The Cup's 2021 round of 32 draw took place on Thursday night, with Luke Wilkshire's men drawing fellow NSW NPL club Mount Druitt.

This year's round of 32 will feature a record number of member federation versus A-League matches following a move to a zone format, caused by the COVID pandemic. Further fixture news will be released in the coming days.

"It's obviously not the mouth-watering fixture that we hoped for, after playing them the last couple of years, but it is what it is, and it's a great opportunity to progress into the round of 16 and get ourselves into the hat for the next draw," the coach said.

"For me, it just feels like another round. Normally you want to get into the round of 32, now it's the round of 16. We're obviously playing an NPL opponent that we know and we'll treat it like any other game."

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The Wolves booked their ticket into the round of 32 after being crowned National Premier Leagues champions in 2019. Now, Wilkshire is hungry for more success.

"We want to get ourselves into the next round and try play an A-League side, to put ourselves up against the best," he said.

"Since I've been here, this is the first time we've been in the round of 32. The FFA Cup gives you an opportunity and we want to test ourselves. You've got the A-League sides there which I think is the biggest carrot for the NPL sides, to be able to test yourselves against them and try cause an upset."

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