Yeovil Town vs Manchester United, FA Cup fourth round: Team news, kick off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats

  • Alexis Sanchez will be in the Manchester United squad for clash at Yeovil Town
  • The forward could make his Red Devils debut following transfer from Arsenal
  • United boss Jose Mourinho has claimed he will field a strong side at Huish Park
  • But changes will still be made, with David de Gea expected to be rested

Ahead of this weekend's FA Cup action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every key fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Yeovil's home clash with Manchester United.

 

Yeovil Town vs Manchester United (Huish Park)

Manchester United team news

New Manchester United signing Alexis Sanchez will be in the squad Jose Mourinho takes to Huish Park for an FA Cup tie with League Two Yeovil.


Mourinho has promised to play a 'very strong team' but conceded some players will be rested, with Sergio Romero likely to replace David De Gea in goal as he did in the last round.

Alexis Sanchez could make his Manchester United debut in the FA Cup clash at Yeovil Town

Alexis Sanchez could make his Manchester United debut in the FA Cup clash at Yeovil Town

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (knee) and Eric Bailly (ankle) remain sidelined by injury while Axel Tuanzebe joined Aston Villa on loan on Thursday.

Manchester United provisional squad

Romero, De Gea, Pereira, Darmian, Jones, Smalling, Valencia, Lindelof, Rojo, Shaw, Blind, Young, McTominay, Pogba, Herrera, Matic, Carrick, Fellaini, Mata, Lingard, Martial, Rashford, Sanchez, Lukaku.

 

YEOVIL vs MANCHESTER UNITED

Kick-off time

Saturday, 7.55pm

Referee

Paul Tierney

Odds (subject to change)

Yeovil 30/1 

Draw 9/1

Manchester United 1/6

Recent league form (last five games)

Yeovil: LDLLW

Manchester United: WWWDD

Head-to-head FA Cup meetings

Yeovil wins: 0

Draws: 0

Manchester United wins: 3

TV info

BBC One

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Key match stats

(supplied by Opta)

Man Utd have won all three of their previous FA Cup ties against Yeovil by an aggregate score of 13-0.

In fact, the fifth-round tie between the two sides in 1948-49 was the only time the Glovers have reached that stage, appearing in the fourth round in 1948-49, 2004-05 and 2013-14 – losing 2-0 to Premier League side Southampton in January 2014.

Ander Herrera celebrates opening the scoring during United's 2-0 win at the Glovers when the sides last met in the FA Cup in 2015

Ander Herrera celebrates opening the scoring during United's 2-0 win at the Glovers when the sides last met in the FA Cup in 2015

Manchester United have progressed in each of their last 16 FA Cup ties as a top-flight side against teams from the fourth tier or lower, keeping clean sheets in each of their last 11 games.

Since beating Sunderland in January 1949, Yeovil have lost each of their last nine FA Cup games against top-flight sides, failing to score on seven occasions.

Jose Mourinho hasn’t faced a League Two side in the FA Cup since January 2007 – his Chelsea side won 6-1 against Macclesfield Town, who were then managed by former United midfielder Paul Ince.