Managerless Everton advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup after a 2-0 victory over third-division Peterborough on Thursday. Everton made the surprise announcement that Sean Dyche had been fired just hours before hosting Peterborough,

Everton avoided FA Cup embarrassment with a 2-0 victory against third tier Peterborough just hours after Sean Dyche was sacked by the struggling Premier League club on Thursday.

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Everton kicked off a new era hours after their manager Sean Dyche was fired with a 2-0 FA Cup third-round victory over League One Peterborough United on Thursday thanks to goals from Beto and Iliman Ndiaye.

Mansfield’s FA Cup tie against Wigan became the first third-round match to be postponed due to a frozen pitch and Charlton’s trip to Preston soon followed.

The FA Cup third round gets under way on Thursday and you can follow both Premier League clubs in action. Everton v Peterborough - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and watch live on BBC iPlayer and Red Button Fulham v Watford - listen live on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Both games kick off at 19:45 GMT Follow all of the action and reaction Ryan Giggs - what happened?