Swans manager Kenny Jackett was not playing down the importance of today’s FA Cup tie against Newport as he looks for a run that will stretch beyond a trip to Newport on a Saturday in November.<\/p>\n
When the two sides were thrown together at the draw a couple of weeks back it marked the first time in almost 20 years that the sides would meet in anything other than the FAW Premier Cup – and two matches in that competition have seen a win each.<\/p>\n
Jackett though was not underestimating the task ahead and vowed to respect the challenge of Newport but was confident that his side would emerge victorious<\/p>\n
“Because of the circumstances, it’s a 50-50 game,” Jackett said. “It’s a local derby, they have several ex-professionals and some of them are former Swansea players. “They have home advantage, too, and all that added up evens things up. Our league status will count for nothing and I genuinely believe we’ll have to be at our very best to win the game.”<\/p>\n
“We’re very hungry for a cup run,” he stressed. “The other two cups have gone the wrong way for us this season and we certainly don’t want to be losing, particularly as it’s a local derby. “We lost to Northwich Victoria in my Watford days and it’s not a nice feeling.”<\/p>\n
“It’s a potential banana skin for Swansea,” said County boss Peter Beadle, whose side have already negotiated three qualifying rounds. “They are three promotions above us and are expected to win, but I do feel we can beat anybody on our day and it’s going to be a great occasion for the city of Newport.” Jackett, whose side will be backed by more than 1,000 travelling fans at Spytty Park, said: “On their day, a team with so many ex-pros can produce a performance and the atmosphere will be red hot. “We’ve got to get our attitude right and then make sure we play some football as well.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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