The Emirates FA Cup 2020/21

[Colly]

It's been confirmed that there will be no replays in the FA Cup this year.

Also, this news which is equally at home in the cup or PL thread or something.

 

18 hours ago, Baddar said:

The Community Shield match between Liverpool and Arsenal will be played at Wembley behind closed doors on Sat 29th August at 4.30pm.

 

[METALMAN]

Love your work Colly, you’ll go far.

[DFF]

@Lineker will be mad at someone else creating the thread, haha

[METALMAN]

This thread will be forgotten as none of the big team Charlies on EWB will think about the FA Cup until January. Linkles can create the FA cup thread then.

[gunnar hendershow]

For those of us in the U.S. I believe ESPN+ remains the only place to watch the FA Cup?

[Lineker]

Prize money has also been reduced to 2017/18 levels.

[TCO]

Did everyone enjoy the Community Shield?

[DFF]

The Extra Preliminary Round kicks off this week. I'm not going to copy all the fixtures here, cos there's something like 183 of them. 

However, I will say that the Beeb is continuing its tradition of showing one match per round, starting tomorrow (7.45pm KO) with Burton Park Wanderers vs AFC Sudbury. Will be viewable on the website, iPlayer and red button  

[Lineker]

 

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[Bobfoc]

Notts County have pulled out of the FA Cup because several of their players have tested positive for COVID. All your teams are safe for this year.

[Lineker]

First round draw is on BBC Two at 7pm tonight.

[Lineker]

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Skelmersdale United, the lowest-ranked team left in this season’s FA Cup, will travel to Football League new boys Harrogate Town in the first round next month.

The North West Counties League Premier Division side won 4-1 at Stafford Rangers to reach this stage of the competition for the first time since 1971. Former winners Ipswich and Portsmouth will clash at Portman Road in the highest-profile of the 40 first round ties.

Ipswich won the competition under Bobby Robson in 1978, while Pompey were victorious in 1939 and 2008. National League North side Chorley face a journey of just eight miles to take on Wigan, who shocked Manchester City to win the 2013 final.

Two more former winners face long trips to face sides from the National League South. Blackpool, winners of the famous Matthews Final in 1953, travel to Eastbourne Borough, while 1911 winners Bradford go to Tonbridge Angels.

The matches are scheduled to take place from 7-9 November, and current coronavirus regulations mean all the games will be played behind closed doors.

 

Spoiler

FA Cup first-round draw in full
Leyton Orient v Newport County
Havant and Waterlooville v Cray Valley
Sunderland v Mansfield Town
Bolton Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra
Oxford United v Peterborough
Exeter City v AFC Fylde
Tonbridge Angels v Bradford City
Walsall v Bristol Rovers
Rochdale v Chesterfield
Swindon Town v Darlington
Barnet v Burton Albion
Wigan Athletic v Chorley
Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley
Oxford City v Northampton Town
Maldon and Tiptree v Morecambe
Bromley v Yeovil Town
Torquay United v Crawley Town
Eastbourne Borough v Blackpool
Cheltenham Town v South Shields
Stevenage v Concord Rangers
Harrogate Town v Skelmersdale United
Gillingham v Woking
Charlton Athletic v Plymouth Argyle
Hayes and Yeading United v Carlisle United
FC United of Manchester v Doncaster Rovers
Salford City v Hartlepool United
Scunthorpe United v Solihull Moors
Hull City v Fleetwood Town
Colchester United v Marine
Barrow v AFC Wimbledon
Dagenham and Redbridge v Grimsby Town
Cambridge United v Shrewsbury Town
Brackley Town v Bishop’s Stortford/St Albans City
Eastleigh v MK Dons
Hampton and Richmond Borough v Oldham Athletic
Boreham Wood v Southend United
Ipswich Town v Portsmouth
Port Vale v King’s Lynn Town
Lincoln City v Forest Green Rovers
Banbury United v Canvey Island

 

[Adam]

In any other year I'd be delighted to get FC United away. Shame.

Also, it isn't "current coronavorus regulations" keeping fans away because fans are allowed in grounds at some of these clubs in the league. Strange how Covid can differentiate between the North West Counties League and the FA Cup, it appears to be quite clever.

[Bobfoc]

As I have no horse in this race, I'll just hope that we see as many non-league teams reach the third round as possible. It's just unfortunate that away ties against big Premier League opposition won't be the money-spinners they would have been with fans in attendance.

[Lineker]

Harrogate are the BT Sport game tonight.

[Adam]

The massive "giants" of Doncaster Rovers are live on BBC Two in 15 minutes, taking on FC United of Manchester.

[Gazz]

#cupset indeed

[DFF]

This looks like a proper cup game:

[Lineker]

Second round draw is now live on BBC Two.