Darren Ferguson was left to rue two individual errors that left his Peterborough side facing a replay away at Sky Bet League Two Salford following a 2-2 draw.Posh goalkeeper Nicholas Bilokapic twice gifted the visitors the lead, in the fourth and 69th minutes, with errors before towering defender Emmanuel Fernandez snatched an equaliser in the 93rd minute after being sent on to play upfront.&ldq...Full Story »

Jamie McClurg said he was “choked” at Bracknell Town’s exit from the FA Cup at Sky Bet League One Cambridge following a 2-1 defeat.The Southern League Premier Division South side were playing in the first round for the third time and looked set to be heading out following Fejiri Okenabirhie’s opener and Olukayode Osu’s own goal soon after half-time.Joint manager McC...Full Story »

Grant McCann lamented his Doncaster side “having to do things the hard way” in the FA Cup after failing to make a dominant first half count in their 2-2 draw with Accrington Stanley.Rovers led early through a Kelvin Mellor own goal but saw chances to extend their advantage go begging before Accrington rallied in the second half.Shaun Whalley levelled for the visitors before Harrison ...Full Story »

Ruari Paton’s leveller deep in stoppage time rescued a point as Queen’s Park snatched a 2-2 draw at Ayr.Anton Dowds’s double had given the hosts a 2-0 lead in the first half to put them in control.Alex Bannon pulled a goal back when he headed in Jack Spong’s corner after 58 minutes.Then, in the fifth minute of stoppage time, Paton finished from close range to level.Full Story »

Eastleigh cruised into FA Cup second round with 5-1 thrashing of National League rivals Boreham Wood.The hosts were in front after 17 minutes, with Nigel Atangana turning the ball in after Chris Maguire’s free-kick had been headed away.However, it took just two minutes for Boreham Wood to level through Matt Robinson.Maguire had the hosts back in front within four minutes, firing into an em...Full Story »

Gillingham manager Stephen Clemence praised his side’s character as they overcame underdogs Hereford 2-0 to progress in the FA Cup.Jayden Clarke’s deflected goal gave the League Two side a first-half lead before Tom Nichols’ late penalty sealed their passage into the second round.“The boys have shown great character,” said Clemence. “I didn’t feel Herefo...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney was denied his first win as Birmingham manager after high-flying Ipswich recovered from two goals down to rescue a 2-2 draw at St. Andrew’s.Jay Stansfield’s fifth goal of the season gave City a 13th-minute lead and it was followed by a Cameron Burgess own goal six minutes after the interval.Ipswich were a different proposition after that goal though, and substitute Marcu...Full Story »

Macaulay Langstaff’s late strike ensured Notts County’s passage to the second round of the FA Cup with a thrilling 3-2 win over Crawley.Danilo Orsi had given the visitors the lead and levelled the scores at 2-2 after Dan Crowley and David McGoldrick had the hosts in front, before substitute Langstaff came off the bench to send the Magpies through.The visitors’ fast start was re...Full Story »

Wycombe weathered a second-half fightback to edge past Bradford 2-1 in their FA Cup first-round tie.The Chairboys took control against their League Two opponents with two first-half goals.But the home side came on strong after the break to make Matt Bloomfield’s side work hard for their win.Wycombe had gone in front on 19 minutes as David Wheeler nodded down Ryan Tafazolli’s deep cro...Full Story »

A strike from substitute Georgie Kelly denied new QPR head coach Marti Cifuentes victory in a 1-1 draw at Rotherham in the Championship.The Spanish coach took charge of his first game with the Londoners following the departure of Gareth Ainsworth and was heading for a win after Ilias Chair put the visitors ahead before Kelly struck.Chair provided the first spark for the visitors when he dashed i...Full Story »

Accrington Stanley twice came from behind to earn a replay against Doncaster in the FA Cup.Rovers led through a Kelvin Mellor own goal and a stunning Harrison Biggins strike but were pegged back by Shaun Whalley and Seamus Conneely.Doncaster made an impressive start count after nine minutes. Mo Faal sent a header bouncing off the crossbar, with the ball falling to George Broadbent, whose driven ...Full Story »

Alfreton reached the FA Cup second round after a routine 2-0 win over Worthing.Nathan Newall and Kennedy Digie scored in the final 17 minutes to send the hosts through.Jordan Thewlis wanted a penalty after being felled in the first half and Jake Day hit the post for the hosts in the first half.But Alfreton had to wait until the second half to open the scoring.Newall struck after 73 minutes when ...Full Story »

Leyton Orient progressed to the second round of the FA Cup for only the second time in eight years as they overcame Carlisle 3-1 at Brisbane Road.Goals by Joe Pigott and substitutes Aaron Drinan and Ruel Sotiriou proved defining, while Joe Garner replied for the visitors.Orient went ahead from the penalty spot in the 11th minute after Dan Happe had been fouled by Owen Moxon and Pigott stepped fo...Full Story »

Rhys Murphy hit a brace to send Yeovil into the second round of FA Cup after a 3-2 win over Gateshead at Huish Park.Murphy gave the Glovers an early lead before Jordan Stevens doubled the advantage.Murphy added a second to put Yeovil in complete control but a pair of late goals from Marcus Dinanga kept them on their toes.Yeovil started brightly and Murphy turned in a long ball over goalkeeper Ar...Full Story »

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 ...Full Story »

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 seco...Full Story »

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 th...Full Story »

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 stopp...Full Story »

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.Brac...Full Story »

The 21-year-old has quickly established himself as a key starter for the Ligue 1 side since being promoted from the youth ranks, notably helping them to Coupe de France glory in 2022. Merlin, who is capped by France at youth level and has been tipped to break into the senior side, has plenty of admirers from across Europe and his development has not gone unnoticed. 90min understands that Man C...Full Story »