James Tilley scored twice as AFC Wimbledon breezed to an emphatic 5-1 win over Cheltenham.The Dons were without a win in five Sky Bet League Two games, but they made light work of the League One strugglers.Ali Al Hamadi opened the scoring with a fine finish into the bottom left corner in the 23rd minute having latched on to Omar Bugiel’s pass.Tilley netted his first during first-half stoppag

Eighth-tier Ramsgate pulled off a shock 2-1 win over Vanarama National League side Woking at the WW Martin Community Stadium to book their place in round two of the FA Cup.The Cardinals had taken the lead in the 13th minute through Dennon Lewis after he was played in by midfielder Morgan Williams.Isthmian League South East Division side Ramsgate, though, slowly grew into the game and were back on

Jeremy Doku produced a stunning performance as champions Manchester City overcame the loss of Erling Haaland to thrash Bournemouth 6-1 on Saturday.Doku was the architect of an emphatic success, scoring their opener and having a hand in four other goals as City overpowered the Cherries in a one-sided Premier League clash.”Bernardo Silva twice benefited from Doku’s work with a brace whil

League Two Morecambe came from behind to dump Lincoln out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 first-round win.Lasse Sorensen opened the scoring for the third-tier hosts in the 14th minute as he slid in to meet Danny Mandriou’s pinpoint cross at the far post.But the in-form Shrimps stretched their fine streak to just one defeat in their last 10 matches n in all competitions.Loanees Michael Mellon and To

Ian Evatt secured his first ever FA Cup managerial win as League One Bolton hammered National League Solihull Moors 4-0 at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.Goals from skipper Ricardo Santos, Paris Maghoma, Will Forrester and substitute Dion Charles, who also had a penalty saved, earned Evatt overdue success after five previous knockouts, including three with the Trotters.The four-time cup winners

Burnley became the first club in top-flight history to lose their opening six home fixtures of a season as Crystal Palace deepened the gloom over Turf Moor in a 2-0 win for the Londoners.Jeffrey Schlupp put Palace ahead in the 22nd minute and Tyrick Mitchell’s second Palace goal sealed it in stoppage time as Burnley suffered a club-record eighth consecutive top-flight home defeat, a run that

Newport eased through to the FA Cup second round with a 2-0 home win over Oldham at Rodney Parade thanks to two goals from defender Shane McLoughlin.The right wing-back opened the scoring after 20 minutes as he drilled in at the back post to convert Matty Bondswell’s cross before sealing victory with a long-range effort 10 minutes from time.County goalkeeper Nick Townsend ensured his side le

Billy Bodin scored twice to send League One high-flyers Oxford through to the second round of the FA Cup but National League opponents Maidenhead made life difficult for them at the Kassam Stadium.Bodin fired the U’s in front in the 15th minute with a fine first-time finish from Stan Mills’ right-wing cross.And he sealed their progress by firing past goalkeeper Craig Ross at the second

Wigan progressed through to the second round of the FA Cup with a second 2-0 victory at Exeter in a fortnight.It was a case of deja vu following Latics’ 2-0 win in the league, with Exeter on top for virtually the entire 90 minutes, but lacking any penetration in the final third and Wigan scoring twice on the counter-attack.Exeter made a bright start to the game, with Vincent Harper seeing a

Barrow boss Pete Wild was thrilled with his side’s performance after they upset the odds to beat League One Northampton in the first round of the FA Cup.Mitch Pinnock cancelled out Emile Acquah’s early opener but second-half goals from Tom White and Ben Whitfield secured a 3-1 victory as the Bluebirds secured their place in the draw for the second round.“I’m really pleased