York City vs Northampton Town - prediction, team news, lineups

York City volition beryllium looking to get backmost to winning ways erstwhile they invited Northampton Town to the LNER Community Stadium connected Saturday for an FA Cup archetypal circular clash.

The hosts presently beryllium seventh successful the League Two table, portion the visitors are 21st.

Match preview

York are looking to scope the 2nd circular of the FA Cup for conscionable the 2nd clip since 2010, erstwhile they bushed Rotherham United and Darlington earlier losing to Bolton Wanderers successful the 3rd round.

The Minstermen were a National League broadside backmost then, but they person since earned promotion to the EFL, winning the National League past season, and they presently inhabit a League Two playoff spot.

However, they caput into Saturday's cupful necktie aft suffering successive distant defeats against Barnet and Grimsby Town.

Scott Lindsey's broadside mislaid 3-1 astatine Barnet earlier suffering an adjacent much damaging 5-2 nonaccomplishment astatine Grimsby 4 days later, contempt initially taking the pb done Alex Hunt and Jack Hunt.

As a result, York volition beryllium looking to nutrient a much-improved show against Northampton and extremity their losing run.

Northampton, meanwhile, were relegated from League One past play and person made a mediocre commencement to beingness backmost successful League Two.

The Cobblers presently beryllium conscionable 2 points supra the relegation portion and volition beryllium hoping an FA Cup tally tin supply a much-needed boost.

Northampton person failed to get past the archetypal circular of the contention for the past six years and Chris Hogg's broadside caput into Saturday's necktie disconnected the backmost of a 1-0 decision to Oldham Athletic connected Tuesday.

However, it is worthy noting that Northampton person not mislaid to York successful their past 5 meetings crossed each competitions, including a 1-1 gully astatine the LNER Community Stadium past month.

York City signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

York could marque immoderate changes aft their dense nonaccomplishment to Grimsby past weekend, with Alex Newby successful enactment to regenerate Joe Grey.

Newby is York's associated apical scorer alongside Ollie Pearce with six goals, but helium has not recovered the backmost of the nett successful his past 7 appearances and volition beryllium keen to rediscover immoderate form.

Northampton volition beryllium hopeful Sam Hoskins's hamstring wounded is not excessively serious, but it appears improbable helium volition beryllium capable to diagnostic against York.

As a result, Matty Warhurst is expected to pb the line, with enactment from Owen Dale and Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh.

York City imaginable starting lineup:

McNally; Fallowfield, Johnson, Kitching; J. Hunt, A. Hunt, Read, Boyes; Newby, Pearce; Stones

Northampton Town imaginable starting lineup:

Jeacock; Donacien, Moore, Guthrie; Wormleighton, L. Evans, C. Evans, Powell; Dale, O'Brien-Whitmarsh; Warhurst

We say: York City 2-1 Northampton Town

Despite suffering 2 disappointing defeats successful caller weeks, York person made a bully commencement to the play and should person capable to bushed a struggling Northampton.

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