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Friday, November 21, 2008, 07:30
The Robins travel to The Scholars Ground for a third qualifying round tie.
Southern League Division One Midlands side Chasetown became the lowest ranked team to reach the FA Cup third round last season, where they finally lost to eventual finalists Cardiff City.
In the Trophy this season, they have already seen off Colwyn Bay and North Ferriby United, needing replays on both occasions.
Ilkeston, meanwhile, have negotiated away ties against rivals Eastwood Town, still in the FA Cup themselves this season, and Ashton United.
This tie gives Town a break from their UniBond Premier Division promotion challenge but manager David Holdsworth is treating it like any other fixture.
"As far as we are concerned, it's just the next game," said Holdsworth.
"We haven't got a target for the league or the cups. What we have got is the ambition to do as well as we can in every match and that goes for the entire squad. We want to win every game we play.
"We are looking forward to going to Chasetown.
"I have had them watched and they are playing some good stuff at the moment, so we are expecting a tough game."
Holdsworth has a fully fit squad to choose from.
"Players have got over illnesses and injuries and are raring to go," he said.
Holdsworth has extended the loan of Leicester City defender Scott Garner (below) by another month, while allowing Tom Jones to join Worksop Town for a three-month spell.
"I am delighted with Scott. He has been a cracking signing," said the Robins boss. "We hope to keep him here beyond the new year.
"It is good for him, good for Leicester, because he is playing games, and it is good for us because we are attracting good players from big clubs."
Holdsworth, meanwhile, insisted he was not closing the door on Jones.
"Tom has found himself out of the equation in recent weeks," he added. "He was missing due to illness and I had to react quickly, which I did by bringing Scott in.
"Worksop had a deficiency in that area, so this is an opportunity for him.
"He has not been thrown out of the window and if he comes back, we will welcome him back. I also have a 24-hour recall clause, so it is a win-win situation."
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