The Spitfires begin their FA Trophy journey against Aldershot Town at the Silverlake Stadium on Saturday 9th December, with a kick-time of 3pm.

Eastleigh:

The Spitfires are coming off the back of a historic win against Reading in the FA Cup.

Paul McCallum scored his second goal of the afternoon and his 18th for the season in the 94th minute to seal the win for the Spitfires, one that the fans won’t be forgetting anytime soon.

They lost 3-2 to Chesterfield in their last league despite a late comeback.

Aldershot:

Aldershot were held to a 2-2 draw against Stockport last time out in the FA Cup.

That tie will be replayed on Wednesday 13th December with their fans making the trip up to Stockport for it.

They have won two out of their last three league games and have been on good form recently.

They are currently sat in 6th place in the National League.

Previous meetings:

The two sides have already faced each other this season.

The Spitfires thrashed ten-men Aldershot 3-0 at the Silverlake Stadium.

Chris Maguire scored an excellent free-kick before Enzio Boldewijn scored a brace to seal the win that day.

28/08/23 | Eastleigh 3-0 Aldershot | VNL

10/04/23 | Eastleigh 3-3 Aldershot | VNL

04/10/22 | Aldershot 0-0 Eastleigh | VNL

02/04/22 | Aldershot 0-2 Eastleigh | VNL

11/12/21 | Eastleigh 0-3 Aldershot | VNL

Preview by Matthew Gibbs