Debutant Aaron Doran scored his first professional goal as MK Dons eased past a lacklustre Southend 2-0 and into the quarter-final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

The on-loan Blackburn winger, 18, set the Dons on their way with a cool finish before Mark Carrington made the game safe on the stroke of half-time.

Leyton Orient edged past Brighton 1-0 with an 88th-minute goal from striker Adrian Patulea.

The Romanian frontman latched on to a knock-on from substitute James Scowcroft to fire past Brighton keeper Graeme Smith.

Southampton goalkeeper Kelvin Davis made up for two first-half blunders with a penalty save to guide his team through to the next round thanks to a 5-3 shootout win over Torquay following their 2-2 draw.

Norwich's Cody McDonald was the hero as the Canaries booked their place in the next round with a scrappy 1-0 victory over Gillingham.

Stuart Fleetwood went from hero to villain in the space of minutes as Exeter City crashed out 4-3 on penalties to Swindon at St James Park after the 1-1 draw.

Hereford knocked Aldershot out after winning a penalty shootout 4-3 at Edgar Street after the scores were tied at 2-2.

Ryan Gilligan grabbed a stoppage-time winner from the penalty spot to secure a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth and book Northampton's place in the quarter-final.

Tamer Tuna marked his full Charlton debut with a goal as the Addicks beat Barnet 4-1 to progress.