Full time: Coventry 5-0 Maidstone

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Updated at 17.56 EST

George Elokobi: “Immensely proud of the players. Congratulations to Coventry. Best luck to them in the next round.

“They gave their all today, that’s all I can ask. It was not enough but massive congratulations to all our boys and fans.

“The magic of the FA Cup is still alive. We knew we were never going to win it but this is what it is all about, playing against a great Championship side in a fantastic arena.”

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Ellis Simms: “It is amazing to get this far in the competition. It’s a great achievement.

“We were ruthless tonight. I am delighted on a personal note with my first career hat-trick. Hopefully I can get many more.”

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Maidstone players go to meet their fans. The supporters are enjoying themselves still.

ShareFull time: Coventry 5-0 Maidstone

The Championship side were too good for their semi-professional counterparts from start to finish. Hat-trick hero Ellis Simms took his goals well and ensure this match was never a contest.

ShareGOAL! Coventry 5-0 Maidstone (Tavares, 90+2)

Tavares taps home after Covolan parries a Godden shot into his path.

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90 mins: Three minutes added on.

ShareGOAL! Coventry 4-0 Maidstone (Tavares, 88)

The former Rochdale man finds space in behind and fires beyond the onrushing Covolan.

Fabio Tavares strikes to make it four. Photograph: Darren Staples/AFP/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 16.37 EST

86 mins: Coventry are knocking the ball around the back to kill time and Maidstone do not have the energy to stop them. It will be lost in a lot of the hype of an upset but what an achievement for Coventry to reach the quarter finals.

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84 mins: Maidstone swing a cross into the box but Wilson comes to claim.

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82 mins: The whole affair seems a little flat the moment, Coventry are slowing things down. The win is guaranteed and Maidstone do not have much threat.

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80 mins: Duku departs, Court on for Maidstone.

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78 mins: Dasilva replaces Bidwell for Cov.

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76 mins: Bone heads the ball back to Covolan who needs to deal with it outside the box, heading it straight back to this teammate.

Eccles takes a pop from 25 yards but it is pretty straightforward for the Brazilian to deal with.

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74 mins: The aim for Maidstone now must be to get a goal. They are not looking like that doing that at this stage …

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72 mins: Thomas drives out from defence, showing some fancy footwork to leave Maidstone’s attackers in his wake.

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70 mins: I can offer chapter and verse on Gurung, if you like.

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69 mins: A triple change for Maidstone, too.

Hoyte, Gurung, Ezennolim on; Brown, Kyprianou, Sole off

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67 mins: A triple change for Cov.

Godden, Eccles, Van Ewijk on; Simms, Palmer, Torp off.

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65 mins: Palmer curls the ball towards the top corner from 18 yards out but Covolan gets two strong hands behind the shot.

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63 mins: O’Hare is bundled over by Greenidge near the corner flag. The free-kick is taken by Torp but it comes to nothing.

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61 mins: Tavares takes a lovely first touch to control the ball coming out of the sky but when it comes to the shot, his finish is pretty wild.

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59 mins: Maidstone are winning corners. There is a lot more energy and cohesive in their performance this half. Sadly, none of the set-pieces are coming to anything.

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57 mins: Corne swings in another corner for Maidstone. Greenidge wins the first header once more but no one in yellow can get a shot away.

Down the other end, Covolan shows some fancy footwork to make the Coventry forwards look a little silly.

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55 mins: Torp lifts the ball over the top for Bidwell, he takes it into the final third but his cross is weak and Covolan claims. The left-back gets another chance to cross soon after but Palmer’s header lacks power.

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53 mins: Reynolds shows a bit of speed and quick feet inside the Coventry box but his shot hits the sidenetting.

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51 mins: I suspect we will see some Maidstone changes around the hour mark just to freshen things up. They have been chasing shadows all night.

Maidstone get a corner! Corne swings it in from the left, Greenidge wins the first header but Coventry clear.

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49 mins: I am not sure Maidstone have touched the ball since the interval. Some neat interplay leads to O’Hare bursting into the box but his shot is straight at the goalkeeper.

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47 mins: Coventry are looking pretty slick in the opening stages of the half.

ShareSecond half

Here we go again! Are we about to witness the greatest comeback in FA Cup history? Absolutely not.

Wright is replaced by O’Hare for Coventry.

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Half-time reading.

ShareHalf time: Coventry 3-0 Maidstone

There has only been one team in this match. Championship Coventry have made Maidstone look like a semi-professional side. Funny that.

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45 mins: Two minutes added on.

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43 mins: A Reynolds cross to the back post lands at the feet of Sole but he decides to control the ball rather than shoot. He tries to lay it back into the path of a teammate but Coventry a back in numbers. Bidwell clears before taking evasive action to avoid a reckless Fowler challenge.

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41 mins: Maidstone just do not seem to be able to play with the requisite intensity required against a Championship team.

Covolan is called upon again, making a decent save from a Torp strike from distance.

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39 mins: Elokobi is doing his best to offer instructions to his players. It must be hard work to stay positive at moments like this.

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37 mins: To be fair to Maidstone, they can’t have played against too many £7m strikers in recent times.

ShareGOAL! Coventry 3-0 Maidstone (Simms, hat-trick, 35)

A long ball down the middle is knocked down by Fowler into the path of Palmer. The midfielder fizzes a low shot from 25 yards which Covolan palms straight to Simms, who is happy to complete his hat-trick from close range. Done and dusted.

A first half hat-trick for Ellis Simms! Photograph: Marc Atkins/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 15.25 EST

34 mins: Coventry are looking very much like they will score a third here and that certainly will be the end of this match as a contest. It is very much all Cov at the moment.

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