This weekend sees Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City join Torquay United and Yeovil Town in the FA Cup as the first round proper of the competition gets underway.
However, it will be a journey with a difference this season due to the Covid 19 pandemic and this weekend's round of ties will be taking place without fans because of the outbreak.
The Pilgrims and the Glovers head east to face Charlton Athletic and Bromley respectively, while the Grecians host AFC Fylde at St James Park. Meanwhile the Gulls host Crawley Town on Sunday, which is being shown across the BBC's online platforms.
Also, with no matchday revenue available to clubs - other than that made through the EFL's Ifollow streaming service, or in-house streaming services in the case of non-league sides - the £16,972 prize money that the first round winners will receive, not to mention the £25,000 for emerging victorious in the second round, becomes more important to clubs coffers.
We will now take a closer look at the prospects of each side.
Charlton Athletic vs Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle manager Ryan Lowe will have all five of his loan players available when the Pilgrims travel to the Valley to face Charlton Athletic for a tie that sees third face eighth in League One.
Timmy Abraham, Ryan Hardie, Tyrese Fornah, Jerome Opoku and Kell Watts all have permission from their parent clubs to play, giving Lowe a squad of 23 players to choose from.
For what was arguably the toughest draw that Argyle could have faced they head into the tie on good form, following their 4-2 midweek win over Swindon Town. The Addicks will also head into the tie in good form after winning their last six League One encounters. However, Lowe is no stranger to a cup upset as he was part of the Shrewsbury Town side that knocked Everton out at the third round stage in the 2002-03 season, so he will no doubt be reminding his side that on the day anything can happen.
Exeter City vs AFC Fylde
In recent times Exeter City have enjoyed several memorable FA Cup encounters, which has seen them take the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool to replays in 2004-05 and 2015-16 respectively.
Nevertheless, the Grecians will be wary of the threat posed by National League North side AFC Fylde, who are unbeaten in their league campaign, having won four and drawn once in the National League North to date. The Coasters are also managed by Jim Bentley, who crossed paths with the Grecians on many occasions during his eight years in charge of Morecambe.
City are currently on a ten-match unbeaten run themselves, which has seen them rise to fourth in League Two, and they will need to be at their best if they are to progress to the second round of the competition.
Bromley vs Yeovil Town
After seeing off Dover Athletic on penalties in the fourth qualifying round, Yeovil Town face another all-National League tie as they head to Kent to face Bromley.
The two sides are separated by 11 places in the National League table, but the Glovers can take some comfort from the fact that last side they beat the Ravens 3-1 at Huish Park and later drew 1-1 at Hayes Lane.
Yeovil Town are a name that is synonymous with the FA Cup since their infamous win over Sunderland in 1949 and many of the qualities that enabled them to pull off those shocks could be just what they need to see off the challenge posed by Bromley.
There will be one face in the Ravens side who will certainly be recognisable to Glovers' fans in the form of Byron Webster, who was part of the Yeovil side who won promotion to the Championship under Gary Johnson in the 2012-13 season.
Torquay United vs Crawley Town
It is nearly a decade ago that Torquay United lost out to Crawley Town, who were then still non-league side, in the fourth round of the 2010-11 season.
However, the boot is now on the other foot as the Gulls head into the tie as the leaders of the National League while Crawley Town are currently eighth in League Two. The two sides are seperated by 17 league placings in the footballing pyramid, but United, now managed by Gary Johnson, will see the tie as a chance to assess the Gulls' potential to hold their own at a higher level.
One of the most intriguing aspects of the game could be how well United's centre back pairing of Kyle Cameron and Sam Sherring, currently on loan from AFC Bournemouth, can subdue Crawley's forward line of Max Watters and former Exeter City striker Tom Nichols.
