Forest Green Rovers face Wealdstone at home in FA Trophy fifth round - Gloucestershire Live

Forest Green learn fifth round fate

Forest Green Rovers have drawn fellow National League side Wealdstone at home in the fifth round of the FA Trophy.

The fifth round ties will be played on Saturday, January 31, which means Forest Green’s league fixture at home to Woking will be rearranged.

Rovers have played Wealdstone once in the league this season, as the two teams played out a 1-1 draw at Grosvenor Vale in November.

Rovers beat Ebbsfleet United 2-0 at the Kuflink Stadium on Saturday with goals from Coventry City and Reading loanees Isaac Moore and Abraham Kanu to secure their place in the fifth round draw.

Forest Green opened their FA Trophy campaign with a 4-0 home win over high-flying National League South side Weston-super-Mare.

If Forest Green win their fifth-round tie, they will receive £6,000, and will receive £ 1,750 if they are knocked out at this stage.

Forest Green’s newest signing, Gabe Kircough, will not be cup-tied due to moving from the Cymru Premier, unlike star signing Ricardo Rees, who cannot play any further part in the FA Trophy after featuring for Merthyr Town earlier this season.