Upset goes West thanks to ace Adam
MINNOWS Westfields were denied a historic win FA Cup victory after Adam Morgan left it late to scupper a famous upset with a 1-1 draw.
The ninth-tier side, who are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, took the lead against Curzon Ashton after Craig Jones slotted home a penalty.
But Curzon pegged them back in the 81st minute as a goalmouth scramble saw Morgan score from close range.
Goals from Craig Eastmond, Maxime Biamou and two each from Ross Stearn and Roarie Deacon helped Sutton United claim victory against Dartford in a nine-goal thriller.
An Elliot Bradbrook brace and Duane Ofori-Acheampong’s strike gave the Darts hope but Sutton held on for a 6-3 victory.
Braintree ran out 7-0 winners against Eastbourne Borough with Lee Barnard and George Elokobi each bagging two goals.
Spennymoor Town gave MK Dons a huge fright. Ben Reeves, Brandon Thomas-Asante and Kieran Agard fired the Dons into a 3-0 lead inside 15 minutes but Joe Tait and Andrew Johnson struck to see the non-league outfit miss out 3-2.
Solihull Moors fought back from two goals down to force a replay against 10-man Yeovil, thanks to a second-half double from Jack Byrne.
Brackley Town returned to haunt Gillingham, earning a 2-2 draw after knocking the Gills out of the tournament in 2013.
Harrow Borough suffered a 6-0 defeat at Northampton as Paul Anderson, John-Joe O’Toole, Matt Taylor, JJ Hooper and a Marc Richards double eased the Cobblers through.
Whitehawk and Stourbridge both grabbed a place in the hat for the second round after a 1-1 draw while Peterborough will join them after squeezing past Chesham United 2-1.
There was to be no upset at Moatside as Mertsham were thrashed 5-0 against Oxford in the early kick-off.
Ricky Miller’s 81st-minute equaliser saw Dover earn a home replay after a 1-1 draw at Cambridge.
Woking have a chance of replicating their run to the third round in 1997 after a convincing 4-2 win over Stockport.
Bolton, Port Vale and Macclesfield were 1-0 winners over Grimsby, Stevenage and Walsall respectively while Ched Evans sent Chesterfield into the next round thanks to a 2-1 victory at Colchester.
Shrewsbury were 3-0 winners over Barnet and Danny Hylton’s brace saw 10-man Luton hold on to secure a 3-1 win at Exeter.
There were 2-1 wins for Accrington at Bradford, Lincoln over Altrincham and Wycombe against Portsmouth.
Doncaster were beaten 2-1 at Oldham and Plymouth saw off Mansfield by the same scoreline while AFC Wimbledon fought back to earn a 2-2 draw at Bury.
Crawley will travel to Bristol Rovers for a replay after a 1-1 draw while it is the same story for Cheltenham and Crewe. Charlton beat Scunthorpe 3-1 and Dagenham and Halifax shared a goalless draw.
And their long-suffering fans celebrated as if they had finished top of the league – never mind facing the fact that they are stuck in a fight to stay in it.
To be brutally honest, it did not take long to see why Sunderland have made the worst start in Premier League history.
Their defence was split wide open and gave Dan Gosling free access to bundle Adam Smith’s 11th-minute cross into an inviting net.
You had to feel sorry for Sunderland’s goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
The young stopper had already produced one world-class save to keep the home side at bay only to be left hopelessly unprotected for Gosling’s opener.
But football is full of surprises and Victor Anichebe’s 33rd-minute equaliser – only his 25th league goal in 10 years – was certainly one of those.
It was a good one, though, and when Sunderland had another effort ruled offside just before the break even David Moyes – serving a touchline ban in the stands – even managed a rare smile.
He would certainly have been the happier of the two bosses at the break, given that Eddie Howe’s Cherries were hardly the pick of the bunch either.
Moyes had nothing to smile about after 59 minutes, though, when the Black Cats were reduced to 10 men just when they seemed to be getting a grip on the game at last.
Steven Pienaar got a second yellow after a rash tackle on Junior Stanislas and everything changed.
Bournemouth woke up and Jack Wilshere had Pickford at full stretch, Stanislas hit the post and Sunderland came under the sort of siege they have been enduring all season.
But surprise, surprise the visitors broke away and got their winner completely against the run of play.
Duncan Watmore did the hard work but the powerful Anichebe, a handful all afternoon, proved too much for Smith to cope with.
Referee Mike Dean had no option but to point to the spot when the big Nigerian was sent tumbling.
Jermain Defoe did the rest to the delight of Sunderland’s travelling army.
And they were overjoyed again two minutes from time when Pickford produced another world-class save – earning Moyes’ praise in the process as well.
The Sunderland boss said: “When his manager comes in afterwards and tells him we expect him to make those saves it shows you just how much we think of him.
“Sometimes you need a bit of good fortune and we haven’t had a lot of that lately.
“After the sending off, we were a bit in disarray and were getting overrun but we hung on.”
Disappointed Cherries boss Howe said: “It’s been very frustrating in the last two games after hitting Hull for six. “We were looking as if we could score a hatful. “We had a really good spell after the sending off and battered them but then we left the back door open and paid the price.” BOURNEMOUTH: SUNDERLAND: