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Second division Ayr will play neighbours Kilmarnock in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup after beating Lochee United 3-1 in their replay. Neil McGowan put Ayr ahead on 36 minutes and early second-half goals from David Gormley and Bryan Prunty extended the lead. Paul Blackwood scored for Lochee.

Non-league Droylsden stun Chesterfield with a 2-1 win in their FA Cup second-round replay. A brace from Seann Newton gives them the win, with Jack Lester on target for the League Two side before getting sent off late on. Droylsden now face Ipswich at Portman Road in the third round.

Sunderland caretaker boss Ricky Sbragia admits El-Hadji Diouf could leave the club in the January transfer window. “If Dioufy wants to go, he’s free to go,” Sbragia says.

Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce confirms that Robbie Fowler will not be offered an extension to his short-term contract at the club. Fowler, 33, is now a free agent.