Witton Albion v Matlock Town (Kick off 3pm)
Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Premier Division
Venue Wincham Park
Admission Adults £10, Concessions £7 (NUS/OAP), Under 15s Free
Odds (bet365) Witton Evens, Draw 13/5, Matlock 2/1
Last season Witton 1 Matlock 0
Witton (from) East (GK), Speare (GK), Barnes, Corbett, Gardner, Harrison, Lea, Moyo, Danny Andrews, Blake, Davidson, Dawson, Hancock, O’Brien, Powell, Bakkor, Harvey, Koral, Titchiner
Doubtful Barnes (match fitness)
Injured Swift (hand)
Suspended none
Disciplinary record Y19 R2
Leading scorer Neil Harvey (five)
Form (Past six home in league) L L L W W L
Record (home) P6 W2 D0 L4 F8 A15 Pts6
Record (overall) Pos18 P13 W4 D1 L8 F16 A29 Pts13
Title odds (Bet Victor) 200/1
Matlock (from) Kennedy (GK), Leese (GK), Leesley, Gorman, Radford, Roe, Adam Yates, Matt Andrews, Ashmore, Hewitt, McManus, Meade, Stokes, Jamie Yates, Gregory, Holland, Osborne, Robinson
Doubtful Stokes (knee)
Injured Haggerty (leg), Harcourt (knee), Needham (leg)
Suspended none
Disciplinary record Y18 R0
Leading scorer Danny Holland (five)
Form (Past six away in league) L L D L D D
Record (away) P6 W0 D3 L3 F5 A9 Pts3
Record (overall) Pos23 P12 W1 D5 L6 F10 A18 Pts8
Title odds (bet365) 250/1
Match pointers
THE Premier Division’s two most out-of-form teams meet at Wincham Park, both desperate to arrest a slump in form that has prompted managerial changes.
Witton have lost six successive league games – eight in all competitions – to tumble 15 places, from third to 18th, in the table.
Only Belper, who are bottom, have conceded more goals.
Tony Sullivan will be forced to make at least one change to the side that started his first game at King’s Lynn seven days ago as goalkeeper Ryan Swift is ruled out with a broken hand.
He hopes to have registered Danny East in time to play.
Anthony Gardner is back from a ban, while defender Sam Barnes is part of a match-day squad for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury during pre-season.
New recruit Danny O’Brien could make his debut in midfield.
Visitors Matlock have lost on their past five visits to Wincham Park in the Northern Premier League’s top flight, failing to score on each occasion.
Manager Mark Atkins quit following last weekend’s 4-0 home hammering by Halesowen, leaving caretaker duo Dave Rushbury and Martin Foster in charge for Tuesday’s defeat at Grantham.
The Gladiators are without a win in seven games, losing five of them.
Only FC United have scored fewer goals away from home.
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