Sat, 11 Oct 2025 • 15:00
Blackwell Meadows

Darlington

Telford
FA Cup

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FULL TIME. INTO THE FIRST ROUND!
Superb from the Bucks, dominant and deserved.

We'll play a minimum of three additional minutes.
Charlie Williams has an effort fingertipped wide by Jameson.
The Bucks are awarded a corner.

Bucks substitution.
ON: Luke Rowe. OFF: Remi Walker.
Six shooters!
The Bucks stroll through again and George is sent away down the centre, drawing Jameson off his line and steering another low finish to his left.
THE JOY OF SIX!
Adan George has another!


Bucks substitution.
ON: Jid Fridye-Harper. OFF: Ammar Dyer.
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Bucks substitution.
ON: Rhys Hilton. OFF: Jamie Meddows.
BY GEORGE!
Adan finds our fifth!

The Bucks get away with one!
Pardington makes an error but the Bucks clear off the line and then Darlo lash a shot over the bar wastefully.

Both teams make substitutions.
Darlo change - ON: Matty Cornish. OFF: Cedric Main. Bucks change - ON: Adan George. OFF: Matty Stenson.
Pardington makes another stop.
The Darlo substitute is played through the defence and has a chance against Pardington, but it's a rather anxious strike of the ball and the keeper holds it comfortably at his ankles.
Stenson smashes one over!
Williams moves into space vacated by Barton and his right-foot inswinger from the left is taken on his chest by Matty, who then swivels and volleys on the turn, clearing Jameson's crossbar.
Pardington saves!
A good low stop from the debutant keeper to deny Cedric Main's low shot across him from the left of the box.

Darlo substitution.
ON: Aidan Rutledge. OFF: Charlie Lennon.
Cranston moves onto Williams' ball and strikes a hard effort at Jameson which the keeper, standing up at his near post, blocks well. Cranston retakes the field after running out of play but then goes down injured, we'll have a stoppage.
Williams' cross from the left is intercepted, the Bucks using the ball well and not allowing Darlo to build any momentum so far in this half.
Cedric Main sends a low cross into Pardington's goves at his near post, his right post.

Bucks substitution.
ON: Charlie Williams. OFF: Dylan Allen-Hadley.

The hosts earn a corner on the right and the delivery to the back post is met by a Darlo player's head but nodded down and wide.
A foul by Dyer on Lennon gives Darlo an attacking free-kick, from the left, it's into the box and hooked clear.

We're back in progress...

HALF TIME:
The Bucks have a commanding lead at the interval.

DAH makes a challenge and bursts clear, is held up and then has a deflected shot spin over the crossbar for a corner.
Walker sends one inches wide.
The Bucks break past a sluggish Quakers back line again and Meddows invites DAH to sprint past his man; he plays the ball across the box and Walker meets it but guides it wide to Jameson's left.

Khanya Leshabela booked for a foul.


Darlo substitutions.
ON: Tom Allan, Josh Scott. OFF: Toby Lees, Tom Platt.

Fletcher concedes a corner against McGowan.
The Bucks deal with the corner kick, Pardington holds.
Stenson puts the Bucks in dreamland!
The Bucks no.9 finishes from close range after a scramble onto Dyer's low ball into the six yard box. The home fans can't believe what they're seeing.
STENNOOOO!!

The Bucks go three ahead with an own goal!

The Bucks go three ahead with an own goal!

DAH smashes over!
The Bucks have a glorious chance for three and Meddows low ball across the box from the right is hit by Dylan on the rise, and he sends it over Jameson's crossbar.
Darlo substitution:
ON: Ellis Stanton. OFF: Will Hatfield.
MATTY!!
Stenson again, ole, ole!


The corner brings on threat as Forbes heads clear and the Bucks retain possession with Darlo down to ten players.

Leshabela is on the end of a forward run and earns another corner on the left of the box, but we all cast eyes to the pitch in front of the Telford dugout, where Will Hatfield is down and isn't in a good way.

Jameson can't keep the ball in on the left side of the box and the Bucks earn a corner. It's taken and headed partially clear.
Dyer makes a forward run and the Bucks locate him on the right side of the penalty area. He fires a quick effort away and into the side netting.
The hosts are looking for a response but they're not going hell for leather, plenty of time left. The Bucks are looking measured in possession, trying to take care of the ball and not give Darlo too much possession.
The Bucks lead!
Allen-Hadley smashes the ball into the roof of Pete Jameson's net after a horrible fumble by the Quakers keeper, who made the catch and then dropped the ball inside the six yard box.
DYLAN!!

CHANCE!
Telford press and turns possession over, Stenson shoots and Jameson saves for a corner.
Jack Maskell's nod down into Will Hatfield's path, 25 yards from goal, is struck by the midfielder and sliced horribly wide to Pardington's left.
Cranston's long throw into the box is headed clear.

Walker wins an early corner.
Crasnton takes it to the far post, it's nodded away to the left side for a throw.

We're in progress, Darlo kicks off...
Here come the teams...
COLOURS:
It's a bright and mild afternoon here in Darlington and the Bucks will wear all red at Blackwell Meadows, with the hosts in black and white hooped shirts with a solid white back, black shorts and white socks.

OFFICIALS:
Today's match referee is John Mulligan, and he'll be assisted by Thomas James and Ryan Moore. The fourth official is Joel Tilmouth.

TEAM NEWS:
TEAM NEWS: Here's the starting eleven selected by manager Steve Watson for today's @EmiratesFACup tie, a third game unchanged for the Quakers.


TEAM NEWS:
Kevin Wilkin makes two changes to the starting eleven that were defeated by AFC Fylde last weekend. IN: Jamie Pardington (debut), Matty Stenson. OUT: Josh Gracey (unavailable), Adan George.
