Curzon Ashton v Witton: preview (From Northwich Guardian)

Witton Albion try to become first team to beat Curzon Ashton on own patch

11:48am Friday 16th December 2011 in News By Andrew Simpson

Curzon Ashton v Witton Albion (Kick off 3pm)
Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Division One North
Venue Tameside Stadium
Referee Jamie Waters (Dewsbury)
Admission Adults £7, Concessions (NUS, OAP, U16s) £2.50
Previous Meeting Curzon Ashton 2 Witton 0 (September 4, 2010)

Curzon Ashton (from) Ollerenshaw (GK), Buckley-Smith (GK), Edghill, Graham Kay, Purcell, Watson, Woodford, Young, Blackshaw, Goodeve, Hampson, Haslam, Matthew Kay, Nightingale, Settle, Walker, Weston, Dennis, Fish, McDonagh
Doubtful Graham Kay (hamstring)
Injured none
Suspended Heald (one match)
Disciplinary (up to end of November 2011) Y25 R3
Top scorer Kris Dennis (15)
Form (Past six home in league) W W D W W D
Record (Home) P9 W7 D2 L0 F18 A5 Pts23
Record (Overall) Pos1 P19 W14 D4 L1 F41 A14 Pts46

Witton (from) Cooper (GK), Booth, Gardner, Glover, Ben Harrison, Pritchard, Wood, Andrews, Ennion, Hancock, Schofield, Sheehan, Woolley, Buchan, Gahgan, Moseley, Titchiner
Doubtful none
Injured James (calf), Newman (shin)
Suspended none
Unavailable Clampitt, Jamie Harrison
Disciplinary (up to end of November 2011) Y10 R3
Top scorer Alex Titchiner (23)
Form (Past six away in league) W L L W W L
Record (Away) P9 W5 D1 L3 F17 A14 Pts16
Record (Overall) Pos6 P19 W12 D1 L6 F43 A25 Pts37

Match pointers
WITTON Albion bid to become the first team to beat table-toppers Curzon Ashton on their own pitch in a league encounter this season tomorrow, Saturday.

The Division One North leaders have won seven of their nine encounters in front of their own fans, helping them to the standings’ summit.

Northwich-based Graham Kay sat out last week’s draw at Lancaster City through injury, but hopes to be fit in time to face Albion.

Andrew Heald is banned, but striker Chris McDonagh and midfield man Jordan Goodeve return from suspension.

Witton will be motivated to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s embarrassing home defeat against rock-bottom Cammell Laird, when the visitors won on the road for the first time this term.

Albion have not kept a clean sheet away from the Help for Heroes Stadium in a league encounter since shutting out Wakefield back in August, a sequence of seven matches.

They have scored every time they have travelled though with one exception; a 1-0 reverse at Farsley last month.

Manager Brian Pritchard could be tempted to use newcomer Chris Gahgan from the start following his goalscoring cameo from the substitutes bench last Saturday.

Liam Newman (shin) is definitely out injured along with midfield anchor Oliver James (calf).