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AFC Wimbledon pull off FA Cup shock against West Ham

AFC Wimbledon pulled off an FA Cup shock by beating West Ham to reach the fifth round.

The Dons, bottom of the third tier of English football, surged into a 3-0 lead against the Premier League side courtesy of Kwesi Appiah's deflected strike and Scott Wagstaff's double either side of half-time.

West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini made a triple substitution at the break in an attempt to get back into the game and saw two of his changes - Lucas Perez and Felipe Anderson - score to make it 3-2.

But AFC Wimbledon, who were beaten 3-0 at home to Fleetwood in their last league game on Tuesday, continued to push men forward and put the seal on a famous victory courtesy of Toby Sibbick's late close-range header, sparking scenes of jubilation among the home crowd.

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