LONDON (AP) – Tottenham held off a late fightback from second-tier Middlesbrough to win 2-1 in their FA Cup replay and advance to the fourth round on Tuesday.
Newcastle was a much more comfortable winner, scoring three times in the first 26 minutes on the way to a 4-1 win over third-tier Rochdale.
Watford’s replay against Tranmere, another third-tier team, was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch and will be replayed next week.
Jose Mourinho’s best chance of a trophy in his first season as Tottenham manager lies with the FA Cup, and the team’s road to Wembley Stadium hasn’t started smoothly.