Kelly penalty helps Posh through

Former Republic of Ireland Under-21 player Liam Kelly scored a penalty in Peterborough's 7-6 shoot-out win over Barnsley after the sides played out a thrilling 3-3 draw.

It was the first time since 2009 that the Posh made it to this stage.

Barnsley were gifted the lead after 61 seconds when Peterborough goalkeeper Alex Bass was charged down by Cameron McGeehan, with the Tykes captain nodding in after the ball had come off the bar.

Peterborough equalised in the 19th minute when Lucca Mendonca's cross was pushed out by Barnsley goalkeeper Kieran Flavell as far as Harry Leonard, who prodded in.

The hosts then completed the turnaround after 27 minutes when Harley Mills’ free-kick was headed in by the unmarked Danny Ormerod.

But the Tykes were level five minutes before half-time when Reyes Cleary beat Mendonca with ease down the left before placing his shot into the bottom corner.

The visitors looked to have won it when Cleary bent in his second in the 74th minute, but Ormerod sent the tie to penalties with by heading in Mills’ cross with just two minutes remaining.

After 12 successful spot-kicks, a tame effort from Barnsley’s Luke Alker was saved by Bass, giving Harrison Jones the chance to send the hosts through, which he dispatched.

Arsenal’s 16-year-old sensation Max Dowman added to his hype with a sparkling two-goal display to earn a 4-2 victory at Ipswich.

Dowman made headlines last season with a goal and assist during a vital 2-0 win at home to Everton in the Gunners’ Premier League title success, but after four unused substitute appearances during this campaign, he played for the under-21s on Saturday.

Three days later Dowman produced a superb individual goal seven minutes into his first appearance this term before he added another straight after half-time.

It put Mikel Arteta’s rotated team in cruise control and they were momentarily four goals ahead after Noni Madueke and Mikel Merino also found the net before Ipswich rallied to add some respectability to the score.

Anis Mehmeti and Chuba Akpom grabbed consolations for Gary O’Neil’s team, but this night in Suffolk was all about Dowman who showed why he is rated as one of the most exciting talents in English football three months before his 17th birthday.

Brentford emerged from a tense finish against Reading to book their place in the fourth round with a 2-1 victory at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Callum Wilson and Fabio Carvalho were on target in the first half as the Premier League club showed a clinical touch against League One opposition, who produced a number of chances but lacked the firepower to finish them off.

Former Limerick defender Paudie O’Connor - who had a spectacular bicycle kick controversially ruled out when his side trailed 1-0 - eventually pulled one back to revive Reading’s challenge and Brentford could not rest easy in the remaining 18 minutes, although substitute Igor Thiago was among those who should have killed the match off.

Fulham booked the next round after Oscar Bobb’s brilliant individual effort earned a hard-fought 3-2 win over West Ham at the London Stadium.

The Norwegian was summoned from the bench by Alvaro Arbeloa with his side chasing the winning goal, and it took him less than 10 minutes to deliver, a lovely jinking run through the home side’s defence before finishing inside the near post.

Both managers fielded strong line-ups in east London and it was a competitive cup tie that saw the Hammers more than hold their own against Premier League opposition, albeit four of the starting XI had played for Nuno Espirito Santo during their relegation season.

Rodrigo Muniz headed in for Fulham in the 13th minute before a quick response from Morato brought West Ham level.

Cesar Palacios rolled the ball in after 37 minutes to restore the visitors’ advantage but Pablo squeezed in an equaliser in first-half stoppage time.

A cagey second half followed before Bobb’s brilliance tipped the balance, though Fulham owed much to a late goal-line clearance from Timothy Castagne to deny Taty Castellanos.

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