Barnsley will be looking to avoid what would be a gigantic shock on Friday evening, with all of the pressure on the League One outfit to advance to the second round of the competition.
The Tykes will bring a five-game unbeaten run into this match, including a 2-2 draw with Fleetwood Town in the league last time out, with the result leaving them fifth in the table on 27 points.
Barnsley finished fourth in League One last season to make the playoffs, but they lost 1-0 to Sheffield Wednesday in the final, keeping them in the third tier of English football for at least another campaign.
Neill Collins’s side have only won two of their last five matches in all competitions on home soil, losing to Portsmouth and Blackpool over
the last six weeks, but it will take a monumental effort from the visitors to advance to the second round of the competition.
Barnsley famously won the FA Cup in 1911-12, overcoming West Bromwich Albion following a replay, while they were runners-up in 1909-10, losing to Newcastle United, also after a replay.
Horsham have already played six times in this season’s FA Cup, overcoming Leatherhead, Marlow, Hanworth Villa and then Dorking Wanderers to advance to the first round.
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The Hornets have previously made the second round of the competition, advancing to that stage in 2007-08, and they will enter this contest off the back of three straight wins.
Dominic di Paola’s side recorded a 2-1 victory over Larkhall Athletic in the first round of the FA Trophy last time out, while they have won their last two in the league against Carshalton Athletic and Kingstonian.
