2:10pm Friday 5th March 2010
By Andrew Simpson
Witton Albion v Carlton Town (Kick off 3pm)
UniBond Division One South
Venue Wincham Park
Referee Richard Ackers (Liverpool)
Admission Adults £8.50, Concessions £5.50, U16s £4, U14s Free
Odds (bwin.com) Witton ¾, Draw 5/2, Carlton 45/17
Previous meeting n/a
Witton (from) Baker (GK), Adams, Lloyd, McAllister, Pritchard, Ruffer, Tai-Hogan, Warner, Broadhead, Brodie, Heler, Jones, Maylett, Lamb, Morgan, Moseley
Doubtful Lamb ( ), Pritchard (thigh)
Injured Booth (ankle), Grundy ( ), Tandy (knee)
Suspended Foster (three matches), Henry (one match)
Disciplinary (up to end of February) Y56 R6
Top scorer Steve Foster (20)
Form (Past six home) W L W L D W
Record (Home) P14 W7 D3 L4 F30 A15 Pts24
Record (Overall) P30 W15 D5 L10 F55 A32 Pts50
Carlton Barcherini (GK), Brindley, Corrigan, Fletcher, Hayes, Martin, Ball, Gent, Griffith, Mitchell, Simmons, Chaplin, Jenkins, Norris, Slack, Whitman
Doubtful none
Injured none
Suspended none
Disciplinary (up to end of February) Y43 R3
Top scorer Tris Whitman (15)
Form (Past six away) L W W W L W
Record (Away) P14 W6 D3 L5 F A Pts21
Record (Overall) P28 W13 D5 L10 F50 A45 Pts44
Match Pointers
WITTON Albion face the latest in a series of must-win matches at home to fellow play-offs contenders Carlton Town tomorrow, Saturday.
Manager Gary Finley may have to pick a team missing its first choice spine with keeper Aaron Grundy and Brian Pritchard injured while skipper Paul Henry and top scorer Steve Foster are both suspended.
Club stalwart Pritchard is almost over a thigh injury though and so is pushing for a recall.
There is a question mark too over Carl Lamb’s involvement after he came off injured during the midweek draw at Glapwell. Mike Moseley stands by.
Ryan Broadhead competes with newcomer Darren Jones for a place in the heart of midfield alongside Peter Heler.
Visitors Carlton can match Albion’s points tally if they win their two games in hand, so will be keen to complete a league double over the men from Wincham Park following their 4-1 success in November.
Goalkeeper Antonio Barcherini was forced out of their last match with an ankle injury, leaving manager Tommy Brookbanks with a potential selection headache.
The Miller have lost only one of their past seven league encounters – a 3-1 reverse at Leek Town – and arrive in town buoyed by beating another play-offs hopeful, Rushall Olympic, last time out.
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