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FA Cup stat attack: Pompey end 107-year wait to beat team two divisions above them

The Opta Stats that matter from the FA Cup third round replays

Mark Lawford
FA Cup stat attack: Pompey end 107-year wait to beat team two divisions above them

FA Cup Third Round replays facts

  • Huddersfield's Jamie Paterson has scored in each of his three appearances against Reading this season.

  • Gary Roberts has scored each of his two penalties this season for Portsmouth, scoring tonight against his former club Ipswich. It was Portsmouth’s first penalty at Fratton Park since February 2015.

  • Yeovil’s Jack Compton scored his first goal since April 2014, opening the scoring against Carlisle.

  • Tommy Smith bagged his first ever goal for Huddersfield in their game at the Madejski Stadium against Reading.

  • All of Gary Madine’s seven FA Cup goals have come against non-league opposition.

  • Eastleigh winger Kaid Mohamed scored his first FA Cup goal since netting for Cheltenham against Yate Town in the First Round in November 2012.

  • Ben Reeves has scored in two of his three appearances against Northampton for MK Dons, also bagging against the Cobblers in the League Cup in August 2013.

  • MK Dons are the first team to score two penalties in one FA Cup game since Sheffield United in December 2014.

  • Each of Josh Murphy’s five goals this season (all competitions) for MK Dons have come after half-time.

  • Shola Ameobi registered his first assist in English football since September 2012 (Newcastle v Everton).

  • Matej Vydra has scored four goals in their FA Cup tie with Huddersfield (one in the first game, three tonight), more than he has managed in 19 league games this season (2).

  • After failing to score in any of his first 17 FA Cup games, Antony Sweeney has bagged eight goals in his last 10, including a goal in each round so far this season.

  • Aston Villa have now come through each of their last eight FA Cup ties with four tier opposition, stretching back to January 1974.

  • Idrissa Gueye scored his first goal for Aston Villa in his 21st appearance for the Villains.

  • Portsmouth have defeated a team from two divisions above them in the FA Cup for the first time since January 1909 (5-2 v Birmingham).

  • Reading have scored five goals in an FA Cup match for the first time since a 6-2 win over Bognor Regis Town in December 1984.