Witton v Mossley: preview (From Northwich Guardian)

Witton Albion seek a return to winning ways at home when Mossley visit this weekend

5:29pm Friday 13th January 2012 in News By Andrew Simpson

Witton Albion v Mossley (Kick off 3pm)
Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Division One North
Venue Help for Heroes Stadium
Referee Stuart Eagland (Lichfield)
Admission Adults £8.50, Concessions £5.50, U15s £3, Armed Forces personnel (with valid ID) Free
Previous Meeting Witton 2 Mossley 0 (February 12, 2011)

Witton (from) Cooper (GK), Booth, Ben Harrison, Gardner, Glover, Wood, Andrews, Ennion, Hancock, Jamie Harrison, James, Schofield, Sheehan, Woolley, Buchan, Gahgan, Moseley, Newman, Titchiner
Doubtful James (match fitness)
Injured Clampitt (calf)
Suspended none
Disciplinary (up to end December 2011) Y18 R5
Top scorer Alex Titchiner (24)
Form (Past six home in league) L L W W W W
Record (Home) P11 W7 D0 L4 F26 A14 Pts21
Record (Overall) Pos5 P23 W14 D2 L7 F49 A30 Pts44

Mossley (from) Collinge (GK), Band, Coo, Fallows, Mike Jones, O’Brien, Richardson, Stansfield , Byrne, Coppin, Cuff, Heap, Adam Jones, Queeley, Rick, Denton, Hudson, Neequaye, Noon, Taylor
Doubtful n/k
Injured n/k
Suspended none
Disciplinary (up to end December 2011) Y35 R1
Top scorer Cameron Darkwah (7)
Form (Past six away in league) D L L D L L
Record (Away) P12 W2 D4 L6 F17 A26 Pts10
Record (Overall) Pos17 P27 W5 D10 L12 F41 A51 Pts25

Match pointers
WITTON need to win a league encounter in front of their own fans for the first time since November when strugglers Mossley visit this weekend.

Brian Pritchard’s men have suffered back-to-back defeats at the Help for Heroes Stadium – against Cammell Laird and Trafford – while maintaining their fine form on the road.

However a thumping home win against Buxton in the Doodson Sport Cup in midweek will have raised spirits.

A 3-1 success at Prescot Cables last weekend means Albion have picked up more points away from home this term, a record the manager is desperate to improve.

He has doubts over midfield pair Carl Clampitt (calf) and Oliver James (match fitness), but Anthony Gardner has recovered from an illness that kept him out of a 4-1 victory against the Bucks.

Chris Gahgan, cup tied for that clash, returns too.

Visitors Mossley will hope new manager Steve Halford can arrest a slide that has seen them fail to win any of their past six Division One North encounters – a sequence stretching back to November.

Only Wakefield have a worse run of form.

Mossley have scored more goals than any other team in the table’s bottom half to date – 41 – and the return of attacker Harry Noon this week adds to their goals threat.

Adam Jones (Wakefield) and James Stansfield (Harrogate Railway Athletic) are fresh faces too.