FA Cup round-up: Stoke City and West Brom dumped out at as they lose at home to Championship sides, while Lincoln City force Ipswich Town to a replay at Portman Road
Derby County knocked out the Baggies, while Wolves beat the Potters, elsewhere Brighton, Brentford all comfortably ensured their passage into the next round
STOKE CITY were dumped out of the FA Cup as they lost to Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0.
Goals from Helder Costa and Matt Doherty proved to be the difference as the 2011 runners-up are knocked out at the bet365 Stadium.
Doherty scored a sumptuous second-half free-kick to leave the Potters shocked.
Derby County knocked out Tony Pulis' West Brom as they silenced the Hawthorns thanks to a second-half comeback as they won 2-1.
Two goals in three minutes from Darren Bent and Thomas Ince cancelled out Matt Phillips opener in the first period.
A massive shock nearly took place at Portman Road as Ipswich scored a late equaliser against National League side Lincoln City to draw 2-2.
The away side currently sit first in their league, and they carried on their fine form as Theo Robinson grabbed goals in either half.
Mick McCarthy's side were outplayed and their normally resilient defence couldn't cope with the Imps attack, but Tom Lawrence scored his second in the 86th minute.
Watford ended a run of five games without a win as they beat Burton Albion 2-0 at Vicarage Road.
Christian Kabasele scored early on, while Jerome Sinclair wrapped up the victory with his first Hornet's goal.
Brentford blitzed their way into the fourth round of the FA Cup after demolishing National League side Eastleigh 5-1.
The Bees scored five first-half goals, as they proved to be a class above their opponents at Griffin Park.
High-flying Brighton advanced into the next round as they beat MK Dons 2-0 at the Amex Stadium.
Beram Kayal's ninth minute strike put the Seagulls in front and then he turned provider for his Israeli compatriot Tomer Hemed.
Chris Hughton's men show no signs of slipping up in any competition.
Blackburn upset their Championship relegation rivals QPR at Loftus Road as they ran out nervy 2-1 winners.
A penalty from Jake Bidwell left Ian Holloway's on the cusp of a comeback, but Lian Feeney's strike won it for Rovers.
The 2013 FA Cup winners Wigan Athletic secured their passage into the fourth round after beating Nottingham Forest at the DW Stadium.
The Latics won 2-0 thanks to strikes from Will Grigg and Yanic Wildschut, but Forest missed a second-half penalty as they failed to force a comeback.
Huddersfield Town are comfortably through after they beat Port Vale 4-0 at home.
Three goals in the second-half meant there would be no upset at the John Smith's Stadium.
League One side Oxford United knocked out the Championship's Rotherham United as they edged a 3-2 thriller at the Don Valley Stadium.
Fleetwood are in the hat for the fourth round for the first time in their history after drawing 0-0 away at Bristol City.
Accrington Stanley beat Luton Town 2-1 at home, while Blackpool and Barnsley played out a drab 0-0 draw.
Elsewhere Sutton And AFC Wimbledon somehow played out a 0-0 draw in a lively encounter where both sides missed a handful of chances.