**Hot form collides in the Cup** — both Spalding and Alvechurch are flying high, and one of these teams is about to hit a wall. 🔥

Spalding have won four of their last five with a clinical 4-0 hammering of Bury Town to show for it. Alvechurch match that record: four wins in five, including back-to-back shutouts at home. This is a proper battle between two in-form outfits.

Key storylines:

- **Spalding's attacking prowess** vs **Alvechurch's defensive solidity** — the hosts have shown they can dismantle teams, but the visitors have conceded just once in their last five
- **D. Barton and B. Corns** leading the line for their respective sides, both feeding off genuine momentum
- Cup knockout football rewards momentum but punishes sloppiness — whoever blinks first gets sent home

Expected lineups:

- **Spalding United**: D. Wilks, A. Fox, A. Bendle, B. Grant, C. Johnson, D. Jarvis, J. Nicholson, S. S. Brown, A. M. S. Sani, B. Cybulski, D. Barton
- **Alvechurch FC**: J. Williams, A. Crowther, J. Bavanganga, J. Kelly, N. Clayton-Phillips, S. Perry, J. Ngandu, H. Reilly, B. Stephens, K. Wakefield, B. Corns

Prediction:

**Spalding 2–1 Alvechurch** — home advantage and that clinical edge on attack just edge it, but Alvechurch will make them sweat. ⚽