AFC Fylde defeated Harrogate Town 4-1 in the FA Cup on Saturday. The match took place in the first round of the competition.

Harrogate Town took an early lead in the ninth minute through Will McGowan, assisted by Michael James Craig, making it 1-0.

AFC Fylde equalised in the sixteenth minute with a goal from L. Thomas, assisted by Millar Matthews-Lewis, bringing the score to 1-1.

In the sixtieth minute, Aaron Drewe scored to put AFC Fylde ahead 2-1.

Tom Whelan extended the lead with a penalty in the seventy-eighth minute, making it 3-1.

Millar Matthews-Lewis added a fourth goal in the eighty-second minute, assisted by Dylan Allen-Hadley, sealing the victory at 4-1.

The match featured several yellow cards, with Will Lancaster and Harvey Broad of AFC Fylde booked in the first half, and Sam Dreyer and Archie Baptiste Chaplin from Harrogate Town cautioned in the second half. Archie Lang of AFC Fylde received a yellow card in stoppage time.

In terms of statistics, Harrogate Town had 56% possession compared to AFC Fylde's 44%. Harrogate managed 5 shots on target, while Fylde had 7. The corner count was 8 for Harrogate and 9 for Fylde.

Following this result, AFC Fylde progressed in the FA Cup, while Harrogate Town were eliminated from the competition.