FA Cup 2nd round draw revealed as giant killers Alvechurch are rewarded with another League One tie
GIANT KILLERS Alvechurch have been rewarded with another FA Cup tie with a League One team as they’re drawn against Forest Green Rovers.
The non-league side booked their place in Monday’s second round draw with a 2-1 away win over Cheltenham at the weekend.
Danny Waldron opened the scoring in the 19th minute before doubling Alvechurch’s lead in the second half.
Ryan Jackson pulled a goal back for League One Cheltenham but it wasn’t enough to stage a comeback.
And now the lowest ranked team in the FA Cup second round draw will travel to Forest Green Rovers.
They’re 91 places below Forest Green Rovers in the English pyramid and the non-league side are fourth bottom of the seventh tier.
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Alvechurch’s trip to Forest Green will be played on Saturday, November 26.
Championship and Premier League teams will then enter for the third-round games in early January.
Alvechurch skipper Jamie Willetts is eyeing another FA Cupset.
He said: “Why not, going there with belief. Hopefully we can win.”
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There’s potential for upsets elsewhere.
Chippenham Town travel to League One Burton Albion while King’s Lynn host League Two Stevenage.
Ebbsfleet United will also clash with Fleetwood Town.
Second-round complete draw
Curzon Ashton or Cambridge United vs Grimsby Town
Wrexham AFC vs Farnborough
Accrington Stanley vs Barnet or Chelmsford City
Ebbsfleet United vs Fleetwood Town
Bracknell Town or Ipswich Town vs Buxton
Barnsley vs Crewe Alexandra
Forest Green Rovers vs Alvechurch
Portsmouth vs Milton Keynes Dons
Shrewsbury Town vs Peterborough United or Salford City
Solihull Moors or Hartlepool United vs Harrogate Town
King’s Lynn Town vs Stevenage
Charlton Athletic vs Stockport County
Bristol Rovers vs Boreham Wood
Dagenham & Redbridge vs AFC Fylde or Gillingham
Woking or Oxford United vs Exeter City
Sheffield Wednesday vs Mansfield Town
Weymouth or AFC Wimbledon vs Chesterfield
Burton Albion vs Chippenham Town
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Walsall vs Carlisle United AFC
Newport County AFC vs Torquay United or Derby County