Leicester City will play away against Oxford City, a team from the sixth division, in the first round of the FA Cup. This will be Leicester's first match at this point in the tournament for many years, as they focus on improving their league position of 14th in League One where they have 12 points from nine games, with three wins and three draws.
The draw for the first round was announced, featuring many teams. A small number of clubs are competing at this stage for the first time.
Leicester City's historic FA Cup tie
Leicester City meet a team from the National League North with a spot in the next round at stake. Oxford City advanced to the first round after succeeding in three preliminary games. The Foxes head into the cup tie having scored 12 goals and conceded 15 in the league this season, leaving them with a goal difference of minus three. Their recent form in all competitions includes two wins, one draw and two losses from their last five matches.
Their path to this round featured a victory away to Dorchester Town, a large home win against Enfield Town, and a narrow away success at Torquay United thanks to a goal from Scott Pollock. The match will take place at Oxford City's home stadium. Leicester's most recent result was a 2-1 win over Doncaster on Saturday 17 October, with goals from John Lundstram and K. Prior to that, they suffered a 1-3 defeat to Peterborough on Saturday 10 October, where Emil Riis Jakobsen scored their lone goal.
Leicester City's following match is an away game against Bromley on Tuesday 20 October, a side currently 22nd in the table. In the league title race, the Foxes find themselves eight points behind leaders Bradford.
More detail at BBC Sport Football
