FA Cup roundup: St Albans stun Forest Green, Stockport earn draw at Bolton

St Albans City produced the surprise of the FA Cup first round so far with a 3-2 home win over Forest Green Rovers.

The Saints, currently second in National League South, fell behind to Matty Stevens’ near-post finish after 18 minutes but were level eight minutes later, Mitchell Weiss heading home to spark wild scenes at Clarence Park.

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St Albans took the lead 29 minutes in as Zane Banton fired home from Shaun Jeffers’ flick on. The League Two leaders struck what looked like a telling blow just before half time as Jack Aitchison finished into the far corner.

The hosts continued to cause problems at set pieces,…