AFTER a comfortable midweek county cup win when they emphatically avoided becoming the victims of giant-killers, the boot is on the other foot today (Saturday, 14 November) for Aveley FC who will be seeking to progress in the FA Trophy at the expense of higher league opposition.

The Isthmian Premier Millers travel to National South Walton & Hersham's Elmbridge Xcel Sports Hub in the second round.

Walton have struggled this season and sit second from bottom, with just two wins and two draws to their name from 15 outings and Millers, who dominated their midweek Essex Senior Cup clash at Hutton and came out 5-0 winners, will sniff the chance of an upset.

Tilbury, who bowed out of the county cup in midweek, will be hoping to get some of their injured players back on the field for today's Isthmian North trip to Felixstowe & Walton, who are challenging in the play-off zone.

Dockers, who have successive draws in the league behind them, will need to be at their best against a side that retains an unbeaten home league record at the Martello Ground this season.

Grays, whose midweek Velocity Cup tie at Chadfields was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch, will be at home to Isthmian North leaders Gorleston – a tough test for the newly confirmed management team led by Lewis Clark, who made a decent fist of his first match in charge last weekend with a comeback draw at Mulbarton Wanderers.

Because the Velocity clash with Newmarket has now been called off twice, the Isthmian League has ordered the next attempt will be at the Jockeys' NYO Stadium, scheduled for next Tuesday (17 November).

In the Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties Division South East Thurrock Community FC will be looking to halt a run of three successive defeats (which followed six consecutive wins) when they entertain May & Baker at Rookery Hill.

Those defeats have seen Rocks slip to sixth, while today's visitors occupy third spot.