Worcester Raiders will pursue Smedley Crooke Cup progress tonight after Pershore Town's pitch passed an inspection. 

Raiders tackle Midland Football League Division Three outfit Alcester Town at Pershore’s floodlit headquarters for a place in the quarter-final (7.45).

The winners travel to Lye Town.

Karl Gormley’s men ply their trade one level above Alcester but the visitors have a squad that features players with Southern League experience, scoring 44 goals in an ongoing 10-match unbeaten run.

Raiders have won seven in a row in all competitions with only a county cup defeat interrupting a 13-match winning run in West Midlands (Regional) League Division One.