Dover and Salisbury to host BBC's FA Cup second-round ties
National League South sides Dover Athletic and Salisbury will host Leicester City and Blackpool respectively in the BBC's two live FA Cup second-round matches next month.
Dover Athletic and Salisbury, both sixth-tier National League South clubs, will stage the BBC's two live FA Cup second-round ties next month. Dover welcome Leicester City to Crabble on Saturday, 5 December at 17:15 GMT, while Salisbury host Blackpool at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium the following day at 12:15 GMT. Both matches will be shown on BBC Two and iPlayer.
Dover reached the second round with a 2-0 home win over National League side Wealdstone. The club is aiming to reach the third round for only the third time in its history, having previously lost to Huddersfield in 2011 and at home to Premier League side Crystal Palace in 2015.
Leicester, now in League One after back-to-back relegations, beat National League North's Oxford City 4-2 in the first round. The Foxes lost their first four FA Cup finals before Youri Tielemans' goal sealed a 1-0 win over Chelsea in the 2021 final.
Salisbury have yet to concede in three ties this season and thrashed Sholing 6-0 to reach the second round for the first time since the club was reformed in 2015. Blackpool, their opponents, won one of the competition's most memorable finals in 1953.
Seventh-tier Wimborne Town and Plymouth Parkway will also have home ties televised, against League One Bradford City and League Two Barnet respectively, among eight selected for live coverage. Clubs featured in live broadcasts receive £60,000, while second-round winners and losers earn £79,500 and £21,200 from the prize fund. All eight televised ties are on TNT/HBO Max, with the Dover and Salisbury games also on the BBC.
The third-round draw will be held before the televised Guiseley v Notts County tie at 19:30 GMT on Monday, 7 December, and a highlights programme will air on Sunday, 6 December at 17:10 GMT on BBC Two and iPlayer.
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