The FA Cup
First Round Proper Replays
Winning clubs receive £16,000

 

Two rousing FA Cup replays last night saw Nottingham Forest and Worcester City progress to the Second Round Proper.

After being held to a 1-1 draw at the City Ground on 5 November, Gary Megson's Forest knew they faced a difficult task before a 6,500 capacity crowd at the Wessex Stadium.

Weymouth, who were lining up in the First Round for the first time for 20 years, had only dropped two Conference South points at home in the current campaign and in Garry Hill had a manager who knew all about upsetting the big boys in The Cup after his time in charge at Dagenham & Redbridge.

Could the Terras climb another mountain against a League One side that had already lost to non-League opposition in this season's LDV Vans Trophy? Well, they held the two-time European Cup winners in a generally uninspiring first half and actually looked the more dangerous going forward.

It had been a frantic start - a typically tense FA Cup tie - with little in the way of scoring chances. Gerrard got a fingertip to Eribenne's shot and the ball hit the base of a post but half-time arrived without a goal.

Forest struggled to make any impression in attack and Johnson was replaced by Lester. Then the visitors finally broke the deadlock when Southall broke free down the right and fired in a perfect cross for Taylor to convert from 12 yards.

Elam came close to equalising for the battling Dorset outfit, his cross from the right nearly curling into the net, before Forest grabbed a clinching second goal. Southall pushed a pass through to Perch and his ball to the far post was side-footed home by Taylor from close range. Forest now go to Chester City.

In last night's other replay Worcester City from the Conference North edged Chippenham Town 1-0 at St Georges Lane to secure a home Second Round tie with League One Huddersfield Town.

It will be quite a money-spinner, with BBC showing the game live on the Sunday (4 December, 1.05 p.m.). Adam Webster netted the 76th-minute goal that took the club that once knocked out Liverpool through to their biggest Cup tie for more than 20 years.

There are six more FA Cup games tonight, with two giantkillers of the past - Woking and Yeovil Town - in replay action.