FA Cup draw: League One leaders Portsmouth face tough trip to non-league side as Wrexham travel to League Two rivals
NON-LEAGUE Chesterfield will host League One leaders Portsmouth in the first round of the FA Cup.
The draw for the first round was made on Sunday afternoon as EFL clubs and non-league sides learned who stands between them and the next stage of the competition.
GettyThe draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on Sunday afternoon[/caption]
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One of the standout ties saw Chesterfield – who beat Kettering 5-0 in the fourth qualifying round on Saturday – drawn at home to Championship-chasing Pompey.
Meanwhile, League Two outfit Wrexham will travel to fellow fourth-tier side Mansfield.
And in a classically romantic FA Cup tie, eighth-tier Cray Valley will travel to The Valley to face League One side Charlton.
Oxford United are the second-highest ranked team behind Portsmouth as they sit just one point behind the South Coast side in League One.
They have been drawn at home to Maidenhead United – third-bottom in the National League.
Other big clubs hosting non-league opposition include Bolton taking on Solihull Moors and Barnsley hosting Horsham.
A total of 40 games were drawn, with 32 non-league sides still in the competition.
The ties will take place between Friday, November 3 and Monday, November 6.
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Premier League teams do not enter the competition until the third round in January.
Last year’s best FA Cup performance from a side in the third tier or below came from Grimsby as they reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Brighton.
Full draw:
Curzon Ashton vs Avely or Barnet
Alfreton Town vs Worthing
Chesterfield vs Portsmouth
Bolton Wanderers vs Solihull Moors
Exeter City vs Wigan Athletic
Leyton Orient vs Carlisle United
Kidderminster vs Fleetwood Town
Hereford vs Gillingham
Ebsfleet United or Slough Town vs Grimsby Town
Charlton Athletic vs Cray Valley
Oxford vs Maidenhead United
Newport County vs Oldham Athletic
Swindon Town vs Aldershot Town
Crewe Alexandra vs Derby County
Mansfield Town vs Wrexham
Marine vs Harrowgate Town
Barnsley vs Horsham
Port Vale vs Burton Albion
Peterborough United vs Salford City
Eastleigh vs Boreham Wood
Bradford City vs Wycombe Wanderers
Billericay Town or Sheppey United vs Walsall
Shrewsbury Town vs Colchester United
Bristol Rovers vs Chelmsford City or Whitby Town
Lincoln City vs Morecambe
Sutton United vs AFC Fylde
Reading vs MK Dons
Doncaster Rovers vs Accrington Stanley
Chester vs York City or Needham Market
Scarborough Athletic or Oxford City vs Forest Green Rovers
Notts County vs Crawley Town
Stockport County vs Worksop Town
Yeovil Town vs Gateshead
Stevenage vs Tranmere Rovers
Braintree Town or Chesham United vs Maidstone
Bromley vs Blackpool
AFC Wimbledon vs Cheltenham Town
Cambridge United vs Bracknell
Northampton Town vs Barrow
Ramsgate vs Hemel Hempstead or Woking
