Blyth Spartans v Witton Albion (Kick off 3pm)

Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Premier Division

Venue Croft Park, Plessey Road, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 3JE

Admission Adults £10, Concessions (NUS/OAP) £5, Accompanied under 10s Free

Odds (Betfred) Blyth 4/7, Draw 11/4, Witton 4/1

Last season Blyth 4 Witton 2

 

Blyth (from) Jeffries (GK), Buddle, Dixon, Hutchinson, Mullen, Nicholson, Parker, Cummings, Dale, Hooks, Richardson, Rivers, Turnbull, Wade, Wearmouth, Hawkins, Maguire

Doubtful none

Injured none

Suspended Watson (one match)

Disciplinary record Y40 R1

Leading scorer Robbie Dale (14)

Form (Past six home in league) W D L L D W

Record (home) P6 W2 D2 L2 F8 A8 Pts8

Record (overall) Pos21 P15 W4 D6 L5 F18 A21 Pts18

Title odds (bet365) 350/1

 

Witton (from) Porter (GK), Swift (GK), Barnes, Corbett, Gardner, Gibson, Harrison, John Shaw, Ainscough, Andrews, Clark, Dawson, O’Brien, Joe Shaw, Henders, Koral, Titchiner

Doubtful Clark (hamstring)

Injured East (shoulder), Powell (knee)

Suspended Rainford (one match)

Disciplinary record Y36 R3

Leading scorer Danny Andrews (seven)

Form (Past six away in league) W L L L L L

Record (away) P12 W3 D1 L8 F12 A22 Pts10

Record (overall) Pos20 P21 W6 D1 L14 F27 A45 Pts19

Title odds (bet365) 750/1

 

Match pointers

WITTON will attempt to win three successive league matches for the first time this season when they visit Blyth tomorrow.

Albion rose from the relegation zone following Tuesday’s impressive 3-0 victory at Buxton, their first clean sheet in a Premier Division match since September 6.

They have though only returned once with maximum points from six previous visits to Croft Park for a league encounter.

Jamie Rainford continues to serve a ban, while midfielder Luke Clark (hamstring) is hopeful of a return after missing the midweek match as a precaution.

Hosts Blyth occupy a place in the table’s bottom four, but they have played fewer matches than everybody else in the division.

They have lost only one of their past half-dozen league games, and are unbeaten at home since September.

Robbie Dale enjoys playing against Albion, scoring six times against them in previous meetings. Only Whitby Town have shipped more in games against Spartans’ captain.