A brief look at the winners and losers after the weekend's FA Cup third round action, with the underdogs coming out on top.

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WINNERS

The FA Cup - Despite recent derogatory comments from certain quarters about the famous old competition, the weekend's action proved it is just as watchable as always. With four Premier League sides crashing out, and a further four's fate hanging in the balance, the FA Cup third round proved why it can still thrill on its day.

Luton Town - The Hatters headed into the game against Liverpool with their backs against the wall but came out of it with immense credit - and a money-spinning replay at Anfield that may yet save the cash-strapped club. Passion, pride, grit, determination - all words used in reports of the match at Kenilworth Road, and not a single one used to describe the visitors.

Rocky Baptiste - Not only for being the proud owner of undisputedly the best name in English football, but also for ensuring a non-league club will be in the hat for the fourth round draw. His late equaliser earned Havant & Waterlooville a replay against Swansea - and who, apart from Swans fans, does not want to see Rocky and his mates punching above their weight once more in the rematch?

LOSERS

Fulham - Whilst the Cottagers were on the receiving end of a shock on the pitch at Craven Cottage, their fans were well and truly embarrassed off it. Bristol Rovers brought more than 7,000 up from the West Country for the tie in the capital, while the number of Fulham fans only succeeded in swelling the gate to a meagre 13,634. Home advantage? The crowd as a 12th man? Apparently not at the Cottage.

Tough tacklers - The recent furore over two-footed lunges seems to have gone too far after two players received their marching orders over the weekend for making one-footed tackles. Burnley's Kyle Lafferty and Liam Trotter of Ipswich were sent off for sliding tackles which were deemed to be dangerous and worthy of red cards, when in fact bookings would have sufficed in both instances. Whatever next? Non-contact football?

Beleaguered managers - Rather than using ties against lower division opposition to rediscover a bit of form and instil some confidence back into their faltering teams, Newcastle's Sam Allardyce and Liverpool's Rafa Benitez both saw their sides struggle in games against Stoke and Luton respectively. The results were bad enough, but it was the manner of the displays that will give fans even more sleepless nights over the coming weeks.

Mike Hytner / Eurosport