Weston-super-Mare beat Chelmsford 2-0 to book their place in the third round of the FA Cup for the first time while Cheltenham saw off Buxton 6-2

Sunderland, who lost the League One play-off final in May, are fancied again with Portsmouth while Peterborough and post-Oyston Blackpool could challenge for play-off spots

From non-league managers plotting an upset to the north-west’s fastest mascot and the son of a former Cup winner, we speak to some of the characters who make the third round special

Friendly results

Aldershot 2 Bognor 2; Baldock 1 Boston Utd 1; Bamber Bridge 0 Durham City 1; Basingstoke 1 Hayes 0; Canvey Island 2 Dartford 0; Cirencester 1 Clevedon 4; Coventry 1 Ajax 3; Erith & B'dere 2 Welling 4; Everton 3 Man City 1; Fleetwood Free 1 Morecambe 1; Gloucester 1 Hereford 1; Hampton/Rich 2 Fulham XI 2; Harrogate Tn 0 Leeds 1; Hinckley Utd 1 Aston Villa XI 4; Ipswich 1 Fiorentina 1; Newcastle Town 2 Caersws 1; Rhyl 0 Derby 3; Southampton 1 Real Sociedad 2; Southport 2 Altrincham 0; Stafford Rangers 0 Chester 4; Stevenage 0 Arsenal 7; Woking 3 Sutton Utd 0; Worthing P Dulwich P.