FOOTBALL: EP ready for FA Cup clash at Conference South leaders Dover

EAST PRESTON are hoping to be the giant-killers this weekend as they take on Conference South leaders Dover Athletic in the FA Cup on Saturday.
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Sep 2009, 17:34 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 00:57 BST

EP kept their heroic campaign alive last Tuesday, overcoming Guildford City on penalties, to set up the clash at Dover.

EP boss Trevor Waller said: "I have never known anyone at the club to look forward to a match as much as this.

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"We have a coach and a few cars going up, so we'll have maybe 70, 80 or 100 fans coming up to support.

"But we're all looking forward to playing in front of a crowd of up to 1,200 people.

"Obviously, they're a tasty side, and we're the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, playing the highest.

"But we'll go into it playing our normal style of football. We have a lot of pace up top so there is always a chance of us scoring, it's about us trying to keep it tight.

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"We will be going to give them a decent show. I was listening to some of the video interviews on their website and they sound a little nervous. After all, it would be a huge embarrassment for them to lose to us.

"The pressure is all on them, so who knows what can happen?"

EP went down 2-0 at high-flying Rye in the Sussex RUR Cup on Saturday.

Terry Dodd had an effort ruled out, and John Meaney slipped when one-on-one. Kevin Budge then fired wide, but goals from Sam Cole and Danny Ellis proved enough for United to progress.

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Waller had mixed feelings about the defeat. He said: "It was an even match. The performance was disappointing. We had five first-team regulars unavailable for one reason or another and the lads that came in did very well.

"It was a tight game, the difference was that they took their chances and we didn't."

EAST PRESTON: Williamson; N Da Costa, M Dodd, Windsor, Nicholson; Riley, Burgess, Campbell, Paine; Budge, Meaney. Subs: T. Dodd, Darwin (Budge, Campbell 60), Holman (Windsor 70), Kason.

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