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Yeovil defeat Accrington Stanley to line up Man Utd Cup clash

Yeovil Town scored two late goals to dump Accrington Stanley out of the FA Cup and set up a third-round tie with Manchester United.

Simon Gillett and Kieffer Moore netted in the final 10 minutes at Huish Park to earn a 2-0 win and a shot at Louis van Gaal's Premier League stars in January.

Yeovil's first goal arrived after 84 minutes when Gillett was allowed to control and drill into an open net after striker Tom Eaves had challenged goalkeeper Jack Rose in the air.

The mouth-watering clash with the 20-time English champions was sealed in the 88th minute when substitute Moore rose unchallenged to head in the second.

Yeovil manager Gary Johnson said on BBC Radio Five Live: "The pressure was on because everyone in Somerset wanted Manchester United to come down to Huish Park.

"Because of the prize nobody wanted to make a mistake. When the second goal went in that was when the Yeovil fans could really celebrate because at that point we were in the ascendancy.

"I think all the board of directors were on their knees for 90 minutes, praying that we'd win. They'll be very proud of their football club."

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