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FA Cup roundup: Shrews leave it late to seal fourth-round date with Liverpool | Football


Aaron Pierre scored an 89th-minute winner to give League One Shrewsbury a 1-0 victory over Championship Bristol City in their FA Cup third-round replay and set up a fourth-round meeting with the Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Watford are facing the prospect of playing four games in nine days following the postponement of their FA Cup third-round replay at Tranmere due to heavy rainfall.

The match has been rescheduled for Thursday 23 January after Saturday’s league match against Tottenham and then Tuesday’s pivotal game against Aston Villa.

Tranmere had no option but to postpone the replay after heavy rain over the last three days had left the Prenton Park pitch unplayable.

Coventry ran out comfortable 3-0 winners as they knocked Bristol Rovers out to set up a fourth-round home tie at St Andrews with landlords Birmingham.

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Championship side Reading beat League One Blackpool 2-0, with goals from Lucas Boye and Jordan Obita either side of half-time at Bloomfield Road ensuring the Royals will entertain the victors of the encounter between Carlisle and Cardiff.



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