Nigerian international John Obi Mikel sparkled like the big star he is this afternoon when he captained English Premiership giants Chelsea to an away victory that saw them through to the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Mikel, who was playing his 300^th game for the Blues, set up a fourth round tie against Stoke after he broke the resistance of hosts Derby County after heading home Willian’s corner shortly after the break – Oscar sealing the win with a curling effort.

Meanwhile, at Old Trafford, Manchester United’s woes under David Moyes continued with a 1 – 2 loss to visiting Swansea.

In another shocking result, non-Premiership club Nottingham Forest humiliated West Ham 5-0, thus increasing doubts about the future of veteran manager Sam Allardyce.

English FA Cup 3rd round results
Sunday, January 5

Manchester United - Swansea City 1-2

Liverpool - Oldham Athletic (III) 2-0

Port Vale (III) - Plymouth Argyle (IV) 2-2

Derby County (II) - Chelsea 0-2

Sunderland - Carlisle United (III) 3-1

Nottingham Forest (II) - West Ham United 5-0

Saturday, January 4

Arsenal - Tottenham Hotspur 2-0

Aston Villa - Sheffield United (III) 1-2

Barnsley (II) - Coventry City (III) 1-2

Bolton Wanderers (II) - Blackpool (II) 2-1

Brighton and Hove Albion (II) - Reading (II) 1-0

Bristol City (III) - Watford (II) 1-1

Doncaster Rovers (II) - Stevenage (III) 2-3

Everton - Queens Park Rangers (II) 4-0

Grimsby Town (V) - Huddersfield Town (II) 2-3

Ipswich Town (II) - Preston North End (III) 1-1

Kidderminster Harriers (V) - Peterborough United (III) 0-0

Macclesfield Town (V) - Sheffield Wednesday (II) 1-1

Middlesbrough (II) - Hull City 0-2

Newcastle United - Cardiff City 1-2

Norwich City - Fulham 1-1

Rochdale (IV) - Leeds United (II) 2-0

Southampton - Burnley (II) 4-3

Southend United (IV) - Millwall (II) 4-1

Stoke City - Leicester City (II) 2-1

West Bromwich Albion - Crystal Palace 0-2

Wigan Athletic (II) - Milton Keynes Dons (III) 3-3

Yeovil Town (II) - Leyton Orient (III) 4-0

Blackburn Rovers (II) - Manchester City 1-1

FA Cup 4th round draws (home teams listed first; Matches to be played on weekend of Jan. 25-26

Arsenal vs. Coventry

Stevenage vs. Everton

Sunderland or Carlisle vs. Kidderminster or Peterborough

Bolton vs. Cardiff

Southampton vs. Yeovil

Huddersfield vs. Charlton or Oxford

Port Vale or Plymouth vs. Brighton

Nottingham Forest vs. Ipswich or Preston

Southend vs. Hull

Rochdale vs. Macclesfield or Sheffield Wednesday

Wigan or MK Dons vs. Crystal Palace

Derby or Chelsea vs. Stoke

Blackburn or Manchester City vs. Bristol City or Watford

Bournemouth or Burton vs. Liverpool or Oldham

Birmingham, Bristol Rovers or Crawley vs. Manchester United or Swansea

Sheffield United vs. Norwich or Fulham

•Photo shows John Obi Mikel.