**Yate Town host Chippenham in an FA Cup battle where form tells a wildly different story** — the hosts scraped one win in five, while Chippenham's rolling with three. 📊

Yate looked sharp in their last outing (3-0 demolition of Devizes), but consistency has been their bogey. Chippenham arrive as clear favourites on paper, having strung together wins and drawn level more recently.

Key storylines:

- **Yate's defence** anchored by C. Zebroski and E. Vahid will need to stay compact against Chippenham's slick 3-4-3 shape and attacking threats like E. Lindo and M. Taylor-Crossdale
- **J. Tumelty and D. Sims-Burgess** will be Yate's creative lifeline in midfield, trying to feed J. Cox up front
- **Chippenham's wing-backs** — B. Richards-Everton and F. Miles — can run riot if Yate's fullbacks get caught high

Expected lineups:

- **Yate Town**: A. Sainsbury, C. Zebroski, E. Vahid, M. Thuo, S. Thomas, D. Brabham, H. Purnell, J. Hall
- **Chippenham Town**: M. Sardo, A. Bray, L. Haines, A. Amadi-Holloway, F. Grant, E. Lindo, M. Taylor-Crossdale

Prediction:

**Chippenham 2–1 Yate**. The visitors have the form edge and tactical setup to control this, though Yate's capable of a stinger on home soil. 🎯