PREVIEW: Mid-week FA Trophy first round action

The first round took place on Saturday and there's still plenty of exciting ties that need to be settled.
There are four replays set to take place tonight while five ties that were postponed on Saturday should go ahead.
The weather has already claimed one fixture though, as Guiseley‘s trip to is off for a second time due to a frozen pitch at the Gateshead International Stadium. The two sides will try again tomorrow evening.
Starting with the replays, the lowest ranked team left in the competition, , of the Bostik South, host the National League South's Hampton and Richmond Borough. Swifts were on the brink of causing an upset until 16-year-old Dylan Randall equalised in added time.
, of the National League, have to do battle again as they're visited by Dartford. Ricky Shakes put Wood ahead in the second half but Tom Murphy levelled for the National League South side.
St James Park is the setting as  head to Brackley Town. These two played out a stalemate on the weekend but Brackley boss Kevin Wilkin thought his side edged it, he said: “I felt we always looked the more likely side to score but it's a difficult place to come to and they made it hard for us.”
Two Premier high-fliers Warrington Town and Altrincham couldn't be separated in a dour goalless draw at Cantilever Park.
A visit to Bromley awaits the winners of Blyth Spartans against AFC Telford United – the fixture will be settled on the night. 
Two National League rivals FC and  will face another club in their division, Maidenhead United, at home in the second round.
There won't be a replay should Spennymoor Town and Gainsborough Trinity be level after 90 minutes tonight, likewise between  and Weston-super-Mare.
Tonight's fixtures:
R: Altrincham v Warrington Town
Blyth Spartans v AFC Telford United
R: Boreham Wood v Dartford
R: Brackley Town v Braintree Town
Chesham United v Weston-super-Mare
FC Halifax Town v Macclesfield Town
R: Heybridge Swifts v Hampton & Richmond Borough
Spennymoor Town v
 
 

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