Tonight’s game sells itself, with a hungry Dunmow Town side looking to travel far in this competition, and Harlow more than motivated to go on and defend their precious trophy they won last season - which was their first in 18 years.

The Hawks come off the back of a comprehensive victory away at Brimsdown 0-3 with the Brimsdown goalkeeper having palmed it into his own net from Jelliman’s corner, before a Jack Haley header and a Denzel Effah penalty wrapped up another win for the reds, sending us 10 points clear at the top of the league.

Our previous meetings with Dunmow Town have seen varied results, with the Hawks facing the Royals in our first competitive away game since our 2022 resignation, and an Ishaq Ameen header made the difference on the day. The story was a different one when the blues travelled to the Pardus Wealth Stadium last year though, with Dunmow Town emerging victorious. The sides have faced once this season, with Harlow coming back to win 3-1 at home in the league.

There is certainly a lot to play for, for Dunmow Town tonight, a side that now play their football at Saffron Walden FC, having played at Heybridge Swifts last season. The Royals sit comfortably in 10th position, and with relegation seemingly out of bounds for them currently, I’m sure they will want to go for it tonight.