MEL Gingell has dismissed Melksham manager's Kelvin Highmore's belief that Corsham Town are favourites, ahead of their FA Cup clash on Saturday.

Corsham entertain their rivals in the first qualifying round still unbeaten following the abandonment of their game with Devizes on Tuesday.

Kevin O'Mahoney's innocuous challenge on Joe O'Chuko left the Devizes frontman with a suspected dislocated ankle and possible fracture, leaving the referee no choice but to call the game off while they waited an hour for an ambulance to arrive.

O'Chuko will now be out of the game for eight months.

The game was poised at 1-1 with Tim Jefferies opening the scoring for Corsham after a mistake by Owen Dunn but Kris Beasley's header equalised.

Gingell was disappointed the game was called off but realised the welfare of the player came first.

He said of Saturday's game: "Kelvin can talk and build it up by saying they are underdogs if he wants.

It is a big game but there are no favourites."

Corsham beat Melksham 2-0 at the Conigre in the Toolstation League Premier Division two weeks ago.

Gingell is not putting any importance on Saturday's result. "My priority is the league and then the FA Vase," he said.

"The FA Cup is nice but you know you are always going to go for a couple of rounds and then get knocked out, you are not going to win it. At least with the Vase you know you have a chance of going a bit further."

Corsham continued their remarkable early season form with a 3-1 win at home to Brislington on Saturday.

Jefferies, in for absent captain James Lye, had put the hosts ahead and Simon Gray's header, and fifth goal of the season, doubled the lead in the first half.

Brislington pulled a goal back but Liam Fulham's third of the campaign added the gloss to the result.

Gingell said: "I said to the lads they have done well to get this far and sides will be up for taking points off us," he said.

"It wasn't the best of performances, but in the second half I felt we did really well. We are sharp and are looking to play the ball on the ground all the time."