Hereford United will be thrown into the limelight later this month with live television coverage of their FA Cup first round home clash against Second Division Wrexham on BBC's Match of the Day programme.

Following the Bulls' 1-0 win over Dover Athletic, the head to head between two famous FA Cup giant-killing clubs is taking place on Sunday, November 18, kick-off 1pm, and it will herald the return of veteran commentator John Motson.

Motson's first Match of the Day appearance at Edgar Street was greeted by Ronnie Radford's thunderbolt in the remarkable 2-1 FA Cup win over Newcastle United in 1972.

And his return could not be more timely for the cash-strapped Bulls, who will receive £100,000 for the television coverage and £20,000 for reaching the first-round stage.

Hereford director of football Graham Turner said: "We desperately needed this windfall because our financial position has not been too clever.

"It doesn't take a genius to work out that the size of our gates and the receipts are nowhere near what we need to break even."

Turner, who started his career at Wrexham, added: "Not many clubs have actually played live on the BBC and it's a tremendous chance for our players. And, with our cup tradition, I think we have every chance of achieving an upset.

"Over the past few years, the players have responded well in front of the television cameras with wins over Burton Albion, Hartlepool, Barnet and a draw against Leicester City."

Hereford player-coach Phil Robinson said: "I have only been in charge for six games and to have won through to the FA Cup first round and to pit my wits against a League club and an experienced manager in Denis Smith is a very exciting prospect. Wrexham have some experienced players, most notably Darren Ferguson, and it will be an interesting tie."

"If we can play to the very best of our ability and work as hard as we have been doing, we will be in with a chance," said Robinson.

Wrexham boss Smith welcomed the decision to screen the game live.

"The match has everything you could want in an FA Cup tie - two teams with a great pedigree in the competition and plenty of big name scalps between them."

He added: "It's going to be a very difficult tie for us. We know that Hereford are the underdogs with little to lose, so were are going to have to tread very carefully."

This Saturday Hereford return to Nationwide Conference action with a trip to Woking, who were knocked out of the FA Cup at Newport County on Monday night.

The influential Gavin Williams has been unable to train this week after picking up a back injury at Dover and striker Scott Voice (hamstring) has also been struggling.

FA Cup match report: Sport 2