Westbury United in 'David v Goliath battle' in cup

Defender Jamie Jordan said that the town was "buzzing" ahead of the game

Westbury United say they face another "David versus Goliath" battle as they prepare to face Farnborough in the FA Cup third qualifying round this weekend.

The Wiltshire club play in Southern League Division One South, two divisions below their Hampshire opponents, but previously defeated higher ranked opponents Yate and Oxford City to get to this stage - the furthest the club has progressed in the competition for 77 years.

Saturday's match, which kicks off at 12:30 BST, will be broadcast live on the BBC iPlayer.

Ahead of the match, defender Jamie Jordan said it was a testament to all those who had stuck with the club after a difficult few years.

"At the back end of last season we had to vacate our ground due to historic electricity payments," he said.

"The club's always faced adversity, but it's a reward now for all the hard work of the people who run the club."

The club had to vacate their ground last season due to electricity payments owed

Anticipation ahead of the tie has been building in the town, something that the defender has noticed:

"It's buzzing, every time at work or walking down the street, all people want to talk to me about is Saturday's game."

"It's really exciting. We're used to being the underdog, we're the underdog at our own level.

"To play a team with the resources of Farnborough is literally like a David versus Goliath for us.

"Saying that, we're not fearing it at all, we've already beaten a side at their level in the competition and we'll have a right go at it on Saturday."

Chairman Mark Nickels said that the cup run would help ensure the club's financial sustainability

Chairman Mark Nickels said that he was hoping for a better result than the one the club recorded the last time they got to this round of the competition.

"Looking back at old photographs, the last time we got to this stage, we played our local neighbours Trowbridge and lost 8-0.

"Everybody's been phoning up. We started selling tickets on Monday night and we had people down here I haven't seen in years and we're on the BBC."

He added that ticket sales had "probably trebled" compared to normal and that the run "will ensure that we can keep to the budget and make sure the players are paid throughout the season."