This weekend marks every upset from the FA Cup third round, which was an extremely difficult time for the big clubs against lower league opponents.
nottingham forest And crystal Palace were the first Premier League The teams exited the prestigious competition after losing to Wrexham and Macclesfield respectively.
More surprising results followed, with teams losing to incredible opponents…
Macclesfield, 117 places below Palace, cause all-time shock
Macclesfield, who are 14th in the National League North, surprisingly knocked out holders Crystal Palace, who are 117 places above them in the football pyramid.
Macclesfield beat a young Palace team 2-1 on Saturday with goals from Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Richards.
Jeremy Pino hit a late free-kick to silence the home crowd but Macclesfield held on for one of the FA Cup’s biggest surprise results.
Wayne Rooney was in the stands at Macclesfield watching his brother John take charge of the home side in a massive upset.
Preston mourn Wigan loss to ‘cow area, disgusting’
Ryan Lowe was delighted after League One Wigan upset his old club Preston, who are fourth in the Championship, with a 1-0 win in the FA Cup third round at Deepdale.
Harrison Bettoni’s deflected strike in the 75th minute proved decisive, while Callum Wright also missed a late penalty for the visitors.
The Wigan boss said: “I’m happy for our fans, happy for my boys, the gameplan worked brilliantly. “Of course, I enjoyed it, coming back to my old club and performing at the same level we did, limiting them to very few chances, if any.
,[We] We had three big chances and should have scored more goals: obviously penalties, and a few chances in the first half against a fantastic team flying high in the Championship, so why wouldn’t you be happy? “We had about 4,000 fans there and the Preston North End fans sang along and it was fantastic.”
Lowe became animated after the full-time whistle and took a parting swipe at the Preston fans.
“It was a special moment and if [the fans] You’re going to give the stick, you have to be able to get it back and I enjoyed giving it back at the end of that game.”
Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom said of the pitch: “It’s a cow field. It’s disgusting, that’s what it is, but we’ve got to play on it.”
Wrexham beat Nottingham Forest on penalties
Phil Parkinson believes Nottingham Forest’s FA Cup exit This will help Wrexham play on a level playing field with Premier League teams.
Wrexham won a thrilling third round tie on Friday night ahead of Stoke City co-owner Ryan Reynolds, coming from behind 4-3 on penalties at STOCK C Ras after a 3-3 draw after 120 minutes.
It was the first time Wrexham had faced top-flight opposition since Reynolds and fellow owner Rob Mack took charge almost five years earlier and began the Welsh club’s journey from the National League to the Championship.
Wrexham manager Parkinson said: “It was another test against Premier League opponents and the next stage of our development is to play against these players.
“If you give them even an inch you will be punished and they were clinical in those moments. We will analyze it and learn from it.”
PA media contributed to this report.
