STAR PREVIEW: FC United of Manchester v Chesterfield

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ake the most of FC United v Chesterfield tonight as there’s not much football to look forward to with the international action again gate-crashing the domestic action.

In fact, the next televised league game isn’t until Saturday and the League One game between Rochdale and Wigan.

Chesterfield are understandably a short price to win this, given they are on a good run of form in League One (winning three of their last four games) and face a FC United side who are finding life tough in the National League North, having won just twice in their last six home games and are currently on the back of a five-match losing streak.

FC manager Karl Marginson expects to have a fully fit squad to choose from as does Chesterfield’s manager Dean Saunders apart from the long-term injured Angel Martinez.

FC United can’t be dismissed lightly – apart from the ‘cup spirit’ and all that, more tangibly they beat Rochdale in 2010 at the same stage of the competition.

However, Chesterfield themselves went on a good cup run last season, making it to the fourth round.

FC United of Manchester v Chesterfield
FA Cup 1st Round
19:45 BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 2 HD

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Never played)

STARTING XI

FC United of Manchester
01 Carnell
02 Brownhill
05 Lynch
06 Ashworth
03 Thurston
08 Sheridan
04 Stott
07 Fallon
10 Wright
11 Lindfield
09 Greaves

Chesterfield
01 Lee
02 Herd
34 Wood
06 Evatt
03 Jones
10 O’Shea
05 Morsy
28 Ariyibi
11 Novak
09 Ebanks-Blake
25 Talbot

A good result for the column yesterday with the DRAW at the Emirates. Keeping things fairly simple tonight with a Chesterfield HT/FT bet at around 10/11 with Star Sports.

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BACK CHESTERFIELD HT/FT for 10 points at around 10/11 with Star Sports

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