Coventry United caused an upset by knocking out FA WSL 2 side Oxford United in the third round of the SSE Women’s FA Cup.
An Alison Hall header and a piledriver from Jade Formaston proved to be enough as Coventry booked their place in the fourth round with a 2-0 win.
Brighouse Town’s fairytale run in the Cup came to an end, however, to another FA WSL 2 side, Everton.
A Claudia Walker hat-trick and goals from Simone Magill (2), Olivia Chance (2) and Michelle Hinnigan gave the visitors a resounding 8-1 win.
Skipper Annabelle Cass netted a consolation for Brighouse with a fine long-range effort.
Meanwhile, Leicester City survived a late onslaught from Liverpool Marshall Feds, but clung on to win 2-1.
Millwall Lionesses edged London Bees in the all-FA WSL 2 clash in south London, with Meg Wynne scrambling home the only goal of the game after 12 minutes.
Elsewhere, Durham safely negotiated their way into round four with a resounding 7-0 win at Southern Division side Keynsham.
Zoe Ness and Sarah McFadden grabbed braces for the Wildcats, while Rebecca Salicki, Natalie Gutteridge and Emily Roberts also getting on the scoresheet.
Aston Villa thumped Cambridge United 7-1, with strikes from Chloe Jones, Beth Merrick and Maddy Cusack setting them on their way, before two superb long-range efforts from Mollie Rouse and debut goals from Alice Hassall and Chloe Dale sealed United’s fate.
Brighton and Hove Albion, newly-promoted to FA WSL 2, eased past South East Division One side AFC Wimbledon 4-1, while Sheffield FC beat Charlton 2-0.
Elsewhere, Bianca Baptiste’s fine double gave Tottenham Hotspur an excellent 2-1 away victory at Blackburn Rovers.
Baptiste struck in the first half and then in added time to hand Blackburn their first defeat of the season.
Nottingham Forest beat Derby County in the East Midlands derby, Kelly Kennaugh’s early goal proving to be the difference between the sides in a competitive encounter, while West Bromwich Albion downed Lewes 3-1.
The draw for the fourth round will take place from 11.40am on Monday morning.
The Final will be played at Wembley Stadium connected by EE for the third year running.
Tickets for The Final are on sale now and children can attend for free, thanks to The FA’s partnership with SSE.
Adult tickets are priced £15 and group booking and charter standard discounts apply.
Tickets can be bought via www.TheFA.com/Tickets or by calling 0844 826 2010.
