FA Cup third round clockwatch: Everton v Rotherham and more – live!

8.42am EST 08:42

Everton 1-1 Rotherham Everton have improved since Carlo Ancelotti made all those substitutions, but they are still susceptible to a late sting. So much for the easy home win that most of us expected.

8.35am EST 08:35

GOAL! Boreham Wood 0-2 Millwall (Hutchinson 74) Millwall have been much the better team and Shaun Hutchinson’s goal should secure a place in the fourth round.

8.30am EST 08:30

With around 20 minutes remaining in the midday kick-offs, these are the latest scores.

8.28am EST 08:28

SPL The match between Dundee United and St Johnstone is off because of a frozen (bit of the) pitch.

8.24am EST 08:24

Everton 1-1 Rotherham Yerry Mina and Gylfi Sigurdsson are on now, with Lucas Digne and Tom Davies doing one.

8.23am EST 08:23

Everton 1-1 Rotherham Bernard and Abdoulaye Doucoure have come on for Everton in place of Anthony Gordon and Alex Iwobi. I’d love to hear Carlo Ancelotti’s internal monologue right now.

8.22am EST 08:22

“It’s past 2am in New Zealand,” says Everton fan Oliver Robinson. “I thought it would be worth staying up to watch the lads hopefully get an easy win against lower-league opposition (and the FA Cup’s always a good time to watch isn’t it?). Instead we’ve given up a goal to a man with no number or name on his shirt. It’s worked out well.”

He’s got no number on his back? I love that some of the readers are able to see the game, and I’m not.

8.19am EST 08:19

There are no replays in the third round, though drawn matches will go extra-time and then penalties.

8.17am EST 08:17

GOAL! Everton 1-1 Rotherham (Olosunde 56)

Hello! Matthew Olosunde has squeezed in a deserved equaliser for Rotherham at Goodison Park, and a big shock could be on. It’s Olosunde’s first goal for Rotherham. Who says romance is etc?

Matthew Olosunde of Rotherham United scores the equaliser. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images

Updated at 8.37am EST

8.16am EST 08:16

“Now that my personal interest in the third round has been sorted out (during last night’s weirdly entertaining match between a handful of school children and a selection of the Best Male Footballers In The World 2020), I can enjoy a stress-free day of checking results,” says Matt Dony. “In celebration of the KLF making music available on streaming platforms, I’ll be supporting any team in the (Grim Up) North. And finding yet more ways to imagine it’s still the 90s.”

Mmmm-hmmmm-hmmmm-yeah. Mmmmm-hmmmm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

8.11am EST 08:11

Everton 1-0 Rotherham It’s still all Rotherham at Goodison Park. It’s not quite Telford 1985 or Woking 1991 – Rotherham are a Championship side – but Everton are being given a bit of a scare.

Updated at 8.12am EST

8.08am EST 08:08

Peep peep! The second halves are underway. Everton were out early, which suggests Carlo Ancelotti has access to a hairdryer.

8.07am EST 08:07

Chorley 1-0 Derby is the half-time score at Victory Park. I don’t know what it is, but it’s on!

Chorley v Derby County: FA Cup third round – live!

Updated at 8.07am EST

8.03am EST 08:03

Some more half-time reading

Crawley’s Max Watters ready for starring role in El Loco v the hot shot

7.49am EST 07:49

It’s half-time in the midday kick-offs. If you don’t want to know the scores, bloody well log off this instant.

7.46am EST 07:46

“Evening Rob,” says Phil Withall. “I believe you have violated rule 7 subsection 3b, of the football reporter’s code. This clearly states that Derby are no longer a team named after a city but are a team named after a manager. Simply not good enough…”

I have no idea what you’re talking about, but in the interests of world peace, I have tendered my resignation forthwith.

7.44am EST 07:44

There are ten more FA Cup ties kicking off at 3pm.

7.35am EST 07:35

Everton 1-0 Rotherham It’s been a very good 10 minutes for Rotherham, who are putting Everton under all sorts of pressure. At least that’s what it says here.

7.34am EST 07:34

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Cardiff I’ve just seen Lyle Taylor’s early goal. It was a beautiful volley, sidefooted into the roof of the net after a quick adjustment of his feet.

7.33am EST 07:33

GOAL! Luton 1-0 Reading (Moncur 30) It’s there!

GOAL! Boreham Wood 0-1 Millwall (Zohore 31) It’s also there!

Luton Town’s George Moncur (left) celebrates his goal. Photograph: Steven Paston/PA

Updated at 7.46am EST

7.31am EST 07:31

League Two Scunthorpe v Bradford has been postponed because of a frozen pitch. I don’t know what else to tell you.

7.27am EST 07:27

GOAL! Chorley 1-0 Derby (Hall 10) The National League North side have taken the lead at Victory Park! Connor Hall has put them in front with a close-range finish after a game of head tennis in the Derby area. What a moment for Chorley! Drink it in with Barry Glendenning.

Chorley v Derby County: FA Cup third round – live!

Updated at 7.29am EST

7.26am EST 07:26

Everton 1-0 Rotherham Robin Olsen has made a fine double save to keep Everton in front at Goodison Park.

7.25am EST 07:25

Anyone out there? If so, I hope you’re all well. It’s feels weird to type that and mean it.

Updated at 7.26am EST

7.22am EST 07:22

While we wait for more goals, why not let my serotonin twin Scott Murray talk you through six classic third-round ties.

The Joy of Six: the FA Cup third round

7.20am EST 07:20

Chorley 0-0 Derby Almost a very early goal, and a farcical one to boot, at Chorley.

Chorley v Derby County: FA Cup third round – live!

7.12am EST 07:12

GOAL! Everton 1-0 Rotherham (Tosun 9) Anthony Gordon does very well to set up Cenk Tosun, who coolly chips the ball over the outrushing goalkeeper. That’s his first goal for Everton since November 2019.

Cenk Tosun of Everton celebrates with team mates. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images

Updated at 7.39am EST

7.09am EST 07:09

GOALS PLURAL! Norwich 2-0 Coventry (McLean 6, Hugill 7) Well that escalated quickly.

Updated at 7.09am EST

7.08am EST 07:08

Everton 0-0 Rotherham Carlo Ancelotti has picked a strong side, which includes James Rodriguez and Lucas Digne, and Everton have made a fast start.

7.06am EST 07:06

GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Cardiff (Taylor 3) Lyle Taylor has scored the first goal of the day, putting Forest ahead in the all-Championship match at the City Ground.

Nottingham Forest players celebrate the first goal of the day. Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA

Updated at 7.11am EST

6.48am EST 06:48

Chorley v Derby is the televised game this lunchtime. Barry Glendenning’s hands are all over that one.

Chorley v Derby County: FA Cup third round – live!

Updated at 7.03am EST

6.47am EST 06:47

A bit of pre-match reading

FA Cup third round: 10 things to look out for this weekend

4.54am EST 04:54

Preamble

Hello and welcome to live coverage of today’s FA Cup third round marathon: 20 games from lunch till dusk. At Guardian Towers we’re all wearing our MTFACGA baseball caps, even though deep down we know it’s a futile exercise. The FA Cup will never regain its old lustre, because that relied on a purity that can’t exist in a world of unapologetic avarice. But it still refreshes the parts other competitions – even the Premier League and the Champions League – cannot reach. (Where else can you lose 4-1 at home and still cover yourselves in glory?)

Tomorrow’s match between Marine and Spurs registers a perfect 10.0 on the romanceo’thecupometer. While a shock in that match is nigh-on impossible, we know that, at some stage this weekend, David will land a decisive blow on Goliath’s confused, entitled coupon. And when it does, just for a wee while, the world will feel like a better place.

A full list of today’s fixtures can be found here. For now, we’ll be concentrating on the midday kick-offs:

Updated at 6.42am EST