FIRST ROUND PROPER DRAW

By Jack Moore

Clubs from the English Football League enter the Emirates FA Cup next month, as the competition moves into the first round proper.

The first round draw takes place this evening, following the conclusion of the weekend's fourth round qualifying ties.

And with teams from both League One and Two of the EFL joining those non-League clubs who have reached the competition proper, it's sure to throw up some interesting games.

There will be 40 ties drawn out and you can watch the draw in full live on both BT Sport and BBC Two.

The first round will take place over the weekend of 3-6 November 2017, with winning clubs receiving 18,000 from the FA's prize fund.

Numbers to look out for are the following:

56 NANTWICH TOWN OR KETTERING TOWN
65 HEREFORD
74 SLOUGH TOWN

Where next?

Saturday's Premier Division Round-Up With the top three in the Evo-Stik League South Premier in Emirates FA Cup action on Saturday, it was the opportunity for the chasing pack to make up ground.

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