Leicester drawn away to Dover in FA Cup second round

Leicester City have been drawn away to sixth-tier Dover Athletic in the FA Cup second round, one of 20 ties set for the weekend of December 5-6.

The draw, made on November 9 before the remaining first-round match, also paired seventh-tier Wimborne Town with Bradford City. Chesterfield will host Cheltenham Town, while the winner of the Plymouth Parkway-Berkhamsted tie will visit Barnet.

Dover, who play at the Crabble Athletic Ground, will meet Leicester for a place in the third round. The tie is scheduled for the weekend of December 5-6; one report specified Saturday, December 5. Dover are competing in the second round for the first time in six years, according to one report.

The other pairings include Reading against Stockport County, Wigan Athletic against Barnsley, and Wycombe Wanderers against MK Dons. Salisbury were drawn against Blackpool, Kidderminster Harriers against Barrow, and Notts County against Guiseley.

The draw’s conditional tie gives Plymouth Parkway and Berkhamsted a potential second-round opponent before they play their outstanding first-round match. Their winner will take the place against Barnet. That match was scheduled for November 9, with kickoff reported...