What now for teams knocked out of the FA Cup?

Alan Pardew has left Newcastle in a little bit of trouble

The third round of the FA Cup threw up precious few major shocks, with only three Premier League teams eliminated before replays but what will they do next?

Hull City lost out 2-0 to Arsenal in a repeat of last season's Wembley final, leaving the Tigers to focus on trying to ensure their Premier League survival come May.

Steve Bruce's men have dragged themselves out of the bottom three with two wins in their last three league games, but a 1-0 home loss to rock-bottom Leicester City showed that there is still much work to do at the KC Stadium.

The immediate target is another crunch clash with West Brom at The Hawthorns, with the Baggies one point and two places worse off than the Tigers, but boosted by the arrival of new manager Tony Pulis and a 7-0 cup thrashing of non-league Gateshead.

Another three-point return for the Tigers in the Black Country could put clear daylight between them and the relegation places and Bruce will be hoping that striker Nikica Jelavic has finally rediscovered the goal touch which made him a hit at Everton.

The Croatian has netted in the wins over Sunderland and former club Everton and if he can continue that sort of form, he could be the man to drive City to safety.

Newcastle United also crashed out of the FA Cup at the hands of a Premier League rival, being edged out 1-0 at Leicester City - leaving the Tynesiders needing to keep a season on track which could drift if they aren't careful.

The departure of boss Alan Pardew to take over at Crystal Palace has left a measure of uncertainty at St James' Park, with the side currently mid-table in the Premier League and needing to maintain their focus if they are to make a success of the campaign.

A run of just one win in five games has dropped United down to tenth in the table and they must pick things up to avoid being dragged further down and away from a possible European spot which looked possible not too many weeks ago.

And a test of their focus will come next time out when they visit a Chelsea side reeling from having seen an eight-point lead at the top of the table evaporate - the display in that game will give a good indication of the state of play at Newcastle, having inflicted the first defeat of the season on the Blues' at the start of December.

The third and final Premier League side to exit the FA Cup are the one with the most questions to answer, Queens Park Rangers.

A dreadful display in a 3-0 home loss to Sheffield United of League One left boss Harry Redknapp admitting that his side had looked sluggish, with his immediate response to bring in forward Mauro Zarate on loan from West Ham.

The conundrum for Redknapp is that his side have been superb at home, but dismal away, leaving them just two points outside the Premier League drop zone.

And, just like Hull, the pressure will be well and truly on this weekend when the R's head north to take on a Burnley side currently inside the bottom three, but boosted by recent comeback draws at Manchester City and Newcastle.

Another lacklustre performance from Rangers and Redknapp may well feel the need to live up to his tag of being a deal-maker and plunge into the January transfer market to try and find some inspiration.

He will hope that the curse of the old boy hurts the Clarets, with striker Charlie Austin having spent 18 months at Turf Moor before heading to Loftus Road in the summer of 2013.

He has netted 12 of Rangers' 22 Premier League goals so far this season and needs a little help from his team-mates to try and ensure a successful second half of the season for the Hoops.