Manchester City’s 32-game unbeaten run in the Premier League was ended by Bournemouth who gave a superb display to beat the champions 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium.Not since losing to Aston Villa on December 6 last year had City lost in the league, but from the first moments on the south coast Andoni Iraola’s side looked a match for them, their energy and industry rewarded by goals from

Veteran midfielder Matthew Lund’s first-half brace ensured Salford advanced to the second round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Shrewsbury Town.The game was only five minutes old when Lund capitalised on sloppy Shrewsbury defending to rifle home from close range.Undettered by their opponents’ fast start, Shrewsbury battled their way back into the game and drew level after 15 minutes

Goals from Jordan Slew and Rhys Williams gave League Two club Morecambe a hard-fought 2-0 victory over National League South side Worthing in the FA Cup first round.Slew opened the scoring in the seventh minute but the visitors did not wrap the game up until Williams’ 88th-minute strike.Morecambe started the game on the front foot and soon took the lead.Adam Lewis’ long throw from the

Dion Pereira’s second-half penalty helped Dagenham & Redbridge provide an FA Cup first-round shock after a 1-0 victory at Sky Bet League Two high-flyers Crewe.The Daggers’ leading scorer converted a 73rd-minute spot-kick to make amends for several earlier misses as Ben Strevens’ side booked their place in Sunday’s second-round draw.Junior Morias proved to be a handful f

Jamie Jellis handed League Two side Walsall a deserved FA Cup scalp as they humbled four-time winners Bolton 2-1 at the Poundland Bescot Stadium.After falling behind to Josh Sheehan’s 55th-minute free-kick, the Saddlers hit back quickly with former Trotters defender Liam Gordon powering home an equaliser just before the hour mark, following a deep free-kick from keeper Tommy Simkin.The Saddl

Coventry won on their travels for the first time this season after taking advantage of Hayden Hackney’s first-half red card to beat Middlesbrough 3-0 at the Riverside.Hackney was booked after just 11 minutes for a foul on Josh Eccles and got his second yellow card at the midway stage of the first half after lunging in on Brandon Thomas-Asante.Coventry took full advantage, with Bobby Thomas h

Substitute Jesurun Uchegbulam scored within three minutes of his second half arrival as National League Oldham completed a 2-1 comeback win to dump League Two Tranmere out of the FA Cup.Uchegbulam’s 61st-minute angled shot was deflected beyond Rovers goalkeeper Luke McGee.The visitors, twice competition semi-finalists in the 1990s but now fifth in the game’s fifth tier, were good value

Barnsley booked their place in the second round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win over League Two leaders Port Vale.Marc Roberts, Davis Keillor-Dunn and Adam Phillips all got their names on the scoresheet to secure victory for Darrell Clarke’s side on his return to Vale Park, while Ronan Curtis replied for the Valiants.The League One visitors started the brighter of the two teams and went close t

Exeter were given an almighty fright by National League side Barnet before two goals in added time secured a 5-3 win in a pulsating FA Cup encounter at St James Park.City started well and went in front on 13 minutes through Josh Magennis, who went on to score a hat-trick, before Ryan Glover levelled for the Bees six minutes before half-time.Barnet then went in front on 59 minutes through Zak Brunt

Ross Laidlaw was the hero for Ross County after saving a penalty to earn the Staggies a precious 0-0 draw at St Mirren.A William Hill Premiership encounter low on quality brought little in the way of goalmouth action, until the decision to award the hosts a penalty just after the half-hour mark.Greg Kiltie’s spot-kick, however, was denied by the legs of the County goalkeeper.There were oppor