This is the first ever meeting between Crawley and Lincoln in the FA Cup proper. Crawley have already beaten the Imps 3-0 at home this season, in a league match last month.

Lincoln City won 4-0 at Chesham United in the first round of the FA Cup, their joint-biggest margin of victory away from home in the competition along with a 5-1 win at Hull Town in November 1884.

Crawley have won just three of their last 12 home games in the FA Cup (D1 L8), with all three wins being by a three goal margin (3-0 v Chelmsford 2012-13, 4-1 v Scunthorpe 2019-20, 3-0 v Leeds 2020-21).

Lincoln City are looking to reach the third round of the FA Cup for the first time since 2018-19, going out at this stage of the competition twice since then (2020-21, 2021-22).