FA Cup roundup: League One Peterborough shock Championship Aston Villa

• Marriott scores twice for Posh in shock
• All the FA Cup third round results

Aston Villa might have been forgiven for thinking they were set to sail into the fourth round of the FA Cup when Keinan Davis gave them an eighth-minute lead over League One Peterborough United. The Villa striker got on the end of a Ritchie de Laet cross to steer home the opener from close range. Villa maintained the 1-0 scoreline until 15 minutes from time when Jack Marriott pounced to head an equaliser for Peterborough.

The home team, captained by John Terry, failed to recover and were soon behind when Ryan Tafazolli got on the end of a Marcus Maddison cross to give the visitors the lead with just seven minutes remaining. As Villa pushed for a replay they were caught out on the break by the third tier team, when Marriott doubled his total for the day and ensured a shock 3-1 victory for Peterborough.

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