King's Lynn Town joint-manager Gary Setchell believes the Norfolk Senior Cup final will see the competition's two strongest teams facing each other.

The Linnets beat Thetford 5-1 on Tuesday to setup a showdown with Dereham Town at Carrow Road.

Setchell told BBC Radio Norfolk: "Dereham get it down and play, they don't charge around kicking people.

"Probably the two best teams in the competition are in the final, hopefully it will be a good showpiece."

A first-half brace from striker Robbie Harris got Lynn underway at the Walks, only for Thetford to hit back through Matt Dixon after the break.

But Jamie Thurlbourne, Danny White and Luke Thurlbourne secured the result for the home side.

When you get Robbie Harris in good areas in the penalty box then there's not a better finisher in our league I would suspect King's Lynn joint-manager Gary Setchell

Setchell was full of praise for Harris' performance, which saw him move on to 22 goals for the season.

"Robbie's good in and around the box, he's been a good player for us this year, scoring a lot of important goals," he said.

"When you get Robbie in good areas in the penalty box then there's not a better finisher in our league I would suspect.

"We've got Chris Bacon too, they're totally different players, we've been using them for different types of games which has been good for us"

Lynn are hopeful Steve Spriggs will be fit for Saturday's League Cup clash with Irchester, after the winger went off at half-time through illness.

But top-scorer Jack Defty is unlikely to recover from a hip injury in time to feature.

A date for the Norfolk Senior Cup final has yet to be set.

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