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Maidstone United boss Jay Saunders on FA Cup replay at Enfield Town

Maidstone have a big incentive to take their second chance in the FA Cup.

They go to Enfield for tonight's replay knowing a trip to League 2 Cheltenham awaits the winners in the first round next month.

Stones needed a 95th-minute Joe Pigott goal to salvage a 2-2 draw on Saturday and manager Jay Saunders expects another difficult match against the Bostik Premier club.

Stones boss Jay Saunders Picture: Gary Browne
Stones boss Jay Saunders Picture: Gary Browne

He said: "It's going to be tough up there - I don't think they've lost at home this season - so if anyone thinks we're going to go up there and walk it, they're mistaken.

"I've just said to the boys, you've managed to stay in it but we've got to go and do a job on Tuesday now.

"It might take something out of Enfield conceding so late but I think they'll take confidence from coming to us and getting a result.

"We're both still in it and that's the main thing.

"I felt for large parts we were good, we just couldn't kill them off.

"I'm sure on their behalf they're looking at it the other way and thinking they've defended that well for that long and I do feel for them."

Saunders made four changes for the first game, with starts for Jack Paxman, Ollie Muldoon, Delano Sam-Yorke and Alex Finney, and there may be more tonight with Stones facing long-distance away games over the next week.

The boss said: "There may be one or two changes because, self-assessing, I don't think I've made enough changes recently with the games we've had.

"After the Barrow game, against Bromley I should have made some changes and I think the squad's got to be used, especially now we've got this Tuesday night game and then a long trip to Fylde on Saturday and a long trip to Halifax on the Tuesday.

"We need to make sure the squad's being used correctly."

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