Yeovil Town vs Manchester United Preview

January 3, 2015
By: Deke Hardman

Louis van Gaal

Talk of David and Goliath and potential upsets will be the order of the day in Sunday afternoon’s FA Cup tie from Huish Park where League One strugglers Yeovil Town host eleven times winners Manchester United.

The Somerset side, who eliminated Crawley Town in the first round, needed a replay to get past Accrington Stanley in the second and their participation in this famous participation will provide a welcome distraction from their league woes.

Three straight defeats have seen Gary Johnson’s men slip to the bottom of the third tier, having been relegated from the Championship just eight months ago.

Top scorer Kiefer Moore, who scored in the victory over Accrington last month will be one of the host’s main goal threats, and is set to be partnered up front by James Hayter.

Hayter is 15.0 (14/1) to open the scoring with Bet 365, with Moore a 17.0 (16/1) chance with Paddy Power.

A variety of firms offer a price of 15.0 (14/1) for an unlikely home win, with the away win odds on at 1.24 (4/17) with 888 Sport. The draw can be backed at 7.5 (13/2) with Betfair.

Louis van Gaal’s men are unbeaten in their last ten matches, though they have won just one of their last four and will be only to aware of the potential perils of facing a third tier team on their own patch after being thumped 4-0 at MK Dons in the second round of the Capital One Cup back in August.

Nevertheless, a number of fringe players are likely to come in for the visitors, with James Wilson, Adnan Januzaj and Tyler Blackett likely to get the nod.

Captain Wayne Rooney is 5.0 (4/1) to get the first goal of the game with Ladbrokes, with Wilson a 6.1 (51/10) chance with 888 Sport.

United won the other two meetings between the sides by an aggregate score of 11-0, and with such a distance between the two sides in terms of both league position and form, you may be tempted to back a heavy win for the team from Manchester this time around, with Sky Bet offering a price of 3.5 (5/2) for them to score at least four times.

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