Emirates FA Cup: TNT Sports to show Worthing v Forest Green Rovers fourth round qualifying clash and first round draw

Worthing v Forest Green Rovers will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ at 19:30 UK time on Monday, October 13.

The draw for the first round proper will also be televised on TNT Sports 1, discovery+ and on the TNT Sports YouTube page during the tie’s pre-match coverage at approximately 18:30 UK time.

Worthing and Forest Green Rovers will receive a live broadcast fee in addition to any payment from the competition’s prize fund.

As we approach the final stage of qualifying, teams will be hoping to reach the first round proper – with ties to be played in November – when professional outfits from League One and League Two enter the fray.

That is just two matches away from the third round proper, when the minnows will be praying for a trip to the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United in January, as teams from the Premier League and Championship enter the hat.

The biggest underdog story of the FA Cup so far comes from FA Vase champions Whitstable Town, the lowest-ranked and only ninth-tier side still going strong in the competition. Whitstable visit Wealdstone in the fourth round qualifying.

They secured a triumphant third-round qualifying victory over Hungerford Town, who play two divisions higher, to continue their dream run in the world’s oldest national football competition.

Soul Tower Hamlets are hoping to “do a mini-Wrexham” as they look to build the club after their spirited FA Cup run.

Here are the 64 non-professional teams hoping to keep their FA Cup dreams alive…

• Darlington v AFC Telford United
• Macclesfield v Stamford
• Gainsborough Trinity v Hartlepool United
• Carlisle United v Boston United
• Rochdale v York City
• Runcorn Linnets v Buxton
• Morecambe v Chester
• South Shields v Spalding United
• Tamworth v Hyde United
• Scunthorpe United v King’s Lynn Town
• Aveley v Gateshead
• Spennymoor Town v Billericay Town
• Southport v Halifax Town
• Altrincham v Harborough Town

• Worthing v Forest Green Rovers
• Maldon & Tiptree v Flackwell Heath
• Woking v Brackley Town
• Wealdstone v Whitstable Town
• Slough Town v Enfield Town
• Eastbourne Borough v Boreham Wood
• Hampton & Richmond Borough v Eastleigh
• Southend United v Folkestone Invicta
• Ebbsfleet United v Solihull Moors
• Braintree Town v Farnborough
• Tonbridge Angels v Chatham Town
• Weston Super Mare v Needham Market
• Hemel Hempstead Town v Yeovil Town
• Banbury United v St Albans City
• Chelmsford City v Chippenham Town
• AFC Totton in Truro City
• Dorking Wanderers v Aldershot Town
• Farnham Town v Sutton United