5 Potential FA Cup Second Round Upsets
- There are 20 FA Cup second-round ties this weekend
- Just ten non-league teams remain in the competition
- Recommended bets:
- Back Alfreton Town to beat Walsall
- Back Horsham to beat Sutton Utd
- Back Draw or Ramsgate Double Chance
- Back Crewe to beat Bristol Rovers
- Back Eastleigh to beat Reading
Only ten teams from the National League and lower remain in this year's FA Cup but you can bet there will still be a handful of shocks results over round two weekend. Here are five ties packed with upset potential.
Reds alert for sorry Saddlers
Recommended bet: Back Alfreton Town to beat Walsall @ 11/5 with LiveScore Bet
Walsall came from behind to win 4-1 at eighth-tier minnows Sheppey in the first round – fall behind at sixth-tier Alfreton, however, and the outcome could be very different.
This looks a really tough test for the Saddlers, whose only win in nine was that cup success in North Kent three weeks ago.
Mat Sadler's men have not found the net in any of their last three League Two assignments.
Alfreton have gone off the boil after a flying start to the season, but are only a point outside the National League North play-off places and with North Street rocking, the Reds can reach round three for the first time in their history.
Horsham can take advantage of lucky break
Recommended bet: Back Horsham to beat Sutton Utd @ 5/1 with LiveScore Bet
No question who the luckiest side left in the FA Cup, and Horsham are more than capable of turning good fortune into a place in the hat for round three.
The Isthmian Premier League side thought they'd said farewell to this year's competition after losing 3-0 at home to Barnsley in a replay only for the Tykes to be kicked out for fielding an ineligible player.
It meant Horsham were reinstated for the trip to Sutton, who might be relieved to be facing non-league opponents rather than a League One giant.
But League Two's bottom club are also acutely aware that Horsham drew 3-3 at Barnsley in the first place and will be under no pressure for this second chance.
Ramsgate hoping to teach Dons a lesson
Recommended bet: Back Draw or Ramsgate Double Chance @ 7/2 with LiveScore Bet
Isthmian League South-East leaders Ramsgate are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition – and might not be done yet as they face AFC Wimbledon.
Ramsgate, from tier eight, upset the odds in the first round by toppling National League side Woking 2-1.
The Dons are going well in League Two but this is a thankless task against a side who won't be taking any backward steps and are in supreme form.
Life's a Gas for flying Alex
Recommended bet: Back Crewe to beat Bristol Rovers @ 15/8 with LiveScore Bet
Crewe took care of League One juggernauts Derby in round one so should have few fears about welcoming another third-tier side to Gresty Road in the shape of Bristol Rovers.
The Gas, doing okay under Andy Mangan since Joey Barton's demise, won't relish a trip to Crewe, who are one of League Two's highest-scoring sides.
Crewe don't make round three very often these days – just once in the last 14 seasons – but here's their chance.
Royals' revival to end at Eastleigh
Recommended bet: Back Eastleigh to beat Reading @ 12/5 with LiveScore Bet
Reading have finally picked up a bit of form with three straight wins, and some of their best performances this season have come in the cups.
But the League One back-markers won't relish their trip to Silverlake Stadium to take on an Eastleigh side whose only defeat in five was at National League rivals and leaders Chesterfield.
The Spitfires have twice been to round three in the past decade so the size of the challenge won't fluster Richard Hill's men.
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