Maidstone skipper Gavin Hoyte is looking forward to another big day after the FA Cup fifth-round draw.

With four balls remaining, the Stones were still in with a shout of playing holders Manchester City.

And while they missed out on a trip to the Etihad, Hoyte is more than happy to be going to Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry at the end of February.

Two famous old names in English football, the Championship clubs meet in a replay early next month following a 1-1 draw at Hillsborough on Friday.

The Sky Blues, who beat Spurs in the 1987 final, led with six minutes remaining but three-time winners Wednesday levelled.

Stones captain Hoyte joined team-mates in the Spitfire Lounge to watch the draw.

He said: “It was so close. You could see City up there. That’s the one we wanted but it’s another Championship side, another big stadium, so it’s a chance to go there and try and get another win.

“You want to go to the top teams.

“Man City, that was left, so you’re hoping you’re going to get it.

“It’s still a great draw, so it’s still going to be a great day.

“Both clubs get a lot of fans. I’m sure we’ll pack out our end as usual, so it’ll be a great day.”

Hoyte said he hadn’t slept since Maidstone’s shock 2-1 fourth-round victory at Championship high-fliers Ipswich on Saturday.

He’s spent hours looking at pictures and videos on social media while getting congratulated everywhere he goes.

The Stones rode their luck at Portman Road, scoring with their only two shots of the game, while Ipswich failed to make the most of 38 efforts and 78% possession.

“We had two chances and we took them,” said Hoyte.

“I don’t think anyone’s seen that before, have they? Two shots and to score both, and it was wasn’t just lucky goals, it was great finishes, great attacks.”

Hoyte, who started his career at Arsenal, probably thought his days of playing in front of huge crowds were over.

But, at 33, he found himself leading out the Stones in front of 28,000 fans at Ipswich.

The crowd included 4,500 away supporters.

“It’s amazing to walk out and see all the Maidstone fans and how happy they are,” he said.

“Working together, as a team, it just shows what we can achieve.

“When we were in the huddle before the game we said we have to believe and we obviously did.

“There was a little bit of nerves at the start, they hit both posts and they looked like they were going to score.

“But we didn’t cave in, we didn’t go under.

“Everyone kept working together, no one stopped talking in the game.

“We just went from strength to strength and we took our chances.”