Crewe Alexandra will host Carlisle United in the 2018/19 Emirates FA Cup First Round.

The draw was conducted live on BBC2 on Monday evening & pitted the Alex against the Cumbrians.

Ties will be played on the weekend of 9-12 November & match & ticket information will be released on this website in due course.

Crewe won in the first round last season, causing an upset by beating League One Rotherham United 2-1 - The Millers eventually earning promotion to the Championship via the play-offs.

The run eventually came to an end against another League One promotion winning team in the form of Blackburn - Rovers won 1-0 at Gresty Road in a replay after the tie at Ewood Park ended 3-3.