Jack Wilshere v Robbie Savage headlines TNT Sports' Emirates FA Cup first-round proper picks as Luton host Forest Green Rovers
Published 17/10/2025 at 14:02 GMT+1
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Jack Wilshere v Robbie Savage is set to be the headline managerial clash in TNT Sports' Emirates FA Cup first-round proper picks, as Luton Town welcome Forest Green Rovers on Friday, 31 October. Elsewhere, the lowest-ranked side left in, FC Maldon and Tiptree, will face Port Vale of League One, while Shrewsbury will face South Shields, who are currently top of the National League North.
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Jack Wilshere's first Emirates FA Cup tie as Luton Town manager will be shown live on TNT Sports and discovery+, with the former Arsenal star coming up against Robbie Savage's Forest Green Rovers in the competition's first round proper.
Wilshere has taken charge of The Hatters following the sacking of Matt Bloomfield, who left the role after less than a year at the club.
Luton are hoping to bounce back from two successive relegations, while Savage's side are currently flying high in the National League.
The clash will be the first match of the round, and is scheduled to take place on Friday, October 31 at 19:30.
Notts County will also be involved in the first round proper, going head-to-head with Brackley Town at 17:30 on Saturday, November 1, with Chelmsford City and Braintree Town scheduled to collide earlier that day, live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
Sunday's action will get underway at 12:00 when South Shields host Shrewsbury Town.
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Shrewsbury are currently struggling in League Two, while in stark contrast, South Shields are top of the National League North.
Sunday will also see Walsall travel to Eastleigh, but that is not all.
League One side Port Vale will welcome the lowest-ranked side remaining in the competition, FC Maldon and Tiptree.
The visitors may be the underdogs, but they will have plenty of big-game experience in the form of Gary Hooper, who played in the UEFA Champions League with Celtic, and former West Ham and Crystal Palace forward Freddie Sears.
Sunday's action will draw to a close when Gainsborough Trinity host Accrington Stanley.
Then, on Monday evening, Leyton Orient will have to navigate a tough trip to National League side Tamworth.
First-round proper picks on TNT Sports
| FRI 31st OCT | LUTON TOWN v FOREST GREEN ROVERS | 19:30 |
| SAT 1st NOV | CHELMSFORD CITY v BRAINTREE TOWN | 12:00 |
| SAT 1st NOV | BRACKLEY TOWN v NOTTS COUNTY | 17:30 |
| SUN 2nd NOV | SOUTH SHIELDS v SHREWSBURY TOWN | 12:00 |
| SUN 2nd NOV | EASTLEIGH v WALSALL | 14:15 |
| SUN 2nd NOV | PORT VALE v FC MALDON & TIPTREE | 15:00 |
| SUN 2nd NOV | GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY v ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 17:15 |
| MON 3rd NOV | TAMWORTH v LEYTON ORIENT | 19:30 |
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