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FA Cup second round draw: Dover Athletic to face Leicester City at Crabble

Dover Athletic have been handed an exciting home draw in round two of the FA Cup.

Former Premier League champions Leicester City will be heading to Crabble early next month for the second-round tie.

FA Cup joy for Dover Athletic against Wealdstone Picture: Cadan Boynton (@cadanboyntonphotography)
FA Cup joy for Dover Athletic against Wealdstone Picture: Cadan Boynton (@cadanboyntonphotography)

Jake Leberl’s Dover beat higher-league Wealdstone 2-0 on Saturday at Crabble thanks to Jack Bates’ first-half double.

Their reward is a massive game against League One side Leicester City, who won the FA Cup in 2021 after beating Chelsea 1-0.

The date for the match will be confirmed later but will take place on the first weekend of December.

Dover are the only Kent team to make it past round one after Gillingham were dumped out of the competition by non-league Barrow.

National League South side Dover are now one game away from the third round, when all 20 Premier League sides enter the competition, along with the teams from the Championship.

The last time Dover made it to round two was in the 2019/20 season where they were beaten 3-0 away against Peterborough United, Ivan Toney on the scoresheet that day for the hosts.

Dover Athletic beat Wealdstone in round one of the FA Cup Picture: Cadan Boynton (@cadanboyntonphotography)
Dover Athletic beat Wealdstone in round one of the FA Cup Picture: Cadan Boynton (@cadanboyntonphotography)

Leberl was assistant manager in 2015 when Dover hosted Crystal Palace in the third round

Speaking after Saturday’s game, Leberl said of the draw: “We either want a really big one - the biggest one there is - or the minnow, if there are any minnows left in.”

They’ve got the big home draw they wanted.

Before that game they have another cup competition to focus on, however. Whites will be at home to Isthmian Premier Burgess Hill in the FA Trophy second round this Saturday.

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