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Exmouth Town vs Thame United Match Preview 23 September

Exmouth Town vs Thame United Match Preview 23 September

Martin Pacetti

Thame United head to Devon for this FA Cup replay

Thame United head Exmouth Town for this Emirates FA Cup second qualifying-round replay. this Wednesday after the thrilling 3 - 3 draw at the ASM stadium on Saturday, 160 teams will take part in 80 ties in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup. The remaining Step Four and Step Five teams from the previous three rounds are joined by 48 Step Two teams from the National League North and South divisions. For the qualifying rounds, the remaining teams are split into zones for the draw. Both teams are in Zone Five, which covers an area from Oxfordshire to the south coast, Devon and Cornwall.

Exmouth currently ply their trade in the Southern League Division One South. They first entered the FA Cup in the 1934 season and have reached the fourth qualifying round twice, but this is the furthest they have progressed since reforming in 2006. This season, they started their campaign in the extra preliminary round with a 3–0 victory over Bovey Tracey, followed by a 3–1 home victory against Bridgwater United. In the last round, they defeated Step Three side Banbury United after a replay, drawing 0–0 at Banbury before winning 2–1 at home.

Thame made their first-ever appearance in the prestigious competition during the 1976–77 season. Aside from a three-season gap between 1985 and 1988, they have participated in every edition of the tournament, with their best performances coming in the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons, when they reached the fourth qualifying round.

Last season, the club came through the preliminary round with a 3–1 away victory at Clevedon Town, before going down 2–1 to Step Three side Chertsey Town in the first qualifying round. This season, Thame secured a fairly comfortable victory in the preliminary round, beating Brislington FC 7–1 at the ASM Stadium, followed by a difficult encounter with Reading City, eventually coming out on top 3–2. However, the Red Kites have not progressed beyond this round for 22 years.

If the scores are level at full time the match will go to 30 minutes of extra time then penalties if still level. The winners of the match will have a home tie against Eastbourne Borough on Saturday 3 October.

Kick Off at the Search 4 local Stadium is 19:45

CURRENT FORM LAST 6 GAMES
Exmouth Town - W, D, W, W, W, D
Thame United - W, W, W, W, W, D

HEAD TO HEAD:
This will be the second meeting between the two sides after Saturday draw.

LEADING SCORERS
Exmouth Town - Matthew James Wright (2) George (2)
Thame United - Harry Alexander (6)

COLOURS:
Exmouth Town will be playing in Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks. GK All Orange
Thame United will be playing in Red / Black Shirts, Black Shorts, Red Socks, GK All Yellow

TEAM MANAGERS:
Exmouth Town Manager- Kevin Hill
Thame United Manager - Ben Williams

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee - Craig Scriven
Assistant Referee - Cian Bolton, Carl Warren
Fourth Official - Steven Godfrey

GROUND:
Search 4 local Stadium at Southern Road Exmouth EX83EE

TICKET PRICES
Admission Fees: Admission for is £10 for an adult and £8 for concessions. 16/17 £5 Under 16 £2 with an Adult

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