AFC Wimbledon beat bitter rivals MK Dons for the third time in a row after a 2-0 win at Stadium MK within the FA Cup first spherical.
Matty Stevens put AFC Wimbledon forward simply earlier than half time earlier than Omar Bugiel doubled their lead within the opening minutes of the second half.
MK Dons’ distress was compounded when Connor Lemonheigh-Evans was despatched off within the second half, with the guests advancing to the second spherical.
Stevens flicked a header large in an amazing early likelihood as the primary half took time to get going.
MK Dons then had their greatest likelihood of the primary half when Alex Gilbey was thwarted by Owen Goodman.
The guests started to create extra probabilities, with the perfect seeing MK Dons goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray deny Stevens.
AFC Wimbledon opened the scoring within the forty fourth minute as Bugiel threaded by means of Stevens to flick a end into the underside nook.
Bugiel then doubled the guests’ lead within the fiftieth minute as he bundled residence when MK Dons could not clear a free-kick.
The hosts then noticed Lemonheigh-Evans despatched off for a second yellow card within the seventieth minute for a foul on Josh Neufville, and they’d finally come up quick of their comeback makes an attempt.
Willumsson purpose sees Birmingham ease previous Sutton
Sky Wager League One leaders Birmingham prevented a FA Cup upset with a 1-0 win at non-league Sutton.
Willum Willumsson’s first-half purpose was sufficient to beat the battling Vanarama Nationwide League outfit, who hardly ever troubled the guests.
Birmingham dominated possession for lengthy spells, however aside from a Jay Stansfield shot that was nicely saved by Jack Sims, they did not create many clear minimize probabilities within the early exchanges.
The Blues broke the impasse within the thirty fourth minute when Willumsson met a cross from Paik Seung-Ho with a volley.
Sutton squandered a wonderful alternative to degree when Jayden Harris intercepted a move and burst clear earlier than firing large.
That was as shut because the U’s received as Birmingham shut the sport out within the second half.
Luke Harris noticed an effort beat away by Sims and Sutton substitute Ashley Nadesan may have pressured extra-time, however his volley bounced into the bottom and over the bar.
Elsewhere, Sky Wager League One high-flyers Mansfield took benefit of Marcus Poscha’s Sixteenth-minute dismissal to beat sixth-tier Curzon Ashton 4-0 on the Tameside Stadium.
Poscha was adjudged to have dealt with Will Evans’ shot on the goal-line by referee Thomas Parsons, however left the pitch claiming the ball had struck his chest.
Lucas Akins bagged his second purpose in successive video games from the penalty spot to set Nigel Clough’s staff on their technique to the second spherical.
