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FA CUP ROUNDUP: Sunderland exit to familiar opponents, concussion substitutes galore and an eleven-goal thriller in the first round of the cup

There were plenty of thrills and spills up and down the country as the FA Cup first round proper got underway on Saturday.

Former tournament winners Wigan and Sunderland were in action, with differing fortunes, with as many as three concussion substitutes, an 11-goal thriller and a seventh-tier side progressing to the next round in the pick of the matches.

Here, Sportsmail gives you the lowdown on all the action from the opening stage of the oldest national football competition in the world.

League Two Mansfield Town stunned Sunderland on an eventful FA Cup first round weekend

SUNDERLAND STUNNED

Former FA Cup winners Sunderland were knocked out in the first round of the competition by League Two side Mansfield for the second year in a row.