee Kevin Friend after his foul on Lee Angol. ‘I didn’t touch him’, he told the official. Terry knew what was coming, though. He was the last man, he knows the consequences.

Liverpool 0-0 Plymouth: Jurgen Klopp's kids held at home as League Two high-flyers force

LIVERPOOL 0-0 PLYMOUTH - IAN LADYMAN AT ANFIELD: It is 293 miles from Plymouth to Liverpool which is a big ask in January for a game scheduled for lunchtime. The FA Cup still has the capacity to repay commitment and loyalty, though, and if this scoreless draw does not exactly count as among the memorable afternoons in the competition’s history it was more than enough for the thousands of supporters from Devon crammed in to the Anfield Road End.

Tottenham 2-0 Aston Villa: Ben Davies scores his first goal for Spurs to help secure FA

NEW TOTTENHAM 2-0 ASTON VILLA - MATT BARLOW AT WHITE HART LANE: Mauricio Pochettino made nine changes but still required two more before Tottenham could finally dispose of stubborn Aston Villa. Pochettino’s fringe players toiled for more than 70 minutes against Steve Bruce’s team and only made the breakthrough when Dele Alli and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou came off the bench. It was Nkoudou who produced the pace and trickery to add a 20-minute flourish to an otherwise dull FA Cup third-round tie.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on Plymouth's defensive tactics after FA Cup draw

The League Two side came to Anfield with only one intention: keeping a clean sheet. It made for an unspectacular afternoon with Liverpool enjoying 80 per cent of the possession and taking 28 shots, only four of which were on targe

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he told striker Marcus Rashford he 'doesn't care about the goals' the youngster scores - before he struck twice against Reading.

23-year-old Italian international Andre Belotti, who has been linked with the north London giants recently, has scored 13 goals this season for Serie A side Torino.

Chelsea's Nathan Ake has impressed in helping Eddie Howe's Cherries into the top half of the league in their second Premier League campaign, scoring three goals in 12 games

ADAM SHERGOLD AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Few have had a chance to see Michy Batshuayi since his £30m arrival at Chelsea, but he took his chance to impress against Peterborough.

The Dutch international has made just four Premier League appearances in his second season at the club, with Everton reportedly keen on signing him.

Seven things you missed from Liverpool's draw with Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle earned a hard-fought replay against Liverpool in third round of the FA Cup after holding Jurgen Klopp's side to a frustrating goalless draw at Anfield on Sunday. The Reds dominated possession throughout the match but were unable to break down the League Two side, who have now secured a lucrative return fixture at Home Park. Although the match itself was largely devoid of excitement, Sportsmail has uncovered a number of interesting points from the game that you may have missed.

Middlesbrough 3-0 Sheff Wed: Leadbitter, Negredo and De Roon put Boro through

MIDDLESBROUGH 3-0 SHEFF WED  CRAIG HOPE AT THE RIVERSIDE: It says a lot that Middlesbrough actually played better with 10 men, Daniel Ayala’s dismissal having snapped them from the slumber of another tie which was doing little to restore the magic of the FA Cup.

Liverpool's average starting age of 21 years and 296 days beats the previous record set in April 1965, when Bill Shankly's side won 3-1 away at Wolves.

Nathan Ake has been recalled by Chelsea from his loan spell at Bournemouth and Cherries manager Eddie Howe has already launched the search for a replacement.

Jurgen Klopp insists that youth will always be given a chance while he is Liverpool manager, as he prepares to throw the kids in against Plymouth in the FA Cup.

Not for the first time, Kyrgios drew attention to the question of what would have happened to him had he behaved like Djokovic did during his three-set defeat of Murray in the Qatar Open final.

NEW Jose Mourinho will bring big hitters Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba into a refreshed Manchester United side for the EFL Cup semi-final against Hull City, after they were rested on Saturday.

The day Jose Semedo's mate Cristiano Ronaldo turned joke on Sheffield Wednesday doubters:

Chances are you haven't heard the one about Barry Bannan in Amsterdam with Cristiano Ronaldo. As Christmas party tricks go, this has to be up there. The occasion was Sheffield Wednesday's festive shindig, when almost all of Carlos Carvalhal's squad flew to Holland in late November, hours after beating Wolves in the Championship. Drink was flowing and Wednesday were bonding when Bannan suggested to club captain Jose Semedo he get his apparent best friend on the phone. It turns out Semedo's closest companion currently has the Ballon d'Or in pride of place in his Madrid villa.

Manchester United star Paul Pogba takes time out to thank dedicated fan who jets in from

A first team star signing a shirt and posing for a picture with a supporter is not particularly unusual but then not every fan travels at least 22 hours to watch their team. French midfielder Pogba took to Instagram to acknowledge the commitment of an Australian fan who often flies in from Down Under to watch United's games.

Pep Guardiola has conceded that he has been to blame for Manchester City's mixed results this season, saying that his tactical changes have exacerbated the club's woes.

Sir Andy Murray is already one of the greats of world tennis. Anyone who wins multiple Grand Slam titles deserves that accolade. Only 85 players have done it in the history of the men's game.

Antonio Conte used his latest press conference to praise Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, claiming he has continued to show 'great commitment' in training despite his limited role at the club.

Cardiff City 1-2 Fulham: Teenager Ryan Sessegnon hits winner on his FA Cup debut as

RALPH ELLIS AT THE CARDIFF CITY STADIUM: Whatever Cardiff get paid by BBC Wales for putting their FA Cup games on live TV it isn't enough. If it was billions, it still wouldn't be. For the second year in a row they got knocked out of the third round in front of the ghostly atmosphere of a deserted stadium as a bizarre kick off time made thousands stay away. Goals by Stefan Johansen and 16-year-old prodigy Ryan Sessegnon took Fulham through, deservedly even though Cardiff had taken the lead with an eighth minute deflected Anthony Pilkington free kick.

Olivier Giroud demonstrates captain's authority as Arsenal striker's words of

Olivier Giroud showed his authority as Arsenal captain against Preston as his words of encouragement helped inspire a second-half turnaround. Arsenal went in at half-time behind after a Callum Robinson strike put Preston into the lead in the seventh minute. But Aaron Ramsey struck just 48 seconds after the break to level the tie before a late winner from Giroud.

When Cohen Bramall made the call to his Hednesford manager, Paul Casey, after his trial match for Sheffield Wednesday Under 23s last month, there was shock in his voice.

PRESTON 1-2 ARSENAL, JOE BERNSTEIN: Arsene Wenger is justifiably proud of his FA Cup record, winning the trophy a record six times and never being knocked out in the third round.

Wilson took over from Dean Saunders at the Proact Stadium in December 2015 but the Spireites fell into the League One relegation zone after winning just one of their last six matches.

Manchester United's utility man Daley Blind believes competitiveness in the group has played a key part in the club's eight-match winning run. 

Everton's bid to sign Morgan Schneiderlin has reached an impasse with both player and club keen for the deal to happen but Man United unwilling to sanction a for anything less that £20m.

Sure you don't want to keep this one? Rooney appears to offer shirt swap after United win... but why did Evans refuse?

Wayne Rooney wrote his name into more history books on Saturday afternoon by scoring his 249th goal for Manchester United, thus equalling the all-time record held by Sir Bobby Charlton. His goal against Reading may have been scrappy — it went in off of his knee — but it is surely one the Manchester United and England captain will remember for years to come. And it goes without saying the shirt he wore when he matched the record would be a treasured. Try telling that to Reading midfielder George Evans, who appeared to reject the chance to own the shirt any Manchester United fan would move mountains to own.

Nine things you missed from Manchester United's defeat of Reading

Manchester United v Reading was an action-packed occasion, so you could be forgiven for missing some of the less obvious moments. Don't worry, though. As ever, Sportsmail was all over the Old Trafford meeting.

CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: It came off his knee. In the pantheon of Wayne Rooney's great goals, it will not rank highly among the 249 he has now scored for Man United.

ROB DRAPER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Wayne Rooney paid tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton as he equalled his 43-year club record of scoring 249 goals for Manchester United.

MANCHESTER UNITED 4-0 READING, ROB DRAPER: It was a flicker of delight which lit up a dreary and drizzly Manchester day. Sir Bobby Charlton face broke into a spontaneous smile.

DOMINIC KING AT GOODISON PARK: A quickfire double from Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa saw Leicester City come from a goal down to knock Everton out of the FA Cup.

BOLTON 0-0 CRYSTAL PALACE - MIKE KEEGAN AT THE MACRON STADIUM: Sam Allardyce's wait for first win as Crystal Palace boss goes on after his side were held to a goalless draw.

Newcastle United, Burnley and Aston Villa also want the 27-year-old though Everton have said he can only leave on a permanent deal at this stage. Watford may enquire again at the end of the window.

CRAIG HOPE AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT: Sunderland and Burnley will meet again at Turf Moor a week on Tuesday after cancelling each-other out in an underwhelming clash.

Awkward... but funny! Draxler performs initiation song in front of PSG team-mates

23-year-old German international Julian Draxler has become the latest player to go through a traditional initiation at a new club and the latest to make a fool of himself. Draxler, who signed for Paris Saint-Germain in a £34million deal, was filmed by his team-mates as he attempted to sing.

Millwall 3-0 Bournemouth: Shane Ferguson, Shaun Cummings and Steve Morison goals ensure

MILLWALL 3-0 BOURNEMOUTH - ADAM SHERGOLD AT THE DEN: You can almost understand Eddie Howe’s thinking. Knocks and fatigue after the hectic festive period, a top-half position in the Premier League to safeguard and winnable matches against Hull, Watford and Crystal Palace ahead. The Bournemouth manager weighed all that up and decided to risk the rotation.

Crewe Alexandra have parted ways with Steve Davis after a run of seven League Two matches without a victory. Former captain David Artell will take over as first-team manager.

Tournament bosses have defended Premier League clubs' right to widespread squad rotation in the FA Cup. Bournemouth made a full 11 changes for Saturday's third-round trip to Millwall, and lost 3-0.

Brentford are chasing a loan move for Burnley striker Dan Agyei. The 19-year-old has returned to Turf Moor following a successful spell at Coventry, where he scored four goals.

On his return from a three-week ban for being sent off against Argentina, Daly immediately rediscovered the form that drew comparisons from Eddie Jones with World Cup winner Jason Robinson.

England fear a front-row injury crisis after Joe Marler was forced to pull out of Harlequins' victory over Sale on Saturday with a recurrence of his recent calf injury.

Udinese 1-2 Inter Milan: Ivan Perisic brace extends Serie A winning streak to four games

UDINESE 1-2 INTER MILAN - Ivan Perisic scored twice as Inter Milan came from a goal down to beat Udinese and win their fourth straight game in Serie A on Sunday. Perisic equalised in first-half added time, slotting a shot inside the near post after receiving a pass from Mauro Icardi, before heading in from a free kick three minutes from time. It was the first brace Perisic has scored in Serie A since joining Inter from Wolfsburg in 2015. The Croatia international now has six goals in the league this season, making him their second top scorer behind Icardi.

Manchester United star Morgan Schneiderlin enjoys dinner as Everton continue transfer

Having beaten Reading 4-0 in the FA Cup third round, Manchester United players had plenty to celebrate as they headed out to local restaurant Tapeo on Saturday evening. But toasting the triumph may not have been the reason Juan Mata, Matteo Darmian and Daley Blind decided to go out. With Morgan Schneiderlin also in attendance, it could be suggested that this was in fact a farewell dinner. The French midfielder was pictured alongside his girlfriend making his way to Tapeo, which is owned by Mata's father, and dined alongside his Manchester United team-mates amongst others.

Several notable European coaches have moved to the Far East, including Italy's 2006 World Cup winning manager Marcello Lippi who has taken charge of the national team for £18million a year.

JOE BERNSTEIN: Steve Bruce's alarm is set for half-past six, and by 7.15am he’s heading for work. This past week has been spent formulating a plan to beat Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup.

Northampton Town slumped to an eighth defeat in their last 10 League One matches, with Ellis Harrison scoring a first-half hat-trick as he netted four goals for Bristol Rovers.

Behind the scenes at Brentford: Martin Allen suffers FA Cup heartache, but calls it the

FA Cup third round day for National League Eastleigh is a major date after drawing Championship side Brentford away.  Eastleigh manager Mad Dog Martin Allen has invited The Mail on Sunday to join his squad for the whole day to see what the experience is like. SAM CUNNINGHAM spent 48 hours with 'Mad Dog' in the build-up and though the result ends in a goal-filled defeat, the match's entertainment is rivalled by what goes on behind the scenes...

Eugenie Bouchard makes most of wildcard entry to win first round match at the Sydney

Bouchard, a 22-year-old former Wimbledon finalist, was beaten in the first round of the Brisbane International last week in her first warm-up tournament for the Australian Open, which begins on January 16 and where she was a surprise semi-finalist in 2014.

MIKE DICKSON: Boris Becker, no longer Novak Djokovic's coach but watching on TV, accurately summed up his former player's first match against Andy Murray in 2017.

Sir Dave Brailsford's position as principal of Team Sky was looking precarious after evidence he gave to the Culture, Media and Sport select committee was described as 'extraordinary'.

Mo Farah insisted his last track campaign can still be one to remember despite finishing only seventh in the Simplyhealth Great Edinburgh International cross-country.

Sutton 0-0 Wimbledon: National League side force replay as Neil Ardley's team are held in

OLIVER HOLT: A portly man dressed in the yellow kit of Sutton United walked into the cramped gents' toilets in the main stand at Gander Green Lane an hour or so before kick-off against AFC Wimbledon and stood next to the BBC reporter Mark Clemmit. 'Once you get into that giraffe costume,' said the man, as if he thought an explanation were necessary, 'there's no getting out of it.' 

James DeGale planning on building his property portfolio for his retirement as he prepares

James DeGale says Saturday's unification clash with WBC champion Badou Jack will ensure his family's future becomes as safe as houses.

Paris Saint-Germain manager Unai Emery has heaped praised on Julian Draxler after the German capped off his debut with a goal. The German moved from Wolfsburg in a £34m move on Tuesday.

STOKE 0-2 WOLVES - PETER LANSLEY AT THE BET365 STADIUM: Helder Costa and Matt Doherty helped Wolves cause an FA Cup shock as they sent Stoke crashing out.

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has called on his team to carry on in the same vein after they equalled Barcelona's Spanish record of 39 games unbeaten against Granada.

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Real Madrid 5-0 Granada: Cristiano Ronaldo scores in dominant win to equal Barcelona's

REAL MADRID 5-0 GRANADA - PETE JENSON: Real Madrid have drawn level with Barcelona's unbeaten record with a one-sided victory over Granada extended their current run to 39 games across all competitions. Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema both scored in the first-half with their goals sandwiched by an Isco brace as Real Madrid dominated an incompetent Granada side who sit 19th in the La Liga table.

Shaun Derry is a cut above the rest as he recalls time at Leeds ahead of facing former

Shaun Derry is still the straight-talking, football fanatic he was when pulling on the white of Leeds United. But as he prepares to lead his Cambridge United side into an FA Cup tie against the club he calls the biggest of his playing career, there is a distinguishing difference. 'The sideburns were disastrous weren't they,' he says!

Cristiano Ronaldo shows off special Nike Ballon d'Or football boots in first Bernabeu

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has paraded his unique, golden Nike football boots for the first time since winning his fourth Ballon d'Or trophy and being declared European football's finest player. The Portuguese star had the Mercurial Superfly CR7 Vitorias designed specifically for him by his sportswear sponsors Nike, in honour of his winning of the prestigious honour.

CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Wayne Rooney capped a momentous day with an all-round performance worthy of acclaim. He was complemented with fine displays in midfield.

HULL 2-0 SWANSEA - JANINE SELF AT KCOM STADIUM: There is nothing like the return of a goalscoring hero to lift the spirits, especially when the player turns out to be a saviour again.

BIRMINGHAM 1-1 NEWCASTLE - KIERAN GILL AT ST ANDREW'S: The Championship rivals must do it all again in the cup after sharing the spoils in the Midlands.

JACK GAUGHAN AT DEEPDALE: The French striker scrambled a late winner as Arsenal came from behind to survive an FA Cup scare with a 2-1 win at Championship Preston.

Sam Wood hooked home following a scramble in the visitors' penalty area before Dan Scarr levelled for the non-League visitors to secure a third-round replay will be needed to separate the sides.

IPSWICH 2-2 LINCOLN - TOM FARMERY AT PORTMAN ROAD: Theo Robinson nearly wrote his name into FA Cup folklore as he scored twice in National League Lincoln's hard-earned draw.

Eibar 0-2 Atletico Madrid: Antoine Griezmann and Saul Niguez fire Diego Simeone's side to

Saul Niguez scored with a header after a cross by Filipe Luis in the 54th minute, and Antoine Griezmann sealed the victory from close range for Atletico Madrid in the 74th on Saturday. The result moved Diego Simeone's team to fourth place, but still nine points behind rivals Real Madrid.

Paris Saint-Germain 7-0 Bastia: Parisians breeze to victory over Ligue 1 outfit in French

Germany winger Julian Draxler marked his Paris Saint-Germain debut with a fine goal as the French Cup holders thrashed Bastia 7-0.

Alex Morgan fulfils European ambition with World Cup winner joining Lyon

It started with an audacious tweet from a long-serving French club president, and ended with American star Alex Morgan joining Lyon to fulfill her growing ambition of discovering European football. Holding up a No. 13 jersey, Morgan was officially presented to the media on Saturday, a day after signing her contract and nearly three weeks after it was announced she was joining from Orlando Pride on a six-month deal with an option for a further season.

Sheffield United consolidated their place at the top of Sky Bet League One with a 4-1 win at Southend. Ethan Ebanks-Landell headed the Blades into an early lead after just two minutes.

It's that magic time of year where the Premier League big guns join the minnows of English football in the FA Cup third round and Saturday's fixtures were rife with action.

During that run - which started with a victory over Exeter back in the days when a teenage Cristiano Ronaldo was still running amok at Old Trafford - United have won 36, drawn seven and lost 11.

Carlisle missed out on the chance to move second in Sky Bet League Two as a Kurtis Guthrie hat-trick helped Colchester to a crushing 4-1 win. Elsewhere there were wins for Grimsby and Barnet.

BRENTFORD 5-1 EASTLEIGH: Tom Field scored twice before half time as Brentford made sure there was to be no upset at Griffin Park.

QPR are now level with Plymouth as the worst performing team in FA Cup third round history. Their 48th defeat at this stage came at the hands of Blackburn

Novak Djokovic bizarrely poses with bronzed up human statues following his victory over

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic was amusingly pictured standing in front of bronzed up human statues while the world No 2 proudly lifted his trophy high in the air on Saturday. in Qatar. The human statues all represent previous winners of the Qatar Open, including David Ferrer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet and Djokovic himself.

Khabib Nurmagomedov begins training for UFC 209 without an opponent as Tony Ferguson

Khabib Nurmagomedov is hell-bent on fighting at UFC 209, regardless of whether lightweight rival Tony Ferguson is on board or not. The pair are the two top contenders for Conor McGregor's 155 pound title and had looked set to square off with the Irishman taking a break from the sport.

Jay Ajayi: Miami Dolphins offense not all about me... but we're going to have a good day

Jay Ajayi has gone from Miami's persona non grata to the fulcrum of the Dolphins playoff push. Yet the British-born running back insists there is more to Miami than ground-and-pound.

The next few weeks in India possess the potential to transform England's Jason Roy - a man whose international career quite literally began with nothing - into a millionaire.

American Justin Thomas is well placed to claim his third PGA Tour win as he holds a two-shot lead going into final day of the SBS Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

Seven British players are guaranteed to be in the hat when the draw for the Australian Open is made later this week, but the continuing lack of depth is exposed by just only two entrants in the qualifying.

WILL KELLEHER AT THE STOOP: Super-sub Tim Swiel starred to inspire Harlequins at the Stoop, scoring 24 points as the Londoners maintained their unbeaten home record against Sale.

Richard Barrington's red card for a high tackle left Geoff Parling with a potentially career-threatening concussion as 14-man Saracens forced a 13-13 Aviva Premiership draw with Exeter.

The Welsh legend started the day planning an idle day in Guildford, and ended up starring for 60 minutes in a Premiership game.

Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Wincanton, Sandown, Lingfield, Newcastle and Wolverhampton.

Trainer Paul Nicholls has enjoyed plenty of success in the 32Red Tolworth Novices' Hurdle and CAPITAINE (Sandown, 2.25) could add to a prestigious roll call with victory on Saturday.

Jamie Redknapp picks his top 20 Premier League goals of all time

JAMIE REDKNAPP: I Said in my latest column that while Olivier Giroud's scorpion kick is the best instinctive goal I have seen, it does not make my top 20 Premier League goals. Not everyone will agree with my choices and there are plenty of strikes I would have loved to have included. I can't even find room for two of the Premier League's greatest players - Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard - but they scored enough goals that I'm sure they won't mind

KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Just as Chelsea were flying high, Tottenham came along and clipped their wings. They did so with their not-so-secret weapons in Danny Rose and Kyle Walker.

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's IAN LADYMAN reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold.

INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: Barry Fry files through the bookshelves of his mind and reaches for his Chelsea stories. It doesn't take long for attention to switch to Chelsea in the FA Cup.