Ebbsfleet United manager Josh Wright wants his side to bounce back from shock FA Cup exit against Kent rivals Folkestone Invicta in National League South

Ebbsfleet manager Josh Wright has urged his players to ensure a shock FA Cup exit doesn’t affect their league form.

The Fleet host Folkestone in a delayed National League South derby tonight (Tuesday), on the back of losing to Sholing in the FA Cup third qualifying round.

Wright knows they cannot afford to have a hangover when they come up against a Folkestone team who have gone four league games without a win after a bright start to life at Step 2.

“We can't let it unravel what we've done and where we've been,” warned Wright.

“So, take the positives (on Saturday) in terms of boys getting minutes who haven't played maybe as much.

“It'd be a worry if we weren’t creating the chances. But (we’ll) build on the positives and we're back to league action, which is our priority on Tuesday night. It's all full focus now. Obviously, we will have the FA Trophy in the coming weeks, but we've now got a big batch of league games where we've got to put some good points on the board.

“That's the FA Cup for this season. We had a good run in it last year, not quite as strong this year.

“But we know the league's our priority, and we need to build on what we started.”

Wright made seven changes from the team that drew with Slough last midweek when they faced Sholing.

But there’s no guarantee that he’ll make as many again against Folkestone, given the lack of impact his substitutes made at the weekend.

“We'll have to wait and see because I don't think my subs affected the game well either,” said the Fleet boss.

“It's been a really busy schedule on the back of where everything was and happened. We've had a lot of games. There's no respite and they come thick and fast.

“We dust ourselves down, wipe our wounds. It has to hurt and you have to