FA Cup

5 eye-catching ties from the draw for the FA Cup second round

by
Nick Powell
8 November 2022

A number of non-league sides will be dreaming of glamour ties with Premier League teams following the draw for the FA Cup second round.
Here, the we look at five intriguing ties from which victory could earn a shot against one of the big boys.
Forest Green v Alvechurch

WHAT A TEAM👊🏆#FACUP🏆 pic.twitter.com/HNkU2hSRSO
— Alvechurch FC (@Alvechurch1st) November 5, 2022

Worcestershire outfit Alvechurch, who at 19th in the seventh-tier Southern League Premier Central Division are the lowest side left in the competition, produced one of the stories of the first round by knocking out Sky Bet League One Cheltenham....

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