The sporting weekend in pictures

There were several FA Cup third-round shocks across a busy schedule of sport.

The sporting weekend was dominated by the third round of the FA Cup, which saw the likes of Gillingham, Barnet, Oldham and Newport pull off shock wins.

Premier League clubs Cardiff, Fulham, Huddersfield and Leicester were all eliminated by lower-division opposition, while there was a dramatic Gallagher Premiership encounter between Exeter and Bristol at Sandy Park.

Here, Press Association Sport looks at some of the weekend’s best action in pictures.

Tranmere Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur – Emirates FA Cup – Third Round – Prenton Park — The Prenton Park scoreboard at full-time following a harrowing FA Cup experience for Tranmere (Mike Egerton/PA)

West Ham forward Marko Arnautovic was upset when he was substituted after just 19 minutes against Birmingham (Steven Paston/PA)

Gillingham v Cardiff City – Emirates FA Cup – Third Round – Priestfield Stadium — Elliott List celebrates scoring Gillingham’s winning goal against Cardiff (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Chelsea v Nottingham Forest – Emirates FA Cup – Third Round – Stamford Bridge — Cesc Fabregas could have played his last game for Chelsea as rumours of a move to Monaco persist (John Walton/PA)

Manchester United v Reading – Emirates FA Cup – Third Round – Old Trafford — Someone’s sitting there, mate… Alexis Sanchez is asked to move after taking Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s seat (Martin Rickett/PA)

Blackpool v Arsenal – Emirates FA Cup – Third Round – Bloomfield Road — Ahead of their cup meeting with Arsenal, Blackpool fans protest against the Oyston family’s ownership (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Exeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears – Gallagher Premiership – Sandy Park — Sean Lonsdale scores the second try of a victory over Bristol that restored Exeter to the top of the Premiership (Simon Galloway/PA)

Fulham v Oldham Athletic – Emirates FA Cup – Third Round – Craven Cottage — Oldham’s Callum Lang, left, celebrates scoring what proved to be the winner at Fulham (John Walton/PA)

Manchester City v Rotherham United – Emirates FA Cup – Third Round – Eithad Stadium — Paul Guardiola? Rotherham manager Warne does his best impression of Manchester City boss Pep at the Etihad (Martin Rickett/PA)

Woking v Watford – Emirates FA Cup – Third Round – Laithwaite Community Stadium — Woking’s Greg Luer has his shot saved by Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes at the Laithwaite Community Stadium (Adam Davy/PA)

Newport County v Leicester City – Emirates FA Cup – Third Round – Rodney Parade — Jamille Matt heads Newport into the lead against Leicester at Rodney Parade (Nick Potts/PA)

Just in case you did not know... — Just in case you did not know… (Nick Potts/PA)