Jason Koumas was hoping to star on the telly, but would settle for a great repeat.
Former West Brom and Cardiff winger Koumas, 35, came off the bench in the second half to secure a replay for Tranmere before revealing:
"As soon as I scored, I thought I can't wait to see that one on Match of the Day. The last time a goal of mine featured was about four and half years ago when I scored at Villa Park for Wigan."
But the ex-Wales international also fancies a re-run one of Tranmere's greatest Cup adventures. He grinned:
"I wouldn't mind having a run like we had during my first spell with the club. In 2001 we beat Everton, but lost to Liverpool in the quarter finals."
Koumas also revealed he has no intention of retiring any time soon. He said:
"I love playing and training - I really love it. I'm taking my coaching badges and trying to help bring on the younger lads at the club, but I still have a lot to offer on the pitch."
Tranmere manager Micky Adams was delighted for Koumas and said:
"He's a great kid - well he's a kid to someone like me!
"I had a little fancy for him that as the game opened up it was right for him to make a stamp on the game and so it proved."
Striker Cole Stockton opened the scoring for Tranmere in the first half before loanee hit man Tyrone Barnett bagged a brace to put Oxford ahead after the break.
Barnett, 29, then said:
"My loan deal is up after the next game against Bury, but I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that Oxford win the replay and get a good draw against a top club in the next round. The players, staff and fans here deserve it. It's a great place."
And Oxford boss Michael Appleton said:
"We've got Tyrone Barnett for just one more game before he goes back to Peterborough and he's showing everyone now what he can do.
"I just hope some other club doesn't now reap the benefit of a fit and strong Tyrone Barnett because he's got there through being with us."
Tyrone Barnett listened to expert advice from keeper Ryan Clarke to earn Oxford a deserved point.
Striker Barnett, 29, is on loan from Peterborough until January and finally beat excellent stopper Trevor Carson with his third goal of the season before revealing:
"He had a brilliant game and had stopped me from a similar position early on. As we came out for the second half Ryan whispered to me that he'd noticed their keeper had a habit of spreading himself when he rushed out.
"It was good advice and so I put the ball between his legs. I don't think he'll get an assist though."
And honest hit man Barnett admitted:
"I probably have half the number of goals I expected to get by this stage off the season, but hopefully I'll kick on from here."
Cheltenham opened the scoring in Paul Buckle's first game after succeeding Mark Yates who was sacked last Monday and defender Jack Deaman claimed the former Torquay manager had an immediate impact.
Deaman, 21, teed up Byron Harrison for his seventh goal of the season and said:
"It was a pretty straightforward goal. Byron did really well to put it away, but the build up was simple and the boss had told us to keep it that way. Sometimes you can over-complicate things, but if you keep it simple it's likely to get you results."
Buckle was delighted with his new team and said:
"I’d like the boys a bit fitter. We had a few go down with cramp, but that shows me they gave everything. In January we need to add and help this squad, but they’ve been brilliant."
Oxford chief Michael Appleton said:
"It should've been six points with the number of chances we had! I'm disappointed in the result, but everything else I'm delighted with."
Callum Robinson has two targets: Silverware for Preston and a hand in Kevin Davies's 150th career goal.
Villa rookie Robinson, 19, scored his fifth goal in seven starts to keep the Lilywhites promotion push on track and condemn City to only their second reverse this season before revealing:
"I'm only a young player learning my trade and when you have class acts like Kevin around it makes it easier. He's a gentleman too."
Former Bolton and England striker Davies fluffed his lines when Robinson set him up in the second half, but Robinson said:
"It'll come, I have no doubts. When it does I want to be there to play my part. He had a chance of it last week In Cup against Havant, but he let me take a penalty for my hat trick instead. That says a lot about him."
Robinson extended a one month loan deal at the beginning of the campaign until January and said:
"If Villa don't need me it makes sense for me to stay at Preston and help them try and get promoted. That would be brilliant for someone of my age. I'm already full of confidence and I've learned so much playing at this level.
"Obviously I want to play at the highest level possible, but I'm loving every minute at the moment."
Delighted North End boss Simon Grayson joked:
"It'll be nice if we can go up and Bristol can follow us. They have a great side. It was a case of two good teams going head to head."
Manager Steve Cotterill shrugged off City's second successive defeat and said:
"All in all, I'm very proud of these players. I'll take the second half performance and the first fifteen from the first half. We'll get these points back by the end of the season."
Jordan Cook believes Walsall are ready to dish out a spanking.
Cook, 24, tormented the Posh defence as the Saddlers dominated without finding the net, but the tricky winger said:
"We believe we can beat anyone.
"We need to put all the good things we're doing in training into games. We're not far off and we'll spank someone soon."
Cook found himself dumped by home town club Sunderland and Charlton before joining Walsall in the summer and revealed:
"I love it here, it's brilliant. It's a good team and we play good football and that's the reason I came here. We get the ball down and move it around on an excellent surface.
"The belief is there and nine times out of ten we'll pick up a point or a win."
Peterborough keeper Ben Alnwick, 27, made sure of a first point in four games by shutting out striker Romaine Sawyers late on and then said:
"We didn't come for a draw, but the clean sheet is something to build on. There's not much between many of the teams in this division and so we have every chance of pushing on from here."
Walsall manager Dean Smith will extend the loan deal for influential Leicester midfielder Michael Cain today (Monday). He revealed:
"We've had a conversation, we've agreed to it and so we're just waiting for the paperwork to be done. He's got better and better since he's been here and to be honest I think our performances have got better and better as he's got better and better."
Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson is actively looking to bolster his squad and said:
"We've made enquiries. I've only got sixteen outfield players fit. There are areas we need to look at. It's not a slight on my players, it's a case of numbers."
Paul Hayes has revealed that Wycombe's table topping battlers were inspired by a trip to the Somme.
Skipper Hayes levelled in the second half before midfielder Peter Murphy nodded the winner to take the Chairboys to the top of League Two.
And Hayes, 31, revealed he and his teammates were taken to the Footballers’ Battalion Memorial at Longueval by manager Gareth Ainsworth ahead of Remembrance Sunday next weekend.
He explained:
"The gaffer had been there a few years ago. We were there to pay our respects for two days and learn. We definitely did. It was a very humbling experience.
"I must admit I didn't know too much about the sacrifices that were made and neither did many of the others, but we were so moved that when we came back, we started researching the war and the footballers who took part. You wonder whether we would have the bravery these days to do what they did."
Wycombe's squad also laid a poppy tribute at the Thiepval Memorial to former player James McDermott who lost his life at the Battle of the Somme, but whose body was one of over 72,000 never recovered.
And Hayes praised Chairman Andrew Howard for backing Ainsworth. Hayes said:
"Everyone knows how tight finances are at the club at the moment. We only have nineteen players and we'd have to draft in the kit man, tea lady and a couple of others if we wanted to play eleven-side and work on our shape in training, but he paid for our trip out of his own pocket, so full credit to him."
Ainsworth explained:
"I was asked to represent the players at the Footballers' Memorial four years ago and thought that one day I'd like to take my young lad over so he could understand what happened. Then, a few weeks ago, I thought 'hang on, I'm responsible for some other young lads', so we arranged the visit.
“It helped give the players a sense of perspective and a real insight into the heroism of footballers just like themselves who fought and died for their country. It was part of our development for the team and it was great to go over there at a time when they have been performing so well.
“The players really bought into the whole experience and I was a proud man to see the respect, interest and enthusiasm they showed throughout the whole trip.”
Oxford striker Danny Hylton opened the scoring from the spot in the first half, but then shot himself in the foot to gift Wycombe the win by sending an injury time penalty over the bar.
Boss Michael Appleton said:
"When you're top of the league, that's what happens and when you're bottom of the league, that's what happens. Once they got the goal to equalise they were on the front foot."
Tom Bradshaw is turning his Walsall adventure into a real family affair.
Striker Bradshaw, 22, joined the Saddlers from Shrewsbury in the summer and scored his sixth of the season to pull them out of the drop zone after missing four games through injury. He then revealed:
"In the corner where I celebrated I had about twelve family members. I managed to get six in free and had to scrimp together for the rest.
"We're a very close family so that's not an uncommon thing. My Dad and three of my uncles once drove eighteen hours to watch me play in an Under-19 game for Wales in Liechtenstein. I think they turned it into a bit of a road trip. It helps when you're having bad days and its doubly as good when you have good ones."
Bradshaw was also on standby to earn his first senior Wales cap in the recent Euro qualifiers against Cyprus and Bosnia before straining his hamstring, but said:
"First and foremost I just want to be scoring goals for Walsall. In football you can't plan too far ahead and have to live in the here and now.
"Every footballer has their aspirations though and playing for Wales is definitely one of mine. I think this is the first time in years where the lads have a realistic chance of qualifying. When you look at the team with the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Gareth Bale, big household names, it's an exciting time. I wouldn't be surprised if my uncles have got half an eye on that one - whether I'm involved or not."
Walsall boss Dean Smith was delighted with Bradshaw and said:
"Tom kept the two centre-backs busy. They never had two minutes peace."
Chesterfield have only picked up one point in four games and manager Paul Cook groaned:
"What you must do at times like this is stay strong."
Rochdale boss Keith Hill's was delighted after former Paris Saint Germain youth prospect Bastien Hery came off the bench to win the points at the death and he revealed:"We were having a little joke on the bench and asking each other whether it was the night for a Parisian and then Bastien came on and showed us it was."I'm very happy. We played against the best footballing side in League One. They're incredible. We matched them. We took them on, we really took them on. They're a ball playing side and we counter-attacked superbly."It's a magnificent achievement. Tremendous. Every goal was a very good goal."But Hill's euphoria was tempered by a bad knee injury to winger Peter Vincenti. He said:"It's his left one. We don't know one hundred percent at the moment, but I think it's a serious one."Swindon manager Mark Cooper was left seething and said:"If you score two at home, you should win."It looked as though we were going to go on and win it and then our centre back loses his man and they score another goal."We did have some really good performances, but defensively we weren't good enough."
Adam Dugdale's late strike eased the pressure on boss Steve Davies to earn Crewe a rare win.
Alex have only won three games this season, but Davies's players stood up to be counted in a dire game.
Dugdale netted his first of the campaign in the 84th minute.
Fellow central defender George Ray nodded down a corner from substitute Billy Waters and Dugdale was first to react to belt the ball in from a couple of yards.
Relieved boss Davies joked:
"That's back-to-back wins - it's unknown!
"We're not going to go from one performance to the next in giant leaps, it'll be little strides. It wasn't a great spectacle, but we were slightly better and just nicked it."
Walsall striker Jordan Cook should have put his team ahead in the 69th minute minutes, but nodded a cross from Andy Forde straight at keeper Ben Garrett with the goal begging.
Garrett then played a big part in the win six minutes later when he back-peddled furiously to tip over a cheeky lob from Cook.
Former Saddler Febian Brandy came closest to breaking the deadlock before the break.
In the 24th minute Brandy picked up a pass from skipper Matt Tootle on the right side of the box and his fierce shot was fumbled by keeper Richard O'Donnell who recovered to fall on the ball before it trickled into the net.
And Walsall's best effort of the half fell to left back Andy Taylor, but his 25 yard screamer took a deflection off team mate Cook and flew inches wide.
Disappointed Saddlers manager Dean Smith saw his team slip into the drop zone and said:
"We didn't really show a lot of desire to get the ball into the back of the net. We lacked a little bit of nous."
Romaine Sawyers stunned league leaders City with a late equaliser, but their unbeaten start to the season continued.
Striker Sawyers played a one-two on the edge of the box with winger Andy Forde before curling a side-foot stunner into the top corner for his second goal of the campaign before flying to Haiti to for a St. Kitts and Nevis Caribbean Cup game.
And Bristol City boss Steve Cotterill praised Sawyers goal. He said:
"You have to take your hat off at times. That was a wonderful finished. All in all, it was a fair result. We're still unbeaten and I've told the players to be proud of that.
Joe Bryan had the Robins rocking though with his first league goal of the season in the eleventh minute.
Central defender Luke Ayling picked Bryan out with a cross field pass and the winger cut into the box from the left flank before drilling a low fourteen yard shot past helpless keeper Richard O'Donnell.
Walsall started the game brightly and defender Andy Butler hooked a volley into the arms of keeper Frank Fielding in the first minute.
Five minutes after Bryan's opener, central defender Paul Downing nearly gifted City a second.
Downing dithered on the edge of his box and striker Aaron Wilbraham nicked the ball off his toes, but fired a low shot straight at O'Donnell.
But Fielding needed to be at his best in the 25th minute to touch a twenty yard curling shot from Forde just over the bar.
Saddlers manager Dean Smith was delighted with his side, but said:
"I thought we deserved more if I'm honest. We were disappointed with their goal, but think we have a goal of the season contender and I thought we had them on the back foot in the second half."
Wes Burns scored a last gasp winner to stun the Spireites as leaders City kept their super start going.
First half substitute Burns lashed home his first of the campaign from ten yards after meeting skipper Wade Elliott's 93rd minute right wing cross to make it eight wins from twelve games.
City are now five points clear at the top and delighted boss Steve Cotterill said:
"They had some good possession and played some good football, take nothing away from them.
"I was delighted that Wes Burns got the winner because he's made the mistake for their second when he hasn't gone with the runner and they've played a one-two around him, but that's what you'll get from young players. Two of our young players have given the ball away in the final third, but that's what happens with young players, bless 'em. Hopefully they'll be better for their experiences.
"I've been dying to get to 3-4-3 at the right time and today I thought right, let's have a go at it. We got to it, albeit for six minutes, and thankfully that got us the winner.
"It's always a test of character and team spirit when you go goals up and they peg you back.
"Late in the game we got enough bodies in the box looking for the winner which is pleasing."
Spireites skipper Ian Evatt inadvertently opened the scoring for City in the ninth minute.
Defender Tendayi Darikwa lost the ball on the edge of his own box and hapless central defender Evatt turned a low cross from left winger Joe Bryan into his own net from two yards out at the near post.
Bryan then turned villain for Chesterfield's 25th minute leveller when he also gave the ball away just before Eoin Doyle was bundled over by full back Derek Williams in the box.
Striker Doyle then picked himself up to from the spot.
Left back Williams then made amends to put City ahead again less than one minute after the break.
Winger Luke Freeman floated over a corner from the right right wing corner to the back post and Williams nodded His first of the season back into the far corner.
But Doyle kept his amazing hot streak going when he tapped in his FIFTEENTH of the season from two yards in the 59th minute after co-striker Sam Clucas mishit Darikwa's teasing Low cross.
Chesterfield manager Paul Cook remained upbeat and said:
"I thought it was a great game. Unfortunately we couldn't see it out, but I thought my players deserved some credit.
"We saw two teams wanting to win a football match and that'll always make an entertaining game.
"You've got to give credit to Bristol City. They're on a fantastic run and they've got a bright young manager. It's a club going in the right direction and they reason they score goals is because they've got good players.
"I think that when you go away from home you play without fear. I'm very proud of my players this week like I always am."
