Halesowen Town vs Blyth Spartans - Match Preview

EVOSTIK PREMIER DIVISION

Venue: The Grove, Halesowen (B63 3TB)
Date: Saturday 9th January 2016
Kick Off: 15:00

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ADMISSION

£10 - Adults
£7 - Concession & Students
£3 - under 16's
FREE - under 12's with paying adult

TEAM NEWS

Nathan Buddle has re-joined the club on a 28 day loan from Gateshead. He will be available to make his second 'debut' for the club. After the departure of central midfielder Stephen Turnbull, Tom Wade will be looking to the bench to fill in the vacant space. Dan Maguire is still unavailable due to injury so Sean Reid will most likely be leading the line, continuing his fine form from December, which saw him pick up the Port of Blyth Player of the Month Award. An away win will see Spartans reach 10 victories on the road this campaign, a spectacular record with the number of miles accounted for thus far.

Halesowen Town are currently eighth in the league but have played a number of extra fixtures than surrounding teams. There's no doubt though that they deserve to be placed there with a strong home record, with only three defeats from 16 matches. A tough game is expected for Spartans as we get ready to start 2016 the same way we started the campaign, back in August.

DIRECTIONS

- Head southbound down the A1
- Turn off at junction 35 exit for Sheffield/M1
- At roundabout take 3rd exit to Sheffield/M1
- Merge onto M18 and then merge onto M1
- Turn off at junction 23A exit onto A42 for M42/Tamworth/Birmingham
- Continue along M42
- Take the M6 (N) exit for Birmingham (Central, E, N & W)
- Merge onto M6
- At junction 8, exit onto M5 for Birmingham (W&S)/ West Bromwich
- At junction 3, take A456 for Kidderminster
- Take the 3rd exit onto Manor Way/A456
- Next roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Grange Road/ A456
- At the next roundabout take the 1st exit onto Whitehall Road
- Next roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Grammar School Lane
- Continue 0.2 miles and the ground is on your left

OPPOSITION MANAGER

John Hill - joined September 2012, will be his 150th league game for the home side.

DANGER MAN

Kaiman Anderson - Three goals in the past two games for the Yeltz.

LAST TIME WE MET

Blyth Spartans 2-1 Halesowen Town - Saturday 4th March 2015

RECORD AGAINST OPPOSITION

Played - 5
Won - 3
Lost - 1
Drew - 1

Scored - 7
Conceded - 6

MUTUAL FRIENDS

None Known

OFFICIALS

Referee: Guy Stretton
Assistants: Minesh Gupta and Adam Brierley-Lewis