Blyth Spartans v Morpeth Town | Monday, 26 August 2024 - 15:00 | League

Blyth Spartans are still looking for their first win of the season. They face an August Bank Holiday tie against local rivals Morpeth Town.

The Spartans suffered a 5-2 defeat on Saturday afternoon against Worksop Town as Billy Gordon and Joao Gomes scored second half goals for the Spartans.

Matchday Information

You can buy tickets with cash or card at the gate on the day or online here. All ticket information is as follows:

• Adults - £15
• Concessions (over 65) - £9
• 11-16 Years & Students - £6
• Under-10s are admitted for free when accompanied by a paying adult.

To be seated in the Port of Blyth main stand, an extra £2 cost will be incurred for each category.

Team News

Lucas Reed, Michael Woods and Mitch Curry will again be assessed ahead of the match. Harrison Clark and Max Storey unavailable for the Spartans following an injury sustained in previous games.

What We're Saying

After a dramatic second half that ultimately ended in defeat, Nobby Solano said: "I will say for 65/70 minutes we were fantastic.

"With all the issues and all the injuries we were very disappointed not to take three points from today, we know at this level we need to concentrate over the whole game, because it is not easy.

"Like I said, I'm so proud of all the young lads who come on, it's their first experience and debut at this level, so it wasn't easy for us today."

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Nobby Solano's post-match assessment of Saturday's 5-2 defeat to Worksop Town.

Opposition

Morpeth Town are filled with alot of familiar faces here at Croft Park with players such as Nathan Buddle, Rhys Evans, Jordan Hickey, Danny Barlow, Josh Robson, Luke James and Sam Hodgson who all may feature on Bank Holiday Monday.

Following Saturday afternoon's match, the Highwaymen have won just one of their opening five league matches and sit in the relegation zone alongside the Spartans.

Morpeth Town suffered a 3-0 home defeat to Warrington Rylands as Jake Burton scored a second-half hat-trick within the space of six minutes.

Last Time We Met

The sides last met in April 2023 at St James Park in the final of the Northumberland Senior Cup where the Highwaymen would win 2-0.

The prior year the sides met again in the Northumberland Senior Cup, this time in the quarter-finals as Blyth would win 1-0 at Craik Park. Blyth would go on to lift the Senior Cup that season.

Media Coverage

You can follow all of the action on Monday afternoon via our social media platforms and BlythLive on Mixlr from 2:45 pm.