Blyth Spartans v Workington | Tuesday, 10 September 2024 - 19:45 | League

Blyth Spartans are still looking for their first league win of the season as we host Workington AFC under the lights on Tuesday evening.

The Spartans suffered a 1-0 defeat on Saturday afternoon to Prescot Cables in the 94th minute through a Francis Smith free-kick.

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.

On Tuesday the club will take part in the #Insideout campaign by If U Care Share.

"Inside Out: Our annual campaign to prevent suicide. This September Inside Out is back, across the month we are encouraging you to wear an item of clothing Inside Out. In doing this you can help spark conversations and highlights the importance of talking - bringing what's on the Inside, Out. By taking part, you will be helping spread our live saving message and helping to prevent suicide"

The players will be warming up with tops inside out and we will be running a full page in our programme regarding the #Insideout campaign by If U Care Share.

On September 10th each year, for World Suicide Prevention Day, we host our annual Inside Out Campaign - a day where we encourage our supporters to wear an item of clothing Inside Out. It sparks conversation and highlights the importance of talking - bringing what's on the Inside, Out. You don't have to just get involved on September 10th though. There are so many ways to raise awareness and fundraise throughout September

Team News

Spartans have no new injury worries following our game at Prescot Cables.

What We're Saying

After a late goal sealed defeat for Blyth, David Stockdale said: "I said in there that I will take responsibility. I'm the head man, I'm asking them to play football, sometimes it comes off sometimes it doesn't.

"You see when we did get the ball down and play football we carved them open numerous times, but we've got to understand that we were naive.

"I'm trying to bring a defender on to put Greg [Halford] up-front to give us the option to go a bit longer and just see out the game, naivety and just give them a chance like that sometimes it gets taken."

David Stocksale's post-match assessment of Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Prescot Cables

Opposition

The Reds currently sit 12th in the league standings having won two and drawn three of their seven games so far this season.

Last time out they drew 1-1 with Warrington Rylands at home as Steven Singlehurst opened the scoring after 47 minutes for the Reds before Ntumba Massanka scored 15 minutes later for the visitors.

Ex-Spartan Alex Mitchell is set to return to Croft Park for the first time since his departure and is set to feature for the Reds having played in every game this season so far.

What They're Saying

Following their draw with Warrington Rylands, Mark Fell said: "I'm a bit disappointed, I don't think we played well I'll be honest.

"We spoke to the lads about a few things this week, we were working on moving the ball quickly and trying to play through areas of the pitch and I thought we saw none of it today."

Mark Fell's post-match assessment of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Warrington Rylands

Last Time We Met

The sides last met in January 2017 during Blyth's title-winning NPL campaign, when the Spartans won 3-2 at Croft Park thanks to a Dan Maguire hat trick.

The Spartans managed to do the double of the Reds that season, emerging victorious 2-0 earlier in the campaign at Borough Park during the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Media Coverage

You can follow all of the action on Tuesday evening via our social media platforms and BlythLive on Mixlr from 7:30 pm.