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FA CUP DRAW TODAY

Dover and Yate Town will be ball number 78 when the draw for the Emirates FA Cup first round takes place today.

There will 94 names in the hat for the draw, including 48 League One and League Two teams, with 14 fourth qualifying round ties needing to go to a replay.

Our replay will be at Yate Town’s Lodge Park on Tuesday at 7.45pm.

The draw takes place live on ITV at 1.05pm.

The ball numbers are as follows:

1. Accrington Stanley
2. AFC Wimbledon
3. Barrow
4. Bolton Wanderers
5. Bradford City
6. Bristol Rovers
7. Burton Albion
8. Cambridge United
9. Carlisle United
10. Charlton Athletic
11. Cheltenham Town
12. Colchester United
13. Crawley Town
14. Crewe Alexandra
15. Doncaster Rovers
16. Exeter City
17. Fleetwood Town
18. Forest Green Rovers
19. Gillingham
20. Harrogate Town
21. Hartlepool United
22. Ipswich Town
23. Leyton Orient
24. Lincoln City
25. Mansfield Town
26. Milton Keynes Dons
27. Morecambe
28. Newport County
29. Northampton Town
30. Oldham Athletic
31. Oxford United
32. Plymouth Argyle
33. Port Vale
34. Portsmouth
35. Rochdale
36. Rotherham United
37. Salford City
38. Scunthorpe United
39. Sheffield Wednesday
40. Shrewsbury Town
41. Stevenage
42. Sunderland
43. Sutton United
44. Swindon Town
45. Tranmere Rovers
46. Walsall
47. Wigan Athletic
48. Wycombe Wanderers
49. Marine or Wrexham
50. Marske United or Gateshead
51. Chesterfield
52. Brackley Town or Guiseley
53. Solihull Moors
54. Pontefract Collieries or FC Halifax Town
55. York City or Morpeth Town
56. Kettering Town or Buxton
57. Boston United or Stratford Town
58. King’s Lynn Town
59. Grimsby Town
60. Stockport County
61. Altrincham
62. Tamworth or Notts County
63. Ebbsfleet
64. Horsham
65. Dorking Wanderers or Hayes & Yeading United
66. Corinthian Casuals or St Albans City
67. Maidenhead United
68. Kidderminster Harriers
69. Bromley
70. Harrow Borough
71. Dagenham & Redbridge
72. AFC Sudbury
73. Banbury United
74. Boreham Wood
75. Yeovil Town or Weymouth
76. Eastleigh or Folkestone Invicta
77. Bowers & Pitsea
78. Dover Athletic or Yate Town
79. Torquay United or Havant & Waterlooville
80. Southend United

VIDEO: Match highlights

Head to DAFCtv on YouTube to watch the highlights from Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup Tie against Yate Town at Crabble.

MATCH REPORT: DOVER 1 – 1 YATE TOWN

Ricky Miller’s first goal since his summer return to Dover ensured the club lived to fight another day in the FA Cup after earning a replay at Yate Town on Tuesday.

Miller came off the bench for the second half and scored the equaliser for Andy Hessenthaler’s side in the 61st minute after Olly Mehew had given The Southern League Premier Division South side an eighth-minute lead.

Whites finished the Fourth Qualifying Round tie with 10 men after player-coach Reda Johnson was sent off just 18 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute.

Dover started well enough and captain Sam Wood, who was playing in midfield rather than his usual left-back, saw his effort saved by Yate goalkeeper Andy Hannah.

But it was Yate who opened the scoring, and with their first attack, when the unmarked Mehew tapped home captain Dave Sims-Burgess’ cross

Dover pressed for an equaliser and Hannah saved well from Aaron Cosgrave and Yannis Drais.

Midfielder Drais’ game soon came to an end after a horrible collision with Yate defender Will Tunnicliff saw the Frenchman leave Crabble in an ambulance with a rib injury.

He was replaced by Ryan Hanson, who was making his own injury comeback following a knee injury.

Miller got his side back on level terms when he scored from close range following good work by the impressive Cosgrave.

Johnson saw red not long after following an earlier yellow card.

The team from Gloucestershire looked to take advantage of their extra man and almost won it in stoppage time when Sam Kamara’s shot from outside the box whistled just wide of Adam Parkes’ post.

Tuesday’s replay at Lodge Park kicks-off at 7.45pm.

Earlier, Millwall loanee Junior Tiensia came back into the side after missing the past four games through injury in place of injured midfielder Koby Arthur.

MATCH PREVIEW: DOVER VS YATE TOWN

Andy Hessenthaler’s squad will turn their focus to the FA Cup when they host Yate Town in the Fourth Qualifying Round on Saturday.

Whites enter the competition at this stage and face a club two steps below them in the non-league pyramid.

The Gloucestershire visitors are currently 10th on the Southern League Premier Division South table after winning four out of their first 10 league games.

They come into this game on the back of a 2-1 win at Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday.

A place in the First Round proper awaits for the winner of this tie, and you can see the draw live on ITV on Sunday 17th October starting at 1pm.

COVERAGE

If you are unable to make the game, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens.

PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY INFORMATION

Tickets for this game can be bought at the turnstile only.

Both cash and card are accepted.

Prices are as follows:

Adults – £18

Over 60 – £15

Under 18 – £9

Under 11 – £5

FA CUP VIP EXPERIENCE

Tickets are now on sale for our VIP Platinum Suite for our FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie against Yate Town at Crabble this Saturday (3pm).

To see the match from the best seats in the house and to enjoy a very special experience costs £28 per person.

Please note that this price does NOT include entry for non-season ticket holders who do attend, and they will still need to pay entry on the turnstile on the day.

The experience includes:

Butler hosted lounge with large TVs and projector showing the game
A three-course meal, served at your table
Reserved undercover premium padded seating
Complimentary tea, coffee & mineral water, plus dedicated paid bar before and after the match
Complimentary matchday team sheet

Arrival at the ground should be at 1pm and food will be served at 1.30pm.

There are only 64 spaces available, so all tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.

The dress code is smart casual.

To buy your passes please email [email protected] or call the office on 01304 822373

We very much look forward to welcoming you to the suite soon.

CUP NIGHT FOR ACADEMY

Our Academy will look to continue their FA Youth Cup campaign when they host Woking in a third-round qualifying tie at Crabble tonight.

Manager Mike Sandmann’s side won 2-1 at Dartford last month thanks to a double from Jack Nelson to reach this stage of the competition.

Andy Hessenthaler’s first team squad members, defender Harrison Byford and forward Noah Carney (pictured), will be in action for the Academy.

Gates and snack bar open from 6pm with game kicking-off at 7pm.

Admission is £6 for adults while under-18s are £3.

CHAIRMAN’S UPDATE

Chairman Jim Parmenter has issued a rallying call to the local community to get behind the club, on and off the field.

Mr Parmenter was left dismayed by a section of Whites support which turned on the management team during Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Barnet at Crabble.

Speaking to Radio Kent’s and Kent Non-League Podcast host Matt Gerrard after the game, the Chairman admitted: “I thought it was pretty disgusting. I think the fans should be getting behind the team. What this town and community needs to do is get behind their football club. They know the trials and tribulations we’ve been through, for what I believe were the right reasons. I’ve made sure the club is here for the town. What we need is people to come to games and get behind the team. It’s only with people’s support that we’ll get ourselves out of this.

“Andy is working on a very limited budget, for reasons we all know, and with that budget, we have 24 players, quite a lot of them are young, and 11 were injured today. That’s the sort of thing he’s having to work with. It’s not a question of me backing Andy. If you know the facts, there’s nothing you can say about the manager – he’s doing the best he can with what he’s got available.”

Mr Parmenter renewed his appeal for investment in the club and also revealed the club was keen to attract new volunteers.

He said: “There’s a lot of work here done by a very few people. We need volunteers, we need investment and we need people to take an interest and get behind the club. What we don’t need is people criticizing the manager, the staff, the club, or players on social media or in the stands. It doesn’t do anybody any good. If you want the club here and for it to succeed then you need to get behind it and support it.”

“We’ve been looking for investment for years. Last week we went to Grimsby and they had a crowd of 6,000 and 100 people dining before the game. Our last home game we had 600 and 8 people dining. We’re competing with massive money in this league. There are 13 big, ex-league clubs backed by large crowds or very rich investors. Dover’s been up there competing with them for 16 years on very limited resources, but now we really do need more resources.

“I’m retired now, I’m getting older, the club does need an injection of money and a new modern approach maybe. It’s all well and good talking like that, but if nobody comes in to do it then I have to keep doing it, or the club folds.

“We’ve had no real serious interest at all. It surprised me a little bit but Dover is an unfashionable place, it’s not a London club that overseas investors go for. Dover is a backwater, the football club has been one of the success stories of Dover, for 16 years. Now we are struggling and what we need is the support of the town and the community.

“At the moment it falls on me to keep the club going. I’ve often thought about walking away but family and I have put a lot of time, money, and sweat in here. You’ve seen the developments we’ve made around the ground. We have a league standard ground and to see that fall and close would be a really sad event so we’re going to try to keep it going and see what transpires.”

Despite the appeal for investment, Mr Parmenter remains positive about the club’s on-field prospects, despite Whites finding themselves 17 points from safety after 11 games in Vanarama National League.

He said: “It’s not been a great year, everyone knows our position. We had a great groundswell of support for us throughout the country early on and we thought that might translate into gates but unfortunately, our gates have been quite low, which hasn’t helped.

“It’s only 11 games played, anything can happen, we’re not resigned to anything at all.

“We get a couple of wins together and anything could happen. It’s not over until the fat lady sings, as they say.

“I think we can survive in this division. Obviously, we’ve got to find some wins from somewhere. I’m hopeful we should have five or six players back for Saturday’s FA Cup game. Hopefully, that might be the turning point for us – if we get a win in that it could be the conduit for moving forward.”

CAPTAIN’S REACTION

Alex Hoad talks to captain Sam Wood following the National League defeat against Barnet at Crabble.

MANAGER REACTION

Andy Hessenthaler hopes the start of Dover’s FA Cup campaign could provide the club with a boost at the perfect time.

Whites have endured a torrid start to the Vanarama National League season with no wins and just three points from their 11 games so far.

The Dover boss faced up to questions from BBC Radio Kent’s and Kent Non-League Podcast host Matt Gerrard about his future following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Barnet at Crabble but has already begun plotting his side’s path into the FA Cup First Round, despite the visit of Southern League Premier Division side Yate Town next Saturday being viewed in some quarters as a potential banana-skin.

Hessenthaler was joined in his office by chairman Jim Parmenter after the final whistle and admitted: “He’s said we’ve got to take stock and go again next Saturday. He’s obviously disappointed like we all are.

“It’s another game we’ve lost by the odd goal and we’ve conceded two poor goals. It just keeps happening. It’s frustrating, but like the chairman said (in my office) we’ve got to come in on Monday and Thursday and try and get through in the FA Cup. A result next week might be just what we need. I’m sure Yate will be rubbing their hands together – it’s a banana skin, but it might be the catalyst to kick us on.”

He added: “I wouldn’t walk away from anything. We’re doing as much as we can. We had nine out injured today. We know what we’ve got in the dressing room. I don’t think we’ve ever been able to pick our strongest team. The chairman knows what we’re dealing with here. We’ve got two players playing for nothing out there, just putting it out there – Yannis Drais and Matt Bentley are non-contract players, fair play to them, they’re not getting a penny.

“I’m hoping to get a few lads back for next week. We’ll come in Monday and Thursday and then pick a team to try and get through to the First Round of the FA Cup.”

Hessenthaler and Nicky Southall were part of the Gillingham side which reached the last-eight in 2000 and he insisted: “It’s massive for the club, the players, and the staff. I know what the FA Cup is all about, I have got to the quarter-finals, but I’ve also gone out to a team like Yate before too, so I have that experience – some of our boys probably haven’t. It’s a big game, we’ve got to get a result, get through and hopefully that might give us a lift.”

The manager reiterated his view that his squad are giving their all, and going the extra mile to try and secure the first win of the campaign.

He claimed: “The boys had a real go, we’ve got players playing out of position – Travis Gregory playing right-back, bless him, I thought he was terrific. Barnet’s front four are a handful. Confidence is low. Winning matches is the only thing that will change that but we’re not going to do that if we keep giving silly goals away.

“After we got the goal back we perhaps should have gone on and got back into the game at 2-2, but the belief isn’t there at the moment because of the situation we’re in. It wasn’t for the lack of trying. We have to try and keep their heads up.

“Of course the boys are low. We just want a little bit of the rub of the green, we’re not getting that. We’re lacking that bit of real experience in the middle of the field, that horrible person in there that can organise a team. Their first goal came from a quick free-kick, we switched off. Someone like me, when I was playing, I’d have been in there standing on the kicker so he couldn’t take it and we could get organised. We are lacking that.”

MATCH REPORT: DOVER 1 – 2 BARNET

By Alex Hoad

Another Aaron Cosgrave rocket was not enough to prevent Dover falling to a third straight home defeat, going down 2-1 to Barnet in Vanarama National League on Saturday.

The on-loan AFC Wimbledon striker added another impressive long-range strike to his showreel to register his 4th goal of the campaign, but it wasn’t enough to prevent an 8th loss in 11 matches.

Whites remain 17 points from safety – thanks in large part to the league-imposed 12 point penalty – despite netting at Crabble for the second time in 4 days having begun the season with no goal in four matches at Crabble.

Barnet began the day second-bottom but made it four games unbeaten under caretaker boss Dean Brennan and climbed to 17th after another improved display.

The Bees thought they were ahead inside 90 seconds when the lively Ephron Mason-Clark fed Daniel Powell down the right and his low cross was slammed home by Mason Bloomfield, only for the goal to be disallowed for offside.Koby Arthur saw a shot deflected over the bar from 20-yards soon after, but the deadlock was eventually broken on 10 minutes as Mason-Clark drove towards the byline before sending a deep cross to the back post.

Ben Richards-Everton nodded the ball back into the centre where Bloomfield arched his neck to turn a close range header past the helpless Adam Parkes.

Whites battled back and Arthur drew a flying save from Aston Oxborough, who also turned a low Matt Bentley effort around his near post on 23 minutes.

The all-energy Cosgrave was inches away from a leveler when he flung himself at Sam Wood’s looping set-piece just before the half-hour, only to see his header trickle past the post with Oxborough stranded.

Powell flew down the left and fired a shot past the post before the break while 10 minutes after the interval, Rob Hall showed some superb trickery to create space before seeing a near-post shot blocked by Parkes.

After scoring the opener, Bloomfield turned provider for the crucial second just before the hour, threading a defence-splitting pass for Powell to run through and slot past Parkes.

Dover did halve the deficit five minutes later when the tireless Cosgrave fizzed a rocket just inside the post from well outside the box – reminiscent of his breathtaking strike at Altrincham.

Andy Hessenthaler introduced Ricky Miller and Khale Da Costa in an effort to salvage a point and Da Costa sent a diving header straight at Oxborough from a deep Miller cross with 20 minutes remaining.

Hall saw a shot blocked by Parkes and Bees sub Kian Flanagan could only find the side-netting on the break in the closing stages while Jake Goodman’s glancing header in stoppage-time went straight to the grateful keeper as Dover fell to a sixth one-goal defeat of the season so far.