Haringey, who play in the Isthmian League Premier Division, beat Poole Town 2-1 to reach the first round for the first time in their history. AFC Wimbledon have reached the third round in the past two seasons losing last year to Tottenham at Wembley. Would be good to have a decent cup run this season ourselves although the main priorities are consolidation in the league and moving away from the bottom four with the club in a dire run of form I expect Haringey Borough will fancy their chances tonight.
FORM GUIDE
(Last 6 matches in their respective leagues, starting with most recent)
AFC Wimbledon -- LLLLLL
Haringey Borough -- DLLLWW
LAST TIME OUT
AFC Wimbledon 1 Shrewsbury 2
Haringey Borough 2 Enfield Town 2
We come into this important FA Cup game on the back of a terrible run of defeats in League One, which has risen to seven in a row following the 1-2 reverse to Shrewsbury at the weekend. That result comes on the back of additional disappointing displays against Luton Town and Bristol Rovers the Dons Manager Neal Ardley also received the dreaded vote of confidence from the board in the last week.
Despite the poor form I'm certain we will have plenty of fans going again to cheer on the boys in Royal Blue and Yellow to more FA Cup glory, however my head rules over my heart and I'll be having a small wager on Haringey Borough @10/1 to win to give me a little consolation if we mess this up on Live TV.
Updates will be published with team news and more news as and when it comes through.
Line Ups (Confirmed);
AFC WIMBLEDON
Odds -- 1/4 (William Hill)
McDonnell (GK), Sibbick, Thomas, Oshilaja (c), Purrington, Wagstaff, Hartigan, Soares, Pinnock, Appiah, Pigott
Subs – King (Gk), Watson, Garrett, Jervis, Trotter, Wordsworth, Burey
HARINGEY BOROUGH
Odds -- 10/1 (Bet365)
Pajetet (Gk), Olufemi (c), Richards, Kirby, O’Donoghue, Aresti, Stone, Staunton, Ademiluyi, Nouble, Barker.
Subs – Byfield (Gk), McDonald, Djassi-Sambu, Rowe, Mitchell, McKenzie, Edwards.
Pajetet (Gk), Olufemi (c), Richards, Kirby, O’Donoghue, Aresti, Stone, Staunton, Ademiluyi, Nouble, Barker.
Subs – Byfield (Gk), McDonald, Djassi-Sambu, Rowe, Mitchell, McKenzie, Edwards.
H/T Score – 0 - 0
First Half Comment;
After the respects are paid for remembrance weekend we are underway here are Coles Park with Wimbledon kicking off in the pouring rain. The Dons win the first corner of the match early on and are passing around nicely on this 3G surface. After one of the Haringey forwards gets pushed into the advertising it's the Dons that have the first decent chance when Scott Wagstaff fires wide we are about 10 mins in and there's still people arriving through the turnstiles, fair play in this weather.
Quite open at both ends and the is flowing despite the weather, Wimbledon probably having the better of it but it's still goal-less. Thomas heads over from a corner that never should have been, and the rain keeps falling, one goal might be enough here. Haringey appealing for everything, though never going to get a penalty with that dive. Purrington makes Pajetat save again for Haringey and there's a corner to take before the half ends and Pinnock sends one just over and we are all square at the end of the first forty five.
Quite open at both ends and the is flowing despite the weather, Wimbledon probably having the better of it but it's still goal-less. Thomas heads over from a corner that never should have been, and the rain keeps falling, one goal might be enough here. Haringey appealing for everything, though never going to get a penalty with that dive. Purrington makes Pajetat save again for Haringey and there's a corner to take before the half ends and Pinnock sends one just over and we are all square at the end of the first forty five.
F/T Score – 0 - 1 (Pinnock 90')
Match Summary;
A 90th minute strike from Mitch Pinnock was enough to earn the Dons a last-gasp Emirates FA Cup victory tonight. It all looked set for a replay with Haringey having worked admirably to defy Wimbledon, but Pinnock fired home from an acute angle, via a deflection, to secure a 1-0 victory. In atrocious conditions at Coles Park, Wimbledon kept going to see off a plucky challenge from a club four divisions below them in the league pyramid. Although I would say we were very lucky to be in round two and our form is still very poor when we return to the league games next Saturday..
My Man of the Match – Valery Pajetat (Haringey keeper).
Referee -- Our referee for this important first round FA Cup tie will be Michael Salisbury who hails from Lancashire and is in his fourth season as a league referee. Stats suggest he's not really card happy although the occasion game does sometimes see more than average we could do worse.
Attendance – 2,710. (A record for Haringey)
Next match:
Saturday 17th November vs Doncaster Rovers (Away)
League One 3:00pm
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