NON-LEAGUE Chesterfield will host League One leaders Portsmouth in the first round of the FA Cup.
The draw for the first round was made on Sunday afternoon as EFL clubs and non-league sides learned who stands between them and the next stage of the competition.
One of the standout ties saw Chesterfield – who beat Kettering 5-0 in the fourth qualifying round on Saturday – drawn at home to Championship-chasing Pompey.
Meanwhile, League Two outfit Wrexham will travel to fellow fourth-tier side Mansfield.
And in a classically romantic FA Cup tie, eighth-tier Cray Valley will travel to The Valley to face League One side Charlton.
Oxford United are the second-highest ranked team behind Portsmouth as they sit just one point behind the South Coast side in League One.
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They have been drawn at home to Maidenhead United – third-bottom in the National League.
Other big clubs hosting non-league opposition include Bolton taking on Solihull Moors and Barnsley hosting Horsham.
A total of 40 games were drawn, with 32 non-league sides still in the competition.
The ties will take place between Friday, November 3 and Monday, November 6.
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Premier League teams do not enter the competition until the third round in January.
Last year’s best FA Cup performance from a side in the third tier or below came from Grimsby as they reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Brighton.
Full draw:
- Curzon Ashton vs Avely or Barnet
- Alfreton Town vs Worthing
- Chesterfield vs Portsmouth
- Bolton Wanderers vs Solihull Moors
- Exeter City vs Wigan Athletic
- Leyton Orient vs Carlisle United
- Kidderminster vs Fleetwood Town
- Hereford vs Gillingham
- Ebsfleet United or Slough Town vs Grimsby Town
- Charlton Athletic vs Cray Valley
- Oxford vs Maidenhead United
- Newport County vs Oldham Athletic
- Swindon Town vs Aldershot Town
- Crewe Alexandra vs Derby County
- Mansfield Town vs Wrexham
- Marine vs Harrowgate Town
- Barnsley vs Horsham
- Port Vale vs Burton Albion
- Peterborough United vs Salford City
- Eastleigh vs Boreham Wood
- Bradford City vs Wycombe Wanderers
- Billericay Town or Sheppey United vs Walsall
- Shrewsbury Town vs Colchester United
- Bristol Rovers vs Chelmsford City or Whitby Town
- Lincoln City vs Morecambe
- Sutton United vs AFC Fylde
- Reading vs MK Dons
- Doncaster Rovers vs Accrington Stanley
- Chester vs York City or Needham Market
- Scarborough Athletic or Oxford City vs Forest Green Rovers
- Notts County vs Crawley Town
- Stockport County vs Worksop Town
- Yeovil Town vs Gateshead
- Stevenage vs Tranmere Rovers
- Braintree Town or Chesham United vs Maidstone
- Bromley vs Blackpool
- AFC Wimbledon vs Cheltenham Town
- Cambridge United vs Bracknell
- Northampton Town vs Barrow
- Ramsgate vs Hemel Hempstead or Woking
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
