Exeter City face banana skin FA Cup trip to Halifax Town

The magic of the FA Cup is all about the underdog trying to topple an illustrious rival, great for the underdog, not so much fun for the favourite.

On Saturday, Exeter City are the big boys in town, as the Grecians travel to Halifax Town, who currently sit one place outside the play-off positions in the National League Premier.

Halifax won 3-1 at Southport to reach this stage and had a draw at home to York City last weekend, but Exeter will obviously pose a different problem for the hosts, particularly with the Grecians still basking in the glow of a terrific Devon derby win over Plymouth Argyle.

City manager Gary Caldwell told the club website: "There are always upsets and we have to make sure come Saturday night we are not one of them. 

"I went to see them play York when I was back home after the Plymouth game and I was pleased I got to go and watch them and see the environment we are going into to see what the game might be like and I can pass that on to the players.

"It's the exact same process as we would do for any game in League One and we have to make sure the players know exactly what they are going to go into and how to get us through to the next round."