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 second round.
Stevens flicked a header wide in a great early chance as the first half took time to get going.
MK Dons then had their best chance of the first half when Alex Gilbey was thwarted by Owen Goodman.
The visitors began to create more chances, with the best seeing MK Dons goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray deny Stevens.
AFC Wimbledon opened the scoring in the 44th minute as Bugiel threaded through Stevens to flick a finish into the bottom corner.
Bugiel then doubled the visitors’ lead in the 50th minute as he bundled home when MK Dons couldn’t clear a free-kick.
The hosts then saw Lemonheigh-Evans sent off for a second yellow card in the 70th minute for a foul on Josh Neufville, and they would ultimately come up short in their comeback attempts.
Willumsson goal sees Birmingham ease past Sutton
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 chances in the early exchanges.
The Blues broke the deadlock in the 34th minute when Willumsson met a cross from Paik Seung-Ho with a volley.
Sutton squandered a glorious opportunity to level when Jayden Harris intercepted a pass and burst clear before firing wide.
That was as close as the U’s got as Birmingham shut the game out in the second half.
Luke Harris saw an effort beat away by Sims and Sutton substitute Ashley Nadesan could have forced extra-time, but his volley bounced into the ground and over the bar.
Elsewhere, Sky Bet League One high-flyers Mansfield took advantage of Marcus Poscha’s 16th-minute dismissal to beat sixth-tier Curzon Ashton 4-0 at the Tameside Stadium.
Poscha was adjudged to have handled Will Evans’ shot on the goal-line by referee Thomas Parsons, but left the pitch claiming the ball had struck his chest.
Lucas Akins bagged his second goal in successive games from the penalty spot to set Nigel Clough’s team on their way to the second round.
