Newport to take on free agents side at Rodney Parade
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Newport County will give their squad game time when taking on the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) team of free agents on Wednesday.
The Exiles have agreed to a fixture against the PFA pre-season XI behind closed doors at Rodney Parade (13:00 BST) prior to their weekend trip to Cambridge United.
David Hughes will get the chance to give minutes to his wider squad and it could be an opportunity for centre-back Jaden Warner, who suffered a knee injury in pre-season, to make a return.
Newport have suffered four narrow defeats on the spin to Grimsby, Salford and Milton Keynes Dons in League Two, plus Championship Millwall in the Carabao Cup.
The PFA initiative gives a chance for unattached players to get sharp and earn a contract, which defender Liam Shephard achieved when earning a Rodney Parade return earlier this month.
The squad includes recent former Exiles Declan Drysdale, Kyle Jameson and Jermaine Hylton and Saikou Janneh.
Former Swansea striker Fabio Borini, ex-Manchester United, West Ham and Lazio midfielder Ravel Morrison, Connor Wickham, Britt Assombalonga and Hakeeb Adelakun are other notable names in the PFA group, who also go up against Leyton Orient on Tuesday.