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FA Cup second round qualifying preview

FOLKESTONE Invicta face a potentially tough trip to in-form St Margaretsbury in the FA Cup second qualifying round on Saturday.

Based in Hertfordshire, St Margaretsbury play in the South Midland Spartan League and are unbeaten in their last 28 matches.

They sprung an upset in the previous round by coming back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 away to Billericay Town after extra time in a replay after initially drawing 0-0.

They had previously knocked Barking out of the preliminary round.

If Saturday’s game is drawn then the replay will take place at the Buzzlines Stadium on Monday night, kick off 7.45pm.

Otherwise, Invicta will host Billericay in a league match on Monday. The original game was called off because of a floodlight failure back in August.

Dover Athletic will banish all thoughts of their 100 per cent league record when they travel to Chelmsford City in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Whites will looking to avenge the 5-2 defeat suffered at City’s hands when they travelled to Essex in October.

Chelmsford are again ground-sharing with Billericay while they wait to move to a new ground at the city’s athletics stadium.

The Essex club have slipped to 19th in the Ryman League Premier Division after consecutive defeats against Leyton (5-1) and Folkestone Invicta (1-0).

Player-manager Craig Edwards must be concerned that his side have scored only six times in eight league games.

Ex-White Victor Renner is in the Chelmsford squad to face his former club.

The winners of Saturday’s tie will receive £3,750. If needed, a replay will be at Crabble on Tuesday (7.45pm). Otherwise, Whites will be in league action at Leatherhead on Tuesday.

Ramsgate boss Jim Ward says his side's fine league form means they can enjoy entertaining Southall in the FA Cup on Saturday.

He said: "Being second means there is no pressure.

"It means there is no pressure and we are still able to enjoy ourselves as a club. I have got a great squad and all the lads are so keen to do well."

Southall are managed by former Faversham boss Frank Gill, and include several players who played under him at Salters Lane.

Rams will hope to make progress in the competition, in their first home tie, following wins at Merstham and Croydon Athletic, with the winners earning a cheque for £3,750.

Kick-off at Southwood is 3pm.

Margate will be hoping to lose their tag of draw specialists when they host Carshalton in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Chris Kinnear's side have drawn six times already this season, including two 2-2 scorelines this week.

In other matches on Saturday, Tonbridge Angels travel to Fisher Athletic and Bromley host Chipstead.

Cray Wanderers will look to round off a testing week with victory over Camberley in the FA Cup on Sunday.

The Wands lost their 100 per cent record at Hastings at the weekend and then lost to high-flying rivals Dover Athletic in midweek.

Goalkeeper Steve Northwood ends his three-match suspension against Camberley and will be joined in the stands by David Gray, Tony Russell and Leigh Bremner, who are all banned.

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