Slough Town to visit Chatham Town if they overcome Chichester City in FA Cup replay

Scott Davies. Photo: George Beck

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Slough Town have been drawn away to Chatham Town of the Isthmian League Premier Division in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup - if they can get past Chatham's league rivals Chichester City in tomorrow's replay at Arbour Park.

Scott Davies' side has work to do if they're to progress in the competition after being pegged back in the final minutes by Chichester in Saturday's 2-2 draw.

A fine strike from Ethan Pritchard rescued a replay for City at Oaklands Park after goals from John Gilbert and substitute Kareem Isiaka had looked to of given the Rebels one foot in the next round.

The National League South side had been the better team in the opening half an hour, but Jimmy Wild escaped the attention of Lexus Beeden before skilfully beating Charlie Horlock to give Chichester the lead.

The Rebels levelled in the 55th minute when Gilbert's low shot bounced in and then back out of goal after striking the goal's wheel arch. However, the referee correctly awarded the strike and a powerful low strike from Isiaka in the 73rd minute looked to have turned the tie in Slough's favour before Pritchard let fly with a 92nd minute strike that flew beyond Horlock.

The teams will meet again at Arbour Park tomorrow evening (Tuesday) and the Rebels have reduced their ticket prices for the tie. See details here.

Should they make it through - and they'll be favourites to do so - the Rebels will visit Chatham on Saturday, September 28. There will be 40 ties at this stage of the competition and the draw is still regionalised. Clubs are now just two rounds away from the first round - which Slough reached last season.

Winning clubs at this stage will collect £5625 from the FA's prize fund with losing clubs collecting £1875.

National League clubs like Maidenhead United enter the competition at the fourth qualifying round stage,

The draw in full.

1 Guiseley v Newcastle Town or Scunthorpe United

2 Stockton Town v Chester

3 Radcliffe v Bury

4 Southport v Curzon Ashton

5 Wythenshawe Town v Farsley Celtic

6 Darlington v Gainsborough Trinity

7 Newton Aycliffe or Warrington Rylands v Dunston or Scarborough Athletic

8 Spennymoor Town v Chorley

9 Macclesfield v Witton Albion

10 Buxton or Barwell v Kidderminster Harriers

11 Brentwood Town or Leiston v Hornchurch

12 Haringey Borough or Witham Town v Lowestoft Town

13 Shifnal Town or Redditch United v Rugby Town or Hednesford Town

14 Harborough Town v Leamington

15 Biggleswade Town v Spalding United or Alfreton Town

16 Royston Town v Peterborough Sports

17 Biggleswade v Canvey Island

18 St Ives Town v Kettering Town

19 Rushall Olympic v Anstey Nomads

20 Chelmsford City v Bromsgrove Sporting

21 Gorleston or Barking v St Albans City

22 Bishop’s Stortford v Hereford or Ilkeston Town

23 Worksop Town v King’s Lynn Town

24 Salisbury v Bath City

25 Cray Wanderers or Wingate & Finchley v Hastings United

26 Chertsey Town v Ashford United

27 Worthing v Dartford

28 Winchester City or Hungerford Town v Weymouth

29 Margate v Horsham

30 Tonbridge Angels v Walton & Hersham

31 Taunton Town v Amersham Town

32 Sittingbourne v Plymouth Parkway

33 Chatham Town v Chichester City or Slough Town

34 Bishop’s Cleeve v Chesham United

35 Brackley Town v Ramsgate

36 Herne Bay v Maidstone United

37 Oxford City v Gosport Borough or Gloucester City

38 Carshalton Athletic v Melksham Town or Banbury United

39 Boreham Wood v Larkhall Athletic

40 Chippenham Town v Weston Super Mare