FA Cup: How to follow the first round on the BBC

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FA Cup: Walsall 2-2 Darlington highlights

The FA Cup first round takes place this weekend and you can follow all the action on the BBC.

There are 38 ties taking place between 9-11 November as League One and League Two sides enter the competition.

Highlights and goals from all ties will be shown on the BBC Sport website and app while there will be live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.

There is an FA Cup Final Score on Sunday (BBC Two 12:30-13:45; BBC One 13:45-15:00).

Presented by Jason Mohammad, it will feature all the day's ties, including Maldon & Tiptree's visit to League Two Leyton Orient, Chippenham Town's home tie with Northampton Town and Wrexham's match with League One Rochdale.

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Watch Chichester players' reaction as they get bye into FA Cup second round

Manish Bhasin will present an FA Cup highlights show on the same day (BBC Two 17:15-18:45), featuring former Aston Villa forward Dion Dublin and ex-Republic of Ireland and Everton player Kevin Kilbane.

Fans will also be able to watch first-round goals on the Red Button from 22:15 on Saturday - including non-league Darlington's dramatic 97th-minute equaliser at League Two Walsall.

The draw for the second round of the FA Cup is on Monday.

It will feature eighth-tier Chichester City, who received a bye when the first-round draw was made. Other non-league clubs definitely through include National League North Boston United as well as National League South Maidstone United.

National League Notts County, AFC Fylde and Solihull Moors are also through.

Mark Chapman will present live coverage of the draw on BBC Two between 19:00-19:30.

The BBC Sport website has live text coverage of National League Harrogate Town against 2008 winners Portsmouth which kicks-off at 19:45 on Monday.

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