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Kent sides set for FA Cup draw
Kent sides set for FA Cup draw

The draw for the First Round of the FA Cup will be made on Monday evening. ‎

The 48 League One and Two sides will enter the competition, where they will join the 32 non-league qualifiers.

There will be plenty of interest from Kent football fans with Gillingham ball number 22, Dover Athletic or Bromley will be 73, Dartford 75 and Ebbsfleet United 80.

Charlton will be ball number 11. With the plethora of games coming up in November, Karl Robinson is certain to use many of his fringe players in this competition.

Truro City became the first Cornish side to qualify for the competition proper since Falmouth Town in 1969.

For fans who fancy a long trip to Cornwall, Truro will be ball number 72.

Referee Robert Lewis made the headlines for a number of reasons on Saturday. ‎He had to be replaced in the second-half when he collided with Josh Magennis immediately after kick-off.

‎But it was some of his decisions in the opening period that had fans scratching their heads. Particularly the decision to book Tariqe Fosu for diving, while taking no action against John Marquis for a similar incident. Bur there may be an explanation.

In the Marquis scenario, there was clear contact between the Doncaster striker and Chris Solly. The referee decided the contact was legal and played on.

With the Fosu incident, the question was whether there was any contact. The truth is, the referee was not sure, hence the chat with his assistant.

Given the length of time they spoke for, it seems unlikely that the assistant was sure either, and it was a major decision.

If there was no contact, it was a mandatory booking for Fosu. If there was, not only woul‎d the Addicks have been awarded a penalty, but with Fosu’s proximity to goal and the position of other players, the Doncaster defender would have to have been shown the red card.

To do that, the officials would have needed to be 100‎% certain that Fosu had been fouled.

It is strange that with Robinson’s open, expansive game, Charlton have not been awarded a penalty this season yet.

‎Their last penalty drought lasted for more than a year, before Keith Stroud pointed to the spot at Oxford last September.

Johnnie Jackson stroked the ball home to give the Addicks the lead, only for Chris Maguire to even things up 13 minutes later.

Stroud also sent Harry Lennon off in stoppage time, so he was not universally popular in Charlton ranks.

The Addicks’ next game? Away to Oxford tomorrow evening…..

 


 
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