Wycombe overcame AFC Wimbledon 4-1 to book their place in the second round of the FA Cup.

Striker nets hat-trick in victory over Wombles

Wycombe overcame AFC Wimbledon 4-1 to book their place in the second round of the FA Cup. AFC Wimbledon, in the first round of the competition for the first time, fought bravely but were undone by a Matt Harrold hat-trick and Matt Phillips strike. Peter Taylor's Wycombe, unbeaten in League Two this season, took the lead after just nine minutes when Harrold seized on a defensive mistake and finished coolly past Andy Little. Harrold rounded Little in the 36th minute to make it 2-0 but the goalkeeper denied him a third before half-time with an excellent save. The Wombles started the second half brightly and reduced the arrears in the 56th minute when Sam Hatton turned home Tom Davis' cross. However, Phillips restored Wycombe's two-goal cushion from John Mousinho's pass six minutes later and Harrold completed his hat-trick with another assured shot on 74 minutes. Wycombe go on to face non-league side Eastwood in round two.