Newport vs Manchester United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th January 2024

Manchester United go up against Newport this coming Sunday for an exciting FA Cup meeting at Rodney Parade.

This is a massive, massive game for Newport who face the The Red Devils for the first time. Their manager is a self-proclaimed huge Manchester United fan and he is bare able to restrain himself when describing how much he is looking forward to this encounter. We are in for a classic FA Cup-clash at Rodney Parade.

Newport scored 18 times, conceded eight and held on for three clean sheets in their last ten games.

When it comes to goal-scoring Manchester United are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded ten goals for an average of one a game, achieving a clean sheet in three of these matches.

Newport vs Manchester United Prediction

Newport Form

Newport swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 0-1 against Doncaster. They went on to defeat Eastleigh 1-3 and made it three on the spin against Wrexham in a 1-0 victory. Newport only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent FA Cup matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.

Manchester United Form

Manchester United have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Nottingham Forest, they came out empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 0-2 win against Wigan. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Tottenham. In their last six FA Cup away matches, Manchester United won a very acceptable four times. They've also drawn none and lost twice, scoring 16 while also conceding 12 times.

We don't expect Newport to pull off a surprise, and with goals flowing freely, they could be in for a hammering against strong looking Manchester United.

Newport vs Manchester United Squads

Newport Squad

Graham Coughlan will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Manchester United from the following players:

Needham, Maxted, Townsend, Lewis, Drysdale, Page, Clarke, Seberry, Jameson, Payne, Baker, Bondswell, Sanca, Delaney, Bennett, Wildig, Young, Morris, Evans, Charsley, Evans, Waite, Rai, Wood, Zanzala, Thomas, Bogle, Houlden, McLoughlin.

Manchester United Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Manchester United players that the manager Erik ten Hag will choose from for the upcoming game:

Altay Bayindir, Andre Onana, Tom Heaton, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Jonny Evans, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Raphael Varane, Tyrell Malacia, Victor Lindelof, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Facundo Pellistri, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount, Scott McTominay, Sofyan Amrabat, Alejandro Garnacho, Anthony Martial, Antony, Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Hoejlund.

Newport vs Manchester United Team News

Manchester United could have up to nine players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Sunday atRodney Parade Sofyan Amrabat and Andre Onana racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Manchester United travelling party for their next match.

Names like Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Anthony Martial, Victor Lindelof, Mason Mount, Harry Maguire, Antony, Mason Mount and Tyrell Malacia most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Newport.

Newport vs Manchester United Lineups

Newport vs Manchester United H2H

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Newport comes up against Manchester United in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Newport vs Manchester United Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Bruno Fernandes has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Sunday, it is because Manchester United bank on him to build on these numbers against Newport. The latter relies on Shane McLoughlin, who found the target three times in six games.

Newport claimed four wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing five and losing one. Manchester United won four of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost four of these matches. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Rodney Parade since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Newport. The same occurred in four of the last 10 league games away from home for Manchester United.

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Newport’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Manchester United's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.