Sunday 14 December 2014

GLOVERS AIMING TO SET UP UNITED TIE

After drawing with Accrington Stanley in the second round of the FA Cup, Yeovil Town have the carrot of a third round tie at home to Manchester United dangling in front of them ahead of Tuesday night's replay.

The Glovers drew the original fixture between the two sides 1-1 at the Crown Ground, and have sold 3,000 tickets as a bumper crowd looks set to witness the replay at Huish Park.

Should Yeovil overcome Stanley at the second time of asking, it will be the first time that the Glovers have played the Red Devils since their famous FA Cup fifth round tie of 1949, a run which saw them beat Sunderland en route.

However, the minds of Gary Johnson's side were firmly on the 'bread and butter' of their League One campaign, as they defeated Oldham Athletic 4-0 at Boundary Park, in a match that pitied Johnson against his son, Lee, the former Glovers midfield maestro.

A similar result on Tuesday night would bring further smiles to the Johnson household.