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FA Cup second round draw: Ebbsfleet United home to League 1 Fleetwood Town while Gillingham or AFC Fylde will travel to Dagenham & Redbridge

19:00, 07 November 2022

updated: 09:35, 08 November 2022

Ebbsfleet United have been rewarded with a home tie against Football League opposition in the FA Cup second round.

League 2 Gillingham, meanwhile, have been handed another potentially tricky test, away to Dagenham & Redbridge - if they can overcome AFC Fylde in a first round replay.

Ebbsfleet boss Dennis Kutrieb will test his side against League 1 opposition
Ebbsfleet boss Dennis Kutrieb will test his side against League 1 opposition

National South Ebbsfleet beat FC Halifaxon Saturday in the first round thanks to goals from Toby Edser and Rakish Bingham. Second round opponents Fleetwood are currently 15th in League 1.

Ebbsfleet sit second in National South, a point behind leaders Dartford, but with three games in hand.

Manager Dennis Kutrieb has already voiced concern about a cup run and how it may damage their league challenge

Gillingham threw away a one-goal advantage at National North AFC Fylde on Saturday, heading into the latter stages with the lead thanks to Mikael Mandron’s goal. They were unable to hang on, however, as the non-league side deservedly levelled. That match finished 1-1.

Gillingham face AFC Fylde in a first round replay Picture: KPI
Gillingham face AFC Fylde in a first round replay Picture: KPI

The replay at Priestfield is set to take place on Tuesday, November 15. The winners face a Dagenham side sitting mid-table in the National League.

The second round will be played on the weekend of Saturday, November 26. FA Cup first round winners pocket £41,000 in prize money while second round winners will earn another £67,000.

FA Cup Second Round draw (November 26):

Curzon Ashton or Cambridge United v Grimsby Town

Wrexham v Farnborough

Accrington Stanley v Barnet or Chelmsford

Ebbsfleet United v Fleetwood Town

Ipswich Town v Buxton

Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra

Forest Green Rovers v Alvechurch

Portsmouth v MK Dons

Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough United or Salford City

Solihull Moors or Hartlepool v Harrogate Town

King's Lynn Town v Stevenage

Charlton Athletic v Stockport County

Bristol Rovers v Boreham Wood

Dagenham & Redbridge v AFC Fylde or Gillingham

Woking or Oxford United v Exeter City

Sheffield Wednesday v Mansfield Town

Weymouth or AFC Wimbledon v Chesterfield

Burton Albion v Chippenham Town

Walsall v Carlisle United

Newport County v Torquay United or Derby County

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