Oldham Athletic eliminated Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 after extra time in Dave Challinor's first match managing the Owls. Calum Kavanagh gave Oldham the lead in the 66th minute, and Davis Keillor-Dunn equalized for Wednesday ten minutes later. Will Sutton scored the decisive goal in extra time, heading in from six yards after Sheffield Wednesday failed to clear a free-kick.
Crawley Town fell 2-0 to seventh-tier Wimborne Town in the day's biggest upset, marking their second consecutive first-round exit. Yang Seung-woo opened the scoring after nine minutes with a curled effort from inside the penalty area. Crawley's former Arsenal goalkeeper Vito Mannone made a key save to briefly keep the deficit manageable.
Stockport County recovered from two goals down and a red card to defeat Cray Wanderers 3-2 in extra time. Grimsby Town similarly came back from two goals behind against eighth-tier Stafford Rangers, drawing 3-3 after extra time before advancing via penalty shootout.
