Tamworth boss keen to create more FA Cup memories

Andy Peaks' promoted Tamworth currently sit 15th in the National League

Tamworth manager Andy Peaks says his Lambs would eclipse their FA Cup first-round win over Huddersfield Town if they could now go on to beat Burton Albion on their own ground at the Pirelli Stadium in round two.

The Lambs shone under the public glare of live Friday night television coverage as their long-throw specialist Tom Tonks forced the goalkeeping error that beat the Terriers.

This time it is a Sunday afternoon production in Burton-upon-Trent, 17 miles away up the A38 - and the Tamworth boss again hopes it will make for Peaks viewing figures, especially as Tonks is now free to play after his wife gave birth on Wednesday, following a concern that he might have to miss the tie.

"What a great night it was against Huddersfield and a lot of nice memories," Peaks told BBC Midlands Today. "Until Sunday, when we maybe might get an even better one.

"It's a bigger challenge than the last game - to go away and play at a team at this level with their facilities. But they're not in a great run of form and it's an opportunity for us.

"Their confidence won't be too high so, if we play to our capabilities, it's an opportunity for us to make a name for ourselves again."

While Burton are struggling at the bottom of League One, Tamworth, 15th in the National League, need to address their own poor away form.

They have not proved too effective away from The Lamb this season, losing all three of their games on the road over the last two months - at Halifax, Southend and Oldham.

Burton ended a run of eight straight defeats - which cost previous boss Mark Robinson his job - when they squeezed past National League North side Scarborough Athletic in the last round.

Since then, they have won twice more under caretaker boss Tom Hounsell, climbing off the foot of the League One table by beating Shrewsbury Town, then also winning 5-2 at Northampton in the EFL Trophy.

But they have now lost their last two and, courtesy of Shrewsbury's sensational 3-2 home win over Birmingham City last Saturday, the Brewers are now bottom again.

Tamworth won 2-1 when they were paired with Burton in the first round at the Pirelli Stadium in November 2006, when the two sides were both still in the Conference.

"A lot of people have sent me videos of that one," added Peaks. "So we've got a lot to live up to."

But Burton in fact squared that one up almost a year later when the two sides were paired together in the fourth qualifying round - and this time the Brewers were the 2-1 winners.

Peaks is just as excited about Sunday's tie as he was for the Huddersfield game.

"I listened to the draw in my local pub in Kettering," he said. "Kettering were in it as well and I was hoping I wasn’t to get them away. There are certainly clubs I'd have liked, ideally at The Lamb. But I knew when it came out as Burton away it would be a massive attraction locally.

"And, if you're not up for an FA Cup tie, then you shouldn't be in this game."

Following Sunday's game (14:00 GMT), the third round draw will take place on Monday evening (19:00 GMT, BBC Two and iPlayer) from Old Trafford, home of FA Cup holders Manchester United.