Why should I watch..?

Carl Macauley’s men have been one of the surprise packages – a sentiment the manager himself agrees with – in Division One South in the campaign’s first fortnight.

They enter the weekend as pacesetters, on goal difference, as one of four teams – Shaw Lane, Newcastle and Romulus are the others – with maximum points.

Sheffield, tomorrow’s hosts, don’t have one to their name following back-to-back defeats without scoring.

Numbers game

Witton haven’t started a season with three successive league wins in more than a decade, specifically since August 2000.

Victories against North Ferriby (1-0), Chorley (1-0) and Harrogate Town (2-0) were followed by a draw at neighbours Winsford United on Bank Holiday Monday.

Albion went on to finish seventh in the Northern Premier League’s second tier after recording 16 draws – the highest in the division.

Man to keep an eye on

Tolani Omotola

The teenager’s double in last weekend’s FA Cup win at Atherton Collieries followed his first goal for Witton during a midweek success against Kidsgrove Athletic.

Thrust into the starting line-up following an injury to Cameron Dalton on the season’s opening day, the striker – on loan from Tranmere Rovers – has proved an effective foil for Rob Hopley in Albion’s attack already.

Albion team news

Dalton (leg and ankle) is out for the rest of the season after sustaining a serious injury at Stamford.

Manager Carl Macauley rates Paul Williams as ’50-50’, but Tom Owens is available again following a second-half cameo as a substitute at Atherton Collieries last weekend.

Most recent meetings

Sheffield 0-1 Witton (FA Trophy, November 1 2014) Report: http://bit.ly/2bG2vlO 

Witton 3-0 Sheffield (NPL D1S, November 28 2009) Report: http://bit.ly/2bmHajG

Sheffield 1-0 Witton (NPL D1S, September 15 2009) Report: http://bit.ly/2bmH0bZ 

Form (all competitions)

Sheffield W L L

Witton W W W

Essential information

Kick off 3pm

Admission Adults £8, Concessions (OAP/NUS) £4