Struggling Reading enjoyed a brief respite from their Sky Bet League One woes when they eased to a 3-2 victory over MK Dons in the FA Cup first round.Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan fired the home side into a third-minute lead but the League Two side deservedly levelled through Alex Gilbey in the 39th minute.Reading struck twice in four minutes after the hour mark, with goals from Harvey Knibbs and Lewis Win

Ten-man Port Vale earned an FA Cup first-round replay against fellow League One side Burton after battling to a goalless draw.Captain Nathan Smith was given a straight red card in the first half, but Burton failed to make their one-man advantage count.Vale midfielder Ben Garrity went close to opening the scoring early on as his header from Tom Sang’s free-kick hit the top of the crossbar.The

Huddersfield and Watford fought out a 0-0 stalemate at the John Smith’s Stadium on a damp and drizzly day in West Yorkshire.In a game short of clear-cut opportunities, Yaser Asprilla and Matty Pearson came closest for either side, on an otherwise comfortable afternoon for both goalkeepers.The draw extends Watford’s unbeaten league run to four, with Huddersfield earning their first clea

West Brom sealed a third consecutive Championship victory with a 3-1 win over Hull to stay in fifth in the table.Captain Jed Wallace slotted home the opening goal on 14 minutes before Lewie Coyle scored only the third goal of his career to equalise four minutes before half-time for the visitors.Matt Phillips grabbed his third goal of the season midway through the second half to put the hosts back

Ashley Young’s unfortunate own goal denied Everton a sixth win in eight matches as Brighton snatched a late 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.Defender Vitalii Mykolenko looked like being an unlikely match-winner with his first goal in 18 months until Kaoru Mitoma’s cross took a freakish deflection off the Toffees’ other full-back with six minutes remaining.Having taken the lead, Everton

Nathan Collins secured a 3-2 win for Brentford over West Ham on an unlikely afternoon of firsts in west London.Defender Collins scored his first goal for the Bees after Jarrod Bowen became the first player in Premier League history to score in each of his side’s first six away matches.There was also a first goal in 35 matches, and 14 months, for Brentford forward Neal Maupay.Unfortunately fo

Stoke and Cardiff preserved their unbeaten runs as the points were shared in a goalless draw in the Potteries.The hosts continued their resurgence following three successive wins, while the Bluebirds dropped out of the top six despite a third outing without defeat.Cardiff forward Callum Robinson looked to continue his rich vein of form against Stoke and came closest to a decider, but his deflected

Sunderland failed to capitalise on the first-half sending off of Swansea midfielder Charlie Patino as they were held to a 0-0 draw in south Wales.Patino was red-carded in the 30th minute when his foul on the Black Cats’ Pierre Ekwah earned him a second yellow card.But while the dismissal of the 20-year-old Arsenal loanee meant Sunderland went on to dominate possession and territory, Tony Mow

Cambridge United held off a late Bracknell Town fightback to win 2-1 and progress in the FA Cup.The Sky Bet League One side provided a moment of quality to take the lead after 27 minutes when Fejiri Okenabirhie exchanged passes with Adam May before firing unstoppably into the top corner.It ended a streak of 16 consecutive fixtures in which the U’s had failed to score in the first half.Brackn

Nicke Kabamba struck the only goal as 10-man Barnet reached the FA Cup second round following a hard-fought victory at Curzon Ashton.Kabamba headed in Finley Potter’s cross from close range for his 12th goal of the season with what proved the winning goal in the 15th minute.Idris Kanu was denied a second by Curzon goalkeeper Cameron Mason but Barnet debutant Connor Stevens was sent off three