Trafford v Witton Albion (Kick off 3pm)
Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Premier Division
Venue Shawe View, Pennybridge Lane, Flixton, Manchester M41 5DL
Admission Adults £8, Concessions (NUS/OAP) £4, Under 18s £2
Odds (bwin.com) Trafford 11/10, Draw 9/5, Witton 5/2
Last season n/a

Trafford (from) O’Hara (GK), Read (GK), Bayunu, Jones, Mason, Meadowcroft, Smart, Welsh, Martyn Andrews, Ashton, Fallon, McKenzie, Palmer, Schofield, Shipton, Mbalanda, Nsangou, Oates
Doubtful n/k
Injured Hackney (hip), Shaw (knee)
Suspended none
Disciplinary record Y36 R4
Leading scorer Shelton Payne (18)
Form (Past six home in league) W W L W L D
Record (home) P13 W7 D1 L5 F18 A18 Pts22
Record (overall) Pos17 P25 W9 D5 L11 F35 A41 Pts32

Witton (from) Cooper (GK), Plant (GK), Bodie, Brown, Gardner, Harrison, Moyo, Danny Andrews, Breeze, Crofts, Dawson, Hancock, Jackson, Powell, Bakkor, Moseley, Simm, Wilson
Doubtful Gardner (leg)
Injured Sheehan (knee), Thompson (ankle)
Suspended none
Disciplinary record Y44 R3
Leading scorer Josh Hancock (9)
Form (Past six away in league) L L D L D W
Record (away) P11 W2 D4 L5 F12 A19 Pts10
Record (overall) Pos21 P23 W7 D4 L12 F32 A34 Pts25

Match pointers
THESE teams arrive at the year’s end in contrasting form.

Hosts Trafford are unbeaten in their past four Premier Division matches, while guests Witton have lost as many – their worst run of results this season.

Manager Brian Pritchard can recall midfielder Michael Powell after he completed a two-match suspension, though full back Anthony Gardner is a doubt following a hefty tackle by former teammate Mathew Wood during a Boxing Day defeat at Rushall Olympic.

Anthony Sheehan (knee) and Neville Thompson (ankle) are longer term absentees.

Witton can take heart from a promising record at Shaw View, losing only once in eight previous visits to play a Northern Premier League match.

They have also suffered just a single defeat in five trips to play teams in the table’s bottom half.

There may not be many goals though; Trafford’s home games this term are among the lowest yielding in the Premier Division, as are Albion’s away days.

The hosts are likely to be without Simon Hackney after he was taken to hospital with an injury suffered in Thursday’s home victory against back-markers Droylsden.

Leading scorer Shelton Payne, unavailable, did not feature in that narrow 1-0 win either.

Trafford’s current four-match sequence without defeat is their longest to date, helping them to climb clear of the relegation zone.