The Independent
·3 November 2025
FA Cup draw live: Non-league minnows learn second round opponents

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·3 November 2025


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The FA Cup is approaching the second round after a thrilling weekend of first round proper ties up and down the country, with all 40 teams currently in the competition discovering their second round opponents today.
Tamworth v Leyton Orient is the final tie of the first round, with the winners of tonight’s game set to face League Two Salford City.
Elsewhere, Carlisle - who secured a shock win over Reading in extra-time - have been rewarded with a trip to League One side Blackpool, while Gateshead, who downed AFC Wimbledon, will host fourth-tier Walsall.
Boreham Wood, who dumped League Two’s Crawley out, are at home to another League Two side, Newport County.









































