FROM BOTH CAMPS:

Richard Money: "I saw them beat Stevenage 1-0 in pre-season and that in itself shows you that they must be a good side. They won their league last season by a country mile - and with about 10 games to spare - so that tells everyone they must be a decent outfit. I was impressed with what I saw of them against Stevenage and we've had them watched twice since so we know we're going to be in for a difficult game."

Dean Holdsworth: "Ito couldn't be a harder place for us to go and chase our first win of the season, that's for sure. It's a highlight of the season to be going to Kenilworth Road, absolutely. It's a hell of a trip, everything is against us, but I like it that way. We might as well go there and give a really good account of ourselves. We'll have a game plan and we need to execute it. It's not the ideal game, a bit of a case of jumping into the fire, but we'll go there with belief we can compete with anyone."

TEAM NEWS:

Hatters: Only Kevin Nicholls remains sidelined otherwise boss Richard Money has the luxury of a fully-fit squad to pick from.

Exiles: Manager Dean Holdsworth could name an unchanged side as his team go in search of their first win of the season. Midfielder Wayne Turk (knee) and full-back Lee Baker (foot) remain sidelined.

IN FOCUS:

Nickname: Exiles

Manager: Dean Holdsworth

Ground: Spytty Park

Last season: Conference South Champions

Current 2010/11 BSP title odds: 28/1

Last meeting:

LUTON TOWN 1-1 NEWPORT COUNTY 20/01/1968

It's been over 42 years since the Town have faced County in a competitive game when a Keith Allen goal earned a 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road in January 1968 in Division Four before a crowd of 10,992.

The last time the Hatters faced any Newport side was for a friendly at the old Somerton Park in August 1982 that ended goalless.

Recent history:

Originally founded in 1912 and founder members of the Football League's new Third Division in 1920 the Newport County here this evening are the new incarnation of the club which reformed in 1989.

Welsh Cup winners in 1980 County reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup the following season but by 1988 they were relegated from the League and a year later the club folded.

The 'new' club began its rise again, beginning in the Hellenic League, winning the title in its first season. Their nickname the Exiles derives from the fact the club began playing in Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire in this inaugural campaign.

County returned to Newport in 1994 and they kicked-off their first season back home by romping to the Southern League Midland Division title by 14 points.

Reorganisation in the non-league pyramid saw the Exiles placed in the Conference South in 2004.

Following two seasons of missing out on qualifying for the Play-Offs, the 2009/10 season saw new manager Dean Holdworth's side cruise to the title, finishing the campaign with 103 points, to take their place in this year's Blue Square Bet Premier.

OFFICIAL SITE: www.newport-county.co.uk

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