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FA CUP

EVANS DOUBLE SPARKS PILGRIMS ROUT

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Plymouth 4, Alvechurch 0. Plymouth: Will Evans 50, 69, Michael Baidoo 78, Ronan Curtis 80. Second-half surge puts Alvechurch away as Baidoo and Curtis finish the job

Plymouth Argyle beat Alvechurch 4-0 at Home Park to reach the FA Cup second round, blank until the break then ruthless after it.

Will Evans broke the deadlock on 50 and added a second on 69, teed up by Ronan Curtis. Substitutes Michael Baidoo (78) and Curtis himself (80) piled on late goals as Tom Cleverley's League One side finally shook off the Southern League Premier Central visitors.

Kyle Storer's Churchmen keep a clean sheet for 45 minutes but leave Devon without a reply; Argyle go into Monday's draw.

FA CUP

PEARCE DOUBLE FIRES YORK PAST COBBLERS

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York 4, Northampton 0. York: Ollie Pearce 1, 11, Alex Hunt 29, J. Stones 81. Hunt and Stones complete four-goal cup win at the LNER

York City brushed aside League One Northampton Town 4-0 at the LNER Community Stadium, three up by half-time in front of 4,273, to reach the FA Cup second round.

Ollie Pearce struck after a minute and again on 11. Alex Hunt made it three on 29, finished from Harry Boyes' assist. Substitute Josh Stones added the fourth on 81, steered in from Joe Felix's delivery.

Scott Lindsey's Minstermen go into Monday's draw; Chris Hogg's Cobblers, who lost goalkeeper Zach Jeacock early, exit at the first hurdle.

FA CUP

ETETE DOUBLE PUTS EXILES IN THE HAT

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Newport County 3, Walsall 1. Newport: Kion Etete 19, 60, Michael Adu-Poku 23; Walsall: Andrew Dallas 7. Newport come from behind to beat Walsall at Rodney Parade

Kion Etete scored twice as Newport County came from behind to beat Walsall 3-1 at Rodney Parade.

Andrew Dallas gave Walsall the lead on seven minutes. Etete drove the equaliser into the top corner on 19 after loose Walsall defending. On 23 Michael Adu-Poku turned in the second after a Harrison Biggins free-kick.

Another Biggins delivery made the third. Etete's first effort hit the woodwork and he scored the rebound on 60. Jordan Wright saved from Taione Sodje late on.

“On the balance, we've conceded three goals and only scored one [we] absolutely [deserve to go out]. There are other metrics in the game that you might look at, but you can't concede three bad goals.” – Lee Grant, Walsall head coach, speaking to BBC Radio WM, via BBC Sport

Where it leaves them: . Newport went behind inside 10 minutes for the fourth time in five matches. Walsall, in round two for each of the last five seasons, lost away for the first time this season.

FA CUP

LATE TRIO SENDS BEES INTO ROUND TWO

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Barnet 3, Tranmere 0. Barnet: Kane Smith 80, Damola Ajayi 90+6, Nnamdi Ofoborh 90. Substitutes Smith, Ofoborh and Ajayi settle a goalless Hive contest in the closing stages

Barnet beat Tranmere Rovers 3-0 at The Hive Stadium to reach the FA Cup second round, all three goals arriving after the 80th minute from substitutes. Attendance was 1,615.

Goalless at the break, Tranmere started the second half brighter — Matthew Cox denied Charlie Whitaker at the near post on the hour, then again when the rebound struck the woodwork — but the Bees struck late.

Kane Smith opened on 80 from Tom Knowles' assist. Nnamdi Ofoborh slotted a second on 90 from Damola Ajayi's pass, and Ajayi completed it in the sixth minute of stoppage time with a finish from outside the box.

Dean Brennan's League Two side go into Monday's draw; Darrell Clarke's Rovers bow out.

Where it leaves them: . Three goals after the 80th minute turned a tight Hive afternoon; Tranmere had 64% of the ball but only two shots on target.

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FOX DOUBLE FIRES WIGAN PAST WOOD

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Boreham Wood 0, Wigan 3. Wigan: Jon Mellish 11, Morgan Fox 36, 74. Mellish and a brace from the left-back send League One side through

Wigan Athletic beat Boreham Wood 3-0 at Meadow Park to reach the FA Cup second round, with left-back Morgan Fox scoring twice.

Jon Mellish opened on 11 minutes, finishing Christian Saydee's assist into the bottom left. Fox made it two on 36 with a left-footed free-kick into the top corner, then headed a third on 74 from Max Power's set-piece delivery.

Gary Caldwell's League One side go into Monday's draw; Luke Garrard's National League hosts go out.

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