FA Cup preliminary round: Larkfield & New Hythe strike twice in added time; Joe Taylor scores four in Ramsgate romp; Ben Greenhalgh and Mitchell May with hat-tricks as Margate and Sittingbourne advance

FA Cup new boys Larkfield & New Hythe march on after scoring twice in injury time to reach the first qualifying round.

The Southern Counties East Premier Division outfit beat Lingfield 3-1 in Saturday’s preliminary round tie thanks to last-gasp goals from Chibueze Innocent and Bryan Zepo.

Danny Lye’s side, new to the competition this season, took an early lead through Jack Clark but the tie looked set to go to a replay after Ousmane Dansoko’s equaliser.

But the Larks kept going and got their rewards to build on their extra preliminary round win of a fortnight ago.

Mitchell May scored twice in injury time to complete his hat-trick and send Isthmian South East Sittingbourne through to the next round.

Boss Ryan Maxwell made his side underdogs against a Farnham team who won their league last season without losing a game.

The Brickies led inside three minutes through Liam Smith and while Jack Dean levelled, May made it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the second half.

Back came the hosts, with Kai Tanner equalising, but May’s late double settled an entertaining tie.

There was also late drama at Martyn Grove where Lordswood beat Shoreham 3-1.

Elliott Daly’s own goal and a 90th-minute Elliott Duncan strike gave the SCEFL side a 2-0 lead.

The visitors replied in the second minute of added time to set up a tense finish but Harry Fleming made sure for the hosts.

Joe Taylor scored four times as Ramsgate, who reached the second round last season, beat Southall 5-0 at home.

The striker’s first-half double put Rams in charge and he completed his hat-trick in the 84th minute.

Summer signing Tushaun Walters extended the lead before Taylor struck again deep into added time.

Player-boss Ben Greenhalgh scored a hat-trick as Margate beat 10-man