Ebbsfleet United 2-3 Notts County

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FA Cup: Ebbsfleet United 2-3 Notts County highlights

Notts County dramatically booked their place in round two of the FA Cup thanks to Ben Turner's injury-time header as they defeated a spirited Ebbsfleet.

The header was the telling blow in a pulsating tie at Stonebridge Road, where Fleet had led early through Josh Payne's wonder strike.

A brace either side of half-time from Magpies striker Kyle Wootton put the visitors in control, before a late Gozie Ugwu penalty levelled things again.

However, it was Turner's towering header that ended prospects of a replay - an outcome which would have reflected fairly on both sides.

Payne's opener was a moment of real quality as the midfielder drove a spectacular strike into the top corner from 30 yards.

County were level before half-time though, as Wootton's low drive from a corner was controversially deemed to have crossed the line by the referee's assistant despite a last-ditch clearance attempt.

Wootton then put Neal Ardley's men in front with a neat low finish early in the second half, but Fleet refused to lie down.

Eventually pressure told, with a penalty awarded in the 89th minute for a County handball and converted by Ugwu.

It was to prove in vein, however - Turner rising highest to nod Regan Booty's corner home and spark jubilant scenes in the away terraces.

Report supplied by PA Media.

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