ANDY Williams might be a Hereford lad - but he won’t be giving his hometown club any favours in Saturday’s battle of the giantkillers.

The 25-year-old Yeovil Town striker says he plans to keep his head down whatever happens in the FA Cup first-round tie at Edgar Street.

“It’s a chance for me to go home and play in a competitive fixture against Hereford,” said Williams, who grew up in Wellington.

“I obviously know Ryan Green and Rob Purdie but there’s been a big clear-out since Graham Turner left the club.

“I have been out for seven weeks with an injury but I played the final half-an-hour at Chesterfield last weekend and I hope I will be able to come on for a bit on Saturday.

“I am feeling good but I am not quite right yet - you need playing time to get your match sharpness back.”

Hereford-born Williams now lives in Bristol and used to be a car buddy with Stefan Stam, United’s skipper, who is sidelined after his knee operation.

Williams bagged some crucial goals for United - including the first equaliser in Hereford’s 3-2 Conference play-off final triumph over Halifax Town in May 2006.

He netted 26 goals in 134 appearances for the Bulls and had a season-long loan spell at Edgar Street during the dist r a s t r o u s League 1 relegation campaign.

“I have not played against Hereford since I left and we would like to go on a little bit of a cup run,”

said Williams.

“I was surprised when the two teams came out of the draw. It’s a game between two giantkillers and, hopefully, we can get through, sadly, at the detriment of Hereford,” said Williams.

“I will probably keep my head down after the match whatever happens. A lot of the fans will be the same and, hopefully, I will get a good reception.”

The Glovers are bottom of League 1 with just 12 points from 17 games. They have not won away this season and have lost five and drawn four of their last nine league matches.

There was heartbreak for United when the clubs last met in the FA Cup in December 1992.

With a visit from Ian Wright’s Arsenal awaiting the winners in the third round, van driver Neil Coates broke away to seal a lastgasp 2-1 success for non-league Yeovil at Edgar Street.

In an action-packed replay watched by 6,051 fans, Greg Downs was sent off, Alan Judge saved a penalty and Owen Pickard’s late leveller sparked a mini-pitch invasion before Coates delivered the knock-out blow.