Birmingham boss Chris Davies was pleased with his side’s professionalism as they won 1-0 at non-league Sutton in the first round of the FA Cup.Willum Willumsson’s first-half goal separated the two sides at Gander Green Lane as the Sky Bet League One leaders progressed.“We were far superior in the game,” said Davies. “We just couldn’t get that second goal to take

Sky Bet League One leaders Birmingham avoided a FA Cup upset with a 1-0 win at non-league Sutton.Willum Willumsson’s first-half goal was enough to beat the battling Vanarama National League outfit, who rarely troubled the visitors.Birmingham dominated possession for long spells, but apart from a Jay Stansfield shot that was well saved by Jack Sims, they failed to create many clear cut chance

AFC Wimbledon beat bitter rivals MK Dons for the third time in a row after a 2-0 win at Stadium MK in the FA Cup first round.Matty Stevens put AFC Wimbledon ahead just before half time before Omar Bugiel doubled their lead in the opening minutes of the second half.MK Dons’ misery was compounded when Connor Lemonheigh-Evans was sent off in the second half, with the visitors advancing to the s

Kettering boss Richard Lavery hailed a “massive achievement” from his players after they pulled off a stunning FA Cup upset at Sky Bet League One Northampton.The seventh-tier Poppies sit four divisions and 79 places below their local rivals on the footballing ladder, but there was no evidence of the gulf in a competitive encounter at Sixfields.Connor Johnson’s unfortunate own goa

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was delighted with his team after a 6-0 Hampden thrashing of high-flying Aberdeen but disappointed with the person that leaked his team selection.Rodgers has been aware his starting line-ups have been appearing on social media and the issue became more obvious after he made six changes for both the midweek win over Dundee and Saturday’s Premier Sports Cup semi-

Wolves boss Gary O’Neil was disappointed his side were unable to hang on to their first win of the season after their 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace at Molineux.Both sides’ lack of confidence showed in a first period void of any sort of quality, epitomised by Trevoh Chalobah blocking team-mate Jean Philippe Mateta’s effort with the biggest chance of the half.The game burst into lif

Kettering produced an FA Cup giantkilling for the ages as they stunned local rivals Northampton 2-1 at Sixfields.The seventh-tier Poppies trailed to an unfortunate own goal at half-time, but overcame 79 places and four divisions to claim a famous victory against their county neighbours in the first round.Substitute Luca Miller scored with his first touch to level before former Newcastle striker Ni

Maidenhead assistant manager Ryan Peters was proud of his side’s efforts despite bowing out of the FA Cup following a 2-1 extra-time defeat at home to Crawley.The Magpies were on course to reach the second round for the first time since 1886 through Shawn McCoulsky but Toby Mullarkey’s strike in stoppage time forced an additional 30 minutes.Tola Showunmi’s first Crawley goal with

Proud Guiseley manager Mark Bower said it was “gutting” his side did not get the FA Cup upset at Stevenage he felt they deserved.The Northern Premier League visitors were eventually beaten 5-4 on penalties after an 83rd-minute Will Longbottom equaliser had sent the game to extra time.However, Bower felt it should have been his team, and not League One Boro, who should have been celebra

Daizen Maeda netted a hat-trick as Celtic burst Aberdeen’s bubble in emphatic fashion in the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals.Celtic scored five goals in half an hour at Hampden before Maeda rounded off a 6-0 victory late on to inflict Jimmy Thelin’s first defeat as Aberdeen boss.Aberdeen fans travelled to Glasgow filled with hope of seeing their team beat Celtic at the national stadium