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FA Cup Preliminary Round round-up: Kennington go through, Phoenix hit seven and Whitstable score five

Kennington are through to the FA Cup first qualifying round for the first time in their history.

The Southern Counties East League side, who are only playing in the competition for the second time in their history, beat Little Common 2-0 at Homelands on Saturday.

Two goals from James Haylock-Ashdown in as many second half minutes sent Dan Scorer's team into Monday's draw.

They'll be joined there by fellow SCEFL side Sheppey, who were handed a walkover after opponents Saltdean United withdrew due to a Covid outbreak.

Three other SCEFL teams are also in the hat, although they all require midweek replays.

Chatham and 10-man Ashford will battle it out again after 518 watched a 1-1 draw at Maidstone Road.

Tommie Fagg's first-half goal put the visitors in charge but Ashford's Daniel Hull saw red early in the second half for two cautions and Dan Bradshaw equalised for Chatham 16 minutes from time.

Two goals in stoppage time saw Sevenoaks and 10-man Erith Town draw 2-2. Stefan Wright gave Oaks an early lead but Dan Palfrey levelled it for the visitors.

Harry Lawrence saw red for Erith midway through the second half and Louis Collins' penalty in the fifth minute of stoppages appeared to have sent Sevenoaks through but Harry Gamble forced a replay at Erith Stadium on Wednesday night in the 101st minute.

A late own goal saw Deal claim a replay against Redhill. who had taken a first-half lead through Jack Wadmore.

A ruthless display of finishing saw Phoenix Sports thrash nine-man Punjab United 7-0.

Jeff Duah-Kessie put Phoenix ahead before Punjab's Stephen Ratcliffe saw red for a professional foul.

Duah-Kessie and Kweku Ansah scored before the break. Lekan Ojideko scored a second-half hat-trick and Duah-Kessie also completed his hat-trick.

Jack Simon gave Hollands & Blair a first-minute lead against Ramsgate and Blair's Harry Goodger had his spot-kick saved by Rams keeper Jacob Russell.

Ramsgate scored a penalty of their own to equalise in the second half through Jordan Chiedozie before Josh Ajayi bagged the winner 10 minutes from time.

Harry Stannard scored a hat-trick, including an excellent free-kick, as Whitstable defeated Alfold 5-0 at The Belmont.

A rare Tom Mills goal and Aaron Millbank rounded off the scoring for Lloyd Blackman's side.

Sittingbourne looked like being knocked out at home by Littlehampton Town before a brace by Johan Caney-Bryan rescued a 2-2 draw.

Shay Wiggans had given Littlehampton the lead and Sittingbourne were reduced to 10 men when Michael Akin saw red. Joe Benn doubled Littlehampton's advantage before Caney-Bryan scored twice in four minutes.

Two goals from Oscar Housego helped Corinthian to a 4-2 win at Badshot Lea.

Housego cancelled out Andrew Matthews' first-half opener and Louie Clarke put Corinthian ahead early in the second half. Owen Dean put Badshot level almost immediately before Housego and a late Charles Edmundson strike sent Corinthian through.

Hythe somehow let a 2-0 lead slip into a 3-2 deficit with three goals in injury time - before then scoring an equaliser themselves to force a midweek replay at Westfield.

The hosts eased into a 2-0 lead through Frannie Collin's header and Kane Phillip.

But the match turned sour midway through the second half when Philip saw red following a fracas. Hythe boss Steve Watt, unused substitute Jarred Trespaderne and the Westfield assistant manager were also sent-off.

Afo Soyemi-Owlade pulled a goal back one minute into stoppage time and Kai Davis made it 2-2 in the 92nd minute. A minute later IK Hill put Westfield 3-2 ahead but 10-man Hythe forced a replay when substitute Eli Benoit equalised in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

Cray Valley got to the FA Cup first round last season but they fell at the first hurdle this time around, going down 1-0 at Uxbridge.

VCD came from behind at 10-man Raynes Park Vale to progress 3-2, Ayman El-Mogharbel scoring the winner for Nick Davis' men.

Adem Ramadan made it two goals in as many games for Herne Bay but they went down 3-1 at Bedfont Sports while K Sports lost 3-0 at Balham.

Three goals in the last six minutes saw Faversham defeated 3-0 by Chipstead and Bearsted lost by the same scoreline at home to Burgess Hill.

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