2023
Saturday, 04 November 2023
Emirates FA Cup
1st Round
Cherry Red Records Stadium, Plough Lane
Attendance: 4,975
Ref: Alan Young
 
Wimbledon
James Tilley (45,61), Ali Al-Hamadi (23), Josh Davison (65), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (70)
5 (2) - (0) 1
Cheltenham Town
Robert Street (76)
1
Luke Southwood
2
Sean Long
33
Curtis Davies
26
Josh Williams
Yellow 91m
6
Lewis Freestone
15
Will Ferry
Subbed 4646
8
Liam Sercombe
14
Curtis Thompson
Yellow 59m Subbed 6262
16
Daniel Adshead
Subbed 4242
19
George Lloyd
9
Will Goodwin
Subbed 6262
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20
Max Harris
5
Owen Bevan
Sub (15 46m)15-46
4
Tom Bradbury
34
Tom Pett
Sub (14 62m)14-62
10
Aidan Keena
Sub (9 62m)9-62
11
Robert Street
Goal 76m
38
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
Sub (16 42m)16-42
17
James Olayinka
32
Jovan Malcolm

James Tilley scored twice as AFC Wimbledon breezed to an emphatic FA Cup win over Cheltenham.

The Dons were without a win in five League Two games, but they made light work of the League One strugglers.

Ali Al Hamadi opened the scoring with a fine finish into the bottom left corner in the 23rd minute having latched on to Omar Bugiel's pass.

Tilley netted his first during first-half stoppage time, touching past the advancing Luke Southwood after Connor Lemonheigh-Evans' ball.

Armani Little crashed a shot against the crossbar two minutes into the second half as Wimbledon took total control.

Tilley volleyed in the third from the edge of the box after 61 minutes before Josh Davison beat Southwood with a deflected effort to make it 4-0 four minutes later.

Lemonheigh-Evans curled in the pick of the Dons' goals from 20 yards in the 70th minute.

Rob Street scored a consolation for Cheltenham in the 76th minute, following up after Nathan Butler-Oyedeji's effort was blocked.

Cheltenham won a penalty but Aidan Keena's strike hit the post in the 85th minute to compound a miserable afternoon for the visitors.

https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2023/november/dons-hit-the-heights-in-fa-cup-with-five-goal-haul/
https://www.ctfc.com/news/2023/november/report-and-reaction-afc-wimbledon-5-1-robins/