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RANDALL SEALS SEVEN-GOAL SPIRALS CLASSIC

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Chesterfield 4, Yeovil Town 3. Chesterfield: Jack Simpson 43, 55, Josh Koroma 45, Joel Randall 89; Yeovil Town: Slavi Spasov 38 pen, James Daly 78, Hayden Muller 82. Simpson brace and Koroma put Chesterfield clear; Yeovil hit back before late winner

Chesterfield edged Yeovil Town 4-3 at the SMH Group Stadium in a seven-goal FA Cup first-round thriller settled in the 89th minute.

Slavi Spasov put Yeovil ahead from the spot on 38 before Jack Simpson (43) and Josh Koroma (45) flipped it by the break. Simpson made it 3-1 on 55, only for James Daly (78) and Hayden Muller (82) to haul the Glovers level. Substitute Joel Randall won it on 89, finishing Dilan Markanday's assist into the top left.

Paul Cook's League Two side go into Monday's draw; Billy Rowley's Yeovil bow out.

Where it leaves them: . Chesterfield led 3-1 before Yeovil's Daly and Muller levelled; 4,010 at the SMH Group Stadium saw a seven-goal thriller.

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VALE HOLD OFF LATE IRON SURGE

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Port Vale 4, Scunthorpe 2. Port Vale: Keyrol Alexis Figueroa Norales 8, Onel Hernández 58, Max Watters 61, Oliver Lynch 90+5; Scunthorpe: James Norwood 86, Declan Howe 90. Figueroa, Hernández, Watters and Lynch see Port Vale through after Norwood and Howe reply

Port Vale beat Scunthorpe United 4-2 at Vale Park to reach the FA Cup second round.

Keyrol Figueroa opened on 8 from Jaheim Headley's assist. Onel Hernández made it two on 58 from Figueroa's pass, and substitute Max Watters drilled a third on 61 from Headley's break. James Norwood headed one back on 86 and Declan Howe made it 3-2 on 90, before Oliver Lynch sealed it from outside the box on 90+5 from George Byers' assist.

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FOXES SEE OFF CITY AFTER CUP SLUGFEST

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Oxford City 2, Leicester 4. Oxford City: Scott Pollock 31, Joshua James Ashby 62; Leicester: Louis Page 16, Emil Riis Jakobsen 53, K. Doyle 59, Tom Watson 82. Page, Riis, Doyle and Watson earn round two as Pollock corner stuns

Leicester City beat Oxford City 4-2 at The MGroup Stadium to reach the FA Cup second round, with 3,462 watching National League North promotion hopefuls push the League One side all the way.

Louis Page opened with a long-range strike on 16 minutes. Leicester fan Scott Pollock levelled on 31, scoring direct from a corner. After the break Harry Howell's cross found Emil Riis for 1-2, and Kamari Doyle drilled a third on 59 before Josh Ashby chipped Oxford back into it on 62. Substitute Tom Watson sealed it on 82, firing across Jonathan Maxted.

Russell Martin's Foxes go into Monday's draw; Ross Jenkins' hosts go out with credit intact.

“The result was probably fair. We didn't do enough to win the game [although] we were definitely in the game. The players were superb. The defensive output the boys put in was through the roof, and we knew we had to respect Leicester - they're a top team with great players.” – Ross Jenkins, Oxford City manager, speaking to BBC Radio Oxford, via BBC Sport

“I'm really pleased just to get through. It was a really tough tie. They put it on TV on a Friday night because it was difficult - a different surface, a team that's really well-coached and really well-organised. We knew there would be moments when it was tough. We actually played some really good football at times but the last bit wasn't there in the first half.” – Russell Martin, Leicester manager, speaking to BBC Radio Leicester, via BBC Sport

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FYLDE RUN RIOT AT HARROGATE

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Harrogate Town 1, AFC Fylde 4. Harrogate: Will·McGowan 9; AFC Fylde: L. Thomas 16, Aaron Drewe 60, Tom Whelan 78 pen, Millar Matthews-Lewis 82. Coasters hit four after falling behind as promoted Fylde humble their National League rivals

Four goals for AFC Fylde at Harrogate. The promoted Coasters fell behind and then routed their National League rivals 4-1 in front of 2,375 at the Marcy Fitness Stadium.

Will McGowan put Harrogate ahead on nine minutes from Michael Craig's pass. Luca Thomas levelled seven minutes later, set up by Millar Matthews-Lewis.

Aaron Drewe put Fylde in front on the hour. Tom Whelan scored a penalty on 78. Four minutes later Matthews-Lewis made it four from Dylan Allen-Hadley's pass.

Where it leaves them: . Promoted from National League North as champions last season, Fylde have now beaten Harrogate twice this season after a 2-1 league win at the same ground in September.

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BREWERS BRUSH DIAMONDS ASIDE

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Burton Albion 4, AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0. Burton: Will Collar 23, Raphael Borges Rodrigues 35, Charlie Webster 75, Zac Scutt 90+5. Collar, Rodrigues, Webster and late Scutt seal round two at the Pirelli

Burton Albion eased into the FA Cup second round with a 4-0 win over Southern League Premier Central side AFC Rushden & Diamonds at the Pirelli Stadium.

Will Collar opened on 23 and Raphael Borges Rodrigues doubled it before half-time on 35. Charlie Webster drilled a third from range on 75, and substitute Zac Scutt tucked away the fourth in the fifth minute of stoppage time, finishing after Gbemi Arubi's work.

Gary Bowyer's Brewers join the Monday draw; Elliot Sandy's Diamonds exit with a first-round proper appearance on the ledger.

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