Yeovil Town vs Manchester United – FA Cup – Preview

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Sreya

Yeovil Town vs Manchester United – Yeovil Town hosts Manchester United at the Huish Park Stadium on 26th January, Friday in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Yeovil Town defeated Southend United, Port Vale and Bradford City in the earlier rounds while Manchester United secured a comfortable 2-0 victory over Derby County in their third round tie.

Having already been knocked out of League Cup and all but losing the Premier League title to Manchester City, the FA Cup is the best hope for a trophy for Jose Mourinho’s side this season and Manchester United are expected to field a strong lineup.

Team News

Otis Khan is suspended for Yeovil Town while Manchester United will be without the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly and the unfit Michael Carrick.

Yeovil Town Possible Starting Lineup: Artur Krysiak, Tom James, Nathan Smith, Omar Sowunmi, Ryan Dickson, Jake Gray, Jordan Green, Jared Bird, Alefe Santos, Sam Sturrdige, Francois Zoko.

Manchester United Possible Starting Lineup: Sergio Romero, Victor Lindelof, Chris Smalling, Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matic, Marouane Fellaini, Alexis Sanchez, Romelu Lukaku, Marcus Rashford.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Yeovil Town vs Manchester United H2H Stats, the only previous meeting between these two clubs came in the 2014/15 FA Cup season which resulted in a 2-0 win for Manchester United.

While Yeovil Town are undefeated in their last ten FA Cup matches, Manchester United are undefeated in their previous eleven FA Cup games. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 13 of Yeovil’s last 15 games in the FA Cup, so this is expected to be a low-scoring affair.

Manchester United have won their last four games on the trot and are yet to concede in over 500 previous minutes of action. Manchester United are the clear favorites in this fixture and a 2-0 win for Jose Mourinho’s side is the most likely result.