Sutton United will host AFC Telford United in the First Round of the Emirates FA Cup, should they beat Farnham Town in tomorrow’s Fourth Qualifying Round replay.
The U’s rescued a thrilling 3-3 draw at the Memorial Ground on Saturday courtesy of Jayden Harris’ stoppage time strike, bringing Paul Johnson’s side to a replay at the VBS Community Stadium, which will take place on Tuesday, 14th October (7:45pm KO).
A win over the Town would see them enter the proper stage of the competition for a fifth successive season, having beaten Chertsey Town last season, while under Matt Gray they received a bye into the First Round due to the club’s League Two status. Sutton were last defeated in the Fourth Qualifying Round by Bromley back in 2020/21 – the U’s promotion–winning season.
Should Sutton reach the First Round, it will mark a first ever clash with Telford in cup football, having only ever played against Telford United six times in the Vauxhall Conference, including the U’s first ever GMVC game in August 1986.
Ties will take place on the weekend of Saturday, 1 November, and ticket information will be announced in due course – providing Sutton get beyond the Fourth Qualifying Round tomorrow.
Shown live by UK broadcast partner TNT Sports, the draw saw clubs from the EFL Leagues One and Two join the competition and pitted against the teams who have progressed through the qualifying rounds in recent months.
The draw was made by former West Ham striker Michail Antonio and Joel Ward, who was part of the Crystal Palace squad who won the Cup last season.
There will 40 ties in total, with the full schedule and broadcast picks to be confirmed in due course.
Winning clubs at this stage of the competition will receive £45,000 from the 2025-26 prize fund, with losing teams also picking up £15,000.
The Draw
1 Weston Super Mare v Aldershot Town
2 Salford City v Lincoln City
3 Luton Town v Worthing or Forest Green Rovers
4 Gainsborough Trinity or Hartlepool United v Accrington Stanley
5 Colchester United v MK Dons
6 Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County
7 Wigan Athletic v Hemel Hempstead Town
8 Newport County v Gillingham
9 Cheltenham Town v Bradford City
10 Barnsley v York City
11 Reading v Carlisle United
12 Bromley v Bristol Rovers
13 Peterborough United v Cardiff City
14 Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town
15 Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers
16 Tamworth v Leyton Orient
17 Stevenage v Chesterfield
18 Boreham Wood v Crawley Town
19 Farnham Town or Sutton United v AFC Telford United
20 Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town
21 Chelmsford City v Braintree Town
22 Spennymoor Town v Barrow
23 Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle
24 FC Halifax Town v Exeter City
25 Slough Town v Altrincham or Harborough Town
26 Wealdstone v Southend United
27 Rotherham United v Swindon Town
28 Grimsby Town v Ebbsfleet United
29 Buxton v Chatham Town
30 Burton Albion v Banbury United or St Albans City
31 Woking or Brackley Town v Notts County
32 Blackpool v Scunthorpe United
33 Cambridge United v Morecambe or Chester
34 AFC Wimbledon v Gateshead
35 Mansfield Town v Harrogate Town
36 Macclesfield v AFC Totton or Truro City
37 South Shields v Shrewsbury Town
38 Fleetwood Town v Barnet
39 Port Vale v Maldon & Tiptree
40 Eastleigh v Walsall
