Arsenal's young Gunners booked a place in round four of the Carling Cup with victory over 10-man West Bromwich Albion at the Emirates Stadium.
Sanchez Watt opened the scoring just after the hour as the Baggies were eventually undone following the first-half sending off of midfielder Jerome Thomas, who once played for Arsenal. Mexican striker Carlos Vela added a second from close range.
Barnsley advanced to the fourth round after edging a five-goal thriller against Burnley at Oakwell.
Jon Macken cancelled out Steven Fletcher's 22nd-minute strike just 30 seconds later, while Anderson De Silva's spectacular effort in the sixth minute of injury time gave the Tykes a half-time lead. Burnley fought back with a goal created by Fernando Guerrero and scored by Chris Eagles, but Hugo Colace scored a bullet header with 15 minutes remaining to settle the tie.
Portsmouth recovered from a difficult start to overcome Carlisle United 3-1.
Around 600 Portsmouth fans were rewarded for their 750-mile round trip to Brunton Park with a win, but nobody was more relieved at the final whistle than manager Paul Hart, who had seen his side go 1-0 down when Ian Harte put the League One side a goal up from the penalty spot after only two minutes.
It was Aaron Mokoena who gave away the penalty after hauling down Richard Offiong, but Pompey regained their composure quickly and strikes from Aruna Dindane, Danny Webber and Anthony Vanden Borre - all their first for the club - sealed a morale-boosting 3-1 victory.
David Ngog struck the only goal as Liverpool edged out a fired-up Leeds United side.
The Barclays Premier League giants were outplayed by the League One leaders for much of the third-round tie but Ngog netted against the run of play after 65 minutes. Leeds spurned a number of chances throughout the tie as Elland Road enjoyed a big-match atmosphere once again but their lack of composure in front of goal cost them.
Benni McCarthy's fortuitous free-kick ensured a successful return to Nottingham Forest for Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce as Rovers reached the fourth round with a slender 1-0 victory at the City Ground.
Allardyce, who managed Forest's city rivals Notts County between 1997 and 1999, guiding the Magpies to the old Third Division title by a staggering 19 points in his second season, saw his side score against the run of play in the 37th minute.
Martin Olsson had been brought down on the left side of the area. McCarthy's curling right-foot cross appeared to evade everyone in the box and nestle in the far corner beyond Paul Smith's desperate dive. It was harsh on the Championship club who created the better chances throughout and missed a second-half penalty when Jason Brown superbly saved Dexter Blackstock's kick.
Stoke City snatched a place in the fourth round after a remarkable 4-3 win over Blackpool. David Vaughan and Billy Clarke put the visitors 2-0 ahead but Stoke scored three times in five minutes to take the lead.
Ben Burgess drew Blackpool level just a minute later but Andy Griffin grabbed a last-minute winner to end a thrilling contest.
Jordan Henderson and Fraizer Campbell dumped Birmingham City out of the Carling Cup as Sunderland coasted into the fourth round.
Teenager Henderson scored his first senior goal for the club with just four minutes gone, and when Campbell matched his feat 19 minutes later, the match was effectively over. John Mensah had a second-half strike chalked off for a foul, but the Black Cats never looked back on a night when they were simply too strong for the visitors.
Defender Gary Cahill was the unlikely hero for Bolton Wanderers as he produced a stunning strike in extra time to help beat West Ham United 3-1 in their third round tie at the Reebok Stadium.
The centre-back drilled home from 25 yards just six minutes into the additional period to turn things around for the home side, with Johan Elmander sliding in a third very late on. Wanderers captain Kevin Davies had struck with a header just before the end of 90 minutes to cancel out Herita Ilunga's first goal for the club on the hour.
Arsenal 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
Barnsley 3-2 Burnley
Bolton Wanderers 3-1 West Ham United (AET)
Carlisle United 1-3 Portsmouth
Leeds United 0-1 Liverpool
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
Peterborough 2-0 Newcastle United
Scunthorpe 2-0 Port Vale (AET)
Stoke City 4-3 Blackpool
Sunderland 2-0 Birmingham City
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