Preview: FC United of Manchester vs Warrington Town

Warrington Town are back on the road this Saturday as they make the trip to FC United of Manchester in the Northern Premier League.

The Yellows will be hoping to maintain their unbeaten start to 2026, following a 1-1 draw against Leek Town on New Year's Day, and, most recently, a 2-1 victory away at Bamber Bridge on Tuesday evening.

It will be the first trip to Broadhurst Park since January 2023, and Paul Carden's side will be hoping to complete a first-ever league double over the Reds after besting Mark Beesley's men 3-0 at the Cal.Delivery Stadium back in November.

Below, we've compiled everything you need to know ahead of the fixture.

Team news

With the exception of Luke Hewitson, everyone from Tuesday night is available as well as Liam Brazier, Matthew Tweedley and Matty Waters, who has been recovering from the knock sustained against Leek.

With Liam Isherwood still sidelined through injury, Paul Carden is working to get a replacement goalkeeper for Hewitson signed before the 5pm Friday night deadline.

Paul Carden preview

Article first published in the Warrington Guardian

Paul Carden believes his Warrington Town squad is now stronger than it has been all season – and the timing could not be better.

And with another reunion with ex-Yellows boss Mark Beesley and his FC United of Manchester side on the horizon, Carden knows the time to “turn the screw” is now.

Buoyed by picking up their first victory of 2026 on Tuesday courtesy of a 2-1 win at Bamber Bridge, Town make the short trip to Broadhurst Park having narrowed the gap between themselves and the play-off spots to four points albeit having played more games than teams around them.

They will need to find a new goalkeeper for the game with loanee Luke Hewitson having been recalled by parent club Fleetwood Town and regular number one Liam Isherwood still not ready to return from a groin problem but elsewhere, injuries are currently at a minimum.

While that remains the case, Carden has called on his players to seize the moment.

“People say you’re only as strong as your bench, but you’re also only as strong as the players who aren’t on your bench,” he said.

“On Tuesday, we left good players out and it was the strongest we’ve had it – Liam Brazier and Matty Waters both started our last game, and they never made the 16.

“It’s tough leaving good lads like that out but now we’re in a position to have those options, we really need to turn the screw and push on.

“There’s good players who would start at other clubs on our bench and even not in the 16, so we’ve got to keep this momentum going now.

“We’ve got a big game on Saturday as we know, so we’ve got to take all of the positives from Tuesday into it.

“We’ve said 10 points a month,” he added.

“We’ve got four now this month and looking historically, that’s where we need to be.

“In saying that, looking at the league table there’s only 11 points between sixth and the relegation places which shows how tough a division it is.

“No game is easy – FC had to score late to rescue something against Workington, who are rooted to the bottom of the league but we found them tough to beat as well.

“It’s an old cliché, but there’s no easy games. We’ve got to keep chipping away at it, working as hard as we are doing and turning the screw.”

Match information

Saturday's Northern Premier League fixture at Broadhurst Park kicks off at 3pm. Match tickets, available to buy online or at the turnstiles, are priced as follows:

Ticket prices –

• Adults: £15
• Concessions: £10.50
• 18-21 yrs: £5
• Under 18s: £3
• Under 5s: Free

For supporters who cannot attend, live audio coverage will be available on Yellows Radio.