It's quite cagey so far, South Shields seem to be happy to soak up the pressure and possession from Forest Green and then try and catch them on the counter.

South Shields catch Forest Green being sloppy in possession and pounce on the chance to get the ball downfield on the counter-attack.

Dillon Morse ends up winning his side a free-kick much to the delight of the sold out 1st Cloud Arena.

Forest Green win a free-kick inside the South Shields half, giving them another chance to fire a shot into the box.

It's not the best delivery though and Myles Boney gathers the ball fairly easily.

Stephen Warnock
Former England defender on BBC One

There would have been hearts in mouths there for South Shields.

It was a coming together more than anything, but you don't want to give the referee too many big decisions to make.

Forest Green are upping the pressure a bit now.

There are a few shouts for a penalty as Gary Liddle and Armani Little come together in the box, but the referee waves it away.

That would be one big call to award a penalty this early.

Close! The first real chance of the match and it falls to Forest Green's Corey O'Keeffe.

He finds himself in space on the edge of the box and sends a powerful shot at goal, but Myles Boney has his eyes on the ball and dives to punch it out for a corner with his left hand.

A nervy moment for Forest Green as Corey O’Keeffe finds himself a a bit in no man's land with the ball in the box and Blair Adams beaming down on him.

Adams is a bit overenthusiastic as he tries to win the ball back from O'Keeffe though and ends up conceding a foul.

So far so good for South Shields, who are dealing well with Forest Green and keeping possesion.

The visitors send a long throw in to the box but the home side clear their lines comfortably.

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Stephen Warnock
Former England defender on BBC One

You can see they want to play football straight away South Shields. Calm, relaxed, getting the ball down.

South Shields steal possession just inside the Forest Green half and send a long ball over the top to try and unleash Dylan Mottley-Henry.

He's already got five goals in this competition and has scored in each of the last three qualifying rounds for the team.

Here we go then, the referee has blown his whistle to get things underway at the 1st Cloud Arena. Are we in for our first upset of the day or is the afternoon going to go the way of League One Forest Green?

You can keep up to date with all the action from the FA Cup across the BBC this weekend.

South Shields v Forest Green is live to watch on BBC One, while Final Score from 16:30 GMT will have all the reaction and analysis as the results come in this afternoon.

And don't forget, a number of matches are available to listen to on BBC local radio, depending on the area you live in.

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South Shields manager Kevin Phillips is a legend of north east football, but despite having graced the Premier League and international football, he told Alex Scott on BBC One even he is feeling the effects of the occasion today.

"If you haven't got butterflies or nerves then you shouldn't be playing - I have got all sorts of emotions in me, but today is about the players. Days like this are what you play football for," he said.

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Seventh tier South Shields have a some star quality in their midst in terms of manager Kevin Philips, the former Premier League golden boot winner and Sunderland legend.

Phillips took over at the Mariners in in January in his first managerial role, and spoke to BBC Sport about settling into the job.

"I always wanted a chance at management but to manage at this level was maybe not something I had dreamed of doing," Philips said.

"But then you see the infrastructure and ambition the club has, which people will see when they visit the ground.

"I'm absolutely loving it and I love being out on the grass with the players.

"It has been a massive learning curve and it can be stressful and I have certainly gone a lot greyer.

"But I've been in football my whole life - I don't know anything else - and I think I am good at managing players and individuals."

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Seventh-tier South Shields have already had a bit of a mountain to climb just to get to this point in the FA Cup, having come through four rounds of qualifying.

This is only the second time in the team's history they have made it to the first round - they lost to Cheltenham in 2020-21 - with League One side Forest Green the highest-ranked team they ever faced in a competitive match.

Forest Green, meanwhile, are the team usually classed as the underdogs and were only promoted to the third tier this season.

You have to go back to 2019 when they last won an FA Cup match however when they beat Billericay 4-0 in the first round, and have lost five of their last six matches away in the competition.

We've got no less than 33 matches in the first round today and among those are 12 teams from the sixth and seventh tiers to look out for.

South Shields v Forest Green Rovers (12:00 GMT)

AFC Fylde v Gillingham

Barnet v Chelmsford City

Burton Albion v Needham Market

Buxton v Merthyr Town

Charlton Athletic v Coalville Town

Cheltenham Town v Alvechurch

Chippenham Town v Lincoln City

Ebbsfleet United v FC Halifax Town

MK Dons v Taunton Town

Sutton United v Farnborough

Weymouth v AFC Wimbledon

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There's a bit of magic in the air today with a bumper crop of FA Cup first-round games.

No other competition in world football compares and we have some real David and Goliath style fixtures to bring you as a host of non-league sides take on teams from across the EFL.

So pull up a chair, grab a cup of tea and some lunch and settle in. We've got quite the list of fixtures to come...