Hebburn Town will host Guiseley in the FA Trophy on Saturday afternoon.

Aidan Heywood has admitted he is jealous of Guiseley’s FA Cup run - but insisted that does not mean Hebburn Town FC are seeking revenge in Saturday’s FA Trophy tie between the two sides.

The Hornets were hoping to enjoy a run to the first round of the FA Cup for the first round - but any thoughts of racking up that historic achievement were ended by a 4-1 home defeat agains Guiseley in a second qualifying round tie in September. The Lions have gone on to Bradford Park Avenue, Leiston and Sutton United to set up a second round tie against League One club Notts County next month - and it seems inevitable that tie will be selected for live television broadcast.

Hebburn Town captain Aidan Heywood in action in his side's 1-0 win against Worksop Town (photo Tyler Lopes) | Tyler Lopes

placeholder image — Hebburn Town captain Aidan Heywood in action in his side's 1-0 win against Worksop Town (photo Tyler Lopes) | Tyler Lopes

Heywood has been impressed with what he has witnessed from Guiseley in recent seasons - and warned his Hebburn team-mates they will have to be at their best if they are to successfully negotiate what he described as ‘a tough test’.

He told The Gazette: “Being brutally honest, of course we are jealous of what they are doing in the FA Cup and we won’t be the only non-league players thinking that way. Obviously, it’s a little different for us because they won at our place but every non-league player dreams of having an FA Cup run like theirs.

“That doesn’t mean our game on Saturday is all about getting revenge because revenge isn’t the right word. It’s probably more about personal pride because we were really poor against them in that game and I don’t think any of us turned up in that game and they quite rightly hammered us.

“Us as players, and the management know, we owe them one but we owe them one for ourselves, nothing else. They're a good side, a very good side, I think they would do well in our league so we have to get back to how we know we can performance because they’re always a tough test for us.”

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