Swansea throw M United out
Wilfried Bony snatched a dramatic last-minute winner as Swansea City visited fresh misery on Manchester United with a shock 2-1 success in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.
Eleven points off the pace in the Premier League, where they have already lost six games, United crashed out at the first hurdle in the FA Cup to give beleaguered manager David Moyes even more problems.
Swansea took a 12th-lead through Wayne Routledge. The hosts equalised four minutes later, Javier Hernandez volleying in a cross from Alexander Buttner.
Worse was to follow at the death, with Routledge lifting a cross into the box from the left and Bony powering home a near-post header to add a new chapter of disappointment to the tale of United's unravelling season.
West Ham United also fell in the third round on Sunday, crashing to an embarrassing 5-0 defeat at second-tier Nottingham Forest, but Chelsea and Liverpool both progressed against lower-league opponents.
Chelsea beat in-form Championship side Derby County 2-0, with Liverpool avenging their shock defeat by third-tier Oldham Athletic in last season's competition with a 2-0 success at Anfield.
Sunderland overcame third-tier Carlisle United 2-1 at the Stadium of Light to take their place in round four.
On Saturday, Premier League leaders Arsenal showed their class as they comfortably beat north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 to book a fourth round spot in an electric atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal joined fellow top-tier sides Everton, Southampton, Stoke City, Crystal Palace and Cardiff City. But seven-times winners Aston Villa crashed 2-1 at home to third tier Sheffield United in their third round tie.
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