Heroes everywhere for Boreham Wood as epic FA Cup fairytale continues with Bournemouth upset

Boreham Wood captain Mark Ricketts described the club’s FA Cup third-round win over AFC Wimbledon as the highlight of his career, but after this victory against Bournemouth that is no longer the case.

The veteran midfielder scored the only goal of this fourth-round tie to create history for his non-league team and leave Championship Bournemouth stunned.

Make no mistake, Boreham Wood deserved this win and their reward is a trip to Everton in the next round. Their 1,400 travelling fans were singing “we’re off to Wembley” at full-time, but for now Goodison Park will have to do.

Ricketts’ goal is the reason they are there, with the midfielder finding the net in the 38th minute. The 37-year-old, who came through the youth ranks at Charlton when Bournemouth boss Scott Parker was thriving in the first team, passed the ball into the bottom corner off the post after Jacob Mendy’s cut-back had found its target.

That sent the Boreham Wood fans wild and suddenly they were not 1,400 people, but just one mass of limbs. It was a pinch-me moment for each and everyone of them, however even their most die-hard supporter would have been scared of getting carried away.

There was still plenty of time for Bournemouth, who are currently third in the Championship, to get back into the game and you were waiting for the onslaught to come.

They made nine changes for this cup tie, but it was still a squad littered with talent - particularly on the bench.

Indeed, Ryan Christie and Todd Cantwell were thrown on at half-time. Jack Stacey and Philip Billing arrived midway through the second half, before Dominic Solanke completed the cavalry charge 15 minutes before the end.

That underlined the gulf between these two sides, as did the fact that