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Boreham Wood boss Luke Garrard 'on top of the world' after National League side pull off stunning FA Cup giantkilling against Bournemouth...and he admits he expected his team to concede EIGHT goals

Luke Garrard hailed his Boreham Wood warriors last night after the National League side dumped Bournemouth out of the FA Cup.

A first-half winner from captain Mark Ricketts sent the Hertfordshire club into the fifth round for the first time in their history, teeing up a trip to Everton.

Wood boss Garrard was in tears as he joined his players celebrating in front of 1400 ecstatic travelling fans after they bridged a 74-place gap to record a famous giantkilling.

Boreham Wood boss Luke Garrard was in shock after his side reached the FA Cup fifth round

‘I am in tatters, I am on top of the world, the emotions at the minute are incredible,’ said Garrard.