Norwich away to Paulton Rovers

Published: 10:28 AM October 26, 2009

Updated: 8:26 PM October 10, 2020

NORWICH City have been drawn away to Paulton Rovers in the first round of the FA Cup. The non-league club, based in the Bristol area, are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition.

NORWICH City have been drawn away to Paulton Rovers in the first round of the FA Cup.

The non-league club, based in the Bristol area, are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition.

Rovers are currently 11th in the Zameretto League Division One South and West.

Norwich City boss Paul Lambert told the club's official website: "It's a first for me as a manager, I didn't play non-league sides when I was at Wycombe or Colchester, so it's a challenge I will be looking forward to as well, as I'm sure all the players will be.

"We don't know very much about Paulton Rovers so we'll be doing our homework and preparing for the cup tie as we would any game in the league or the cup. If you take people for granted in this competition you tend to get punished for it, so we will make sure we go into the game properly prepared.

"The FA Cup is a wonderful and prestigious competition and like I've said before if you're in a competition then you might as well go and try to win it. Maybe the big guns aren't in it yet but you have to win your way through to earn the chance to play against them and that's the reality of where we are. We want to do well in the FA Cup if we can, that's for sure."