Formby v 1874 Northwich (Kick off 3pm)
North West Counties League Division One
Referee Anthony Parkinson (Preston)
Venue Burscough FC, Bobby Langton Way, Mart Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire L40 0SD
Formby
Leading scorer Jason Carey (26)
Form (Past six home in league) W W W W W W
Record (home) P16 W12 D1 L3 F44 A16 Pts37
Record (overall) Pos2 P33 W24 D5 L4 F95 A37 Pts77
1874 (from) Conkie (GK), Duckworth, Farnworth, Mitchell, Tagoe, Thomas, Abdullah, Aston, Bailey, Jones, Stewart, Wellstead, Woods, Woolley, Brandon, Lunn, Short, Ward
Doubtful Bailey (illness), Lunn (hamstring)
Injured Foy (leg)
Suspended none
Leading scorer Mike Brandon (33)
Form (Past six away in league) W W W W W L
Record (away) P17 W13 D2 L2 F38 A17 Pts41
Record (overall) Pos3 P33 W24 D5 L4 F69 A28 Pts77
Match pointers
FORMBY and 1874 Northwich, level on points in the North West Counties League’s Division One, meet in a contest will likely decide who is promoted.
The Squirrels, victors against Hanley Town after a penalty shootout in the Division One Challenge Cup final on Thursday, have won every league match played at Victoria Park since the turn of the year – a sequence of eight victories.
Ashton Town, in October, were the last team to leave with maximum points.
The hosts have won two of their three meetings with Ian Street’s men this term too, though they did lose the most recent head-to-head at Widnes in February.
A 4-2 defeat in the league at Rochdale Town last week ended a record-breaking run of 21 matches without defeat.
Victors in each of their past five league fixtures away from Barton Stadium, Northwich have amassed more points on their travels than from home games.
They are unbeaten too in Division One during 2014, winning nine of 10 matches played.
The visitors will have Lee Duckworth available again after he missed Wednesday’s 1-0 victory against Leek CSOB due to having work commitments.
Rick Bailey hopes to shake off a virus in time to play too.
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