FA Cup round-up: Birmingham were lucky to stay in the competition after holding League Two strugglers Torquay to a goalless draw at Plainmoor.

A Robbie Fowler hat-trick saved Manchester City, who beat League One Scunthorpe 3-1 having trailed at half-time.

Scunthorpe took the lead through Andrew Keogh after Fowler squandered a good chance in a rare outing, but Fowler made amends for his earlier mishap by levelling for City early in the second half.

And Fowler produced another classy finish to turn the game on its head before collecting his hat-trick with a penalty.
 
Blackburn enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win against Championship visitors QPR with captain Andy Todd scoring first and Craig Bellamy finishing things with a brace.
 
Under-performing Charlton saw off Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, winning 4-2 despite resistance by the Championship side.
 
Dennis Rommedahl finished coolly to give Charlton the lead before the home side equalised through Paul Heckingbottom three minutes later. Matt Holland made it 2-1 and Rommedahl extended the lead before Heckingbottom dragged the Owls back into the game only for Darren Bent to finish the scoring.

Bolton beat Watford 3-0 at Vicarage Road. Mexico international Jared Borgetti gave the visitors the lead after 11 minutes and Sam Allardyce's men doubled the advantage before half-time when Stelios Giannakopoulos stabbed the ball in. Khalilou Fadiga scored in the second half to heap more misery on Watford.
 
Dario Silva's goal separated Ipswich and Portsmouth as Pompey ground out a narrow victory at Portman Road. 
 
Earlier in the day, Gareth Barry's deflected 61st-minute strike was enough to see off unlucky Hull and sent Aston Villa into the fourth round at the KC Stadium.
  
Rob Hulse kept Leeds' FA Cup hopes alive with a late equaliser to continue Wigan's woeful run in the competition after David Connolly had broken the deadlock.