Matlock Town vs Blyth Spartans - Match Preview

ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA
Chartered Management Accountant

EVOSTIK PREMIER DIVISION

Venue: Autoworld Arena, Matlock (DE4 3AR)
Date: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Kick Off: 19:45

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ADMISSION

£9 - Adults
£5.50 - Concession
£2 - under 15's with a paying adult

TEAM NEWS

Tonight's re-arranged fixture see's Spartans travel down to Matlock for their 4 consecutive away game. After Saturdays 0-0 at Rushall, Tom Wade and the rest of the squad will be hoping for a game with more chances to get the three points we desperately require to continue our fight for the play off's. A win tonight can see Spartans move 4 points away from Ashton in the last play off spot, with an additional game in hand.

Rushall's pitch was not exactly what you could call perfect and the hard ground has wore tiredness into the squad so Wade may have to shuffle the pack to keep fitness at the best level possible. Blyth can look forward to the trip as they are without defeat in March and have only conceded 3 goals in the past 6 league fixtures. Hopefully tonight we can build on our form and really push the teams above us to pressure them for that 5th place.

DIRECTIONS

- Head down the A1 Southbound
- At junction 38, take the M18 turn off at Sheffield/Scunthorpe
- At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the M18 ramp towards Sheffield (M1)
- Merge onto the M1
- Take junction 29, take the exit towards Mansfield/Matlock/Chesterfield
- At roundabout take the fifth exit onto A617
- At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Derby Road (A61)
- 0.6 miles later turn right onto St. Augustines Road
- At roundabout, take 2nd exit up Whitecotes Lane
- Continue onto Matlock Road (A632)
- 7.6 miles later take a right up Steep Turnpike
- At the roundabout take the 1st exit - ground is on the left.

IN THE AWAY DUG OUT

Mark Atkins - Ex Scunthorpe, Blackburn, Wolves, Doncaster, Shrewsbury and Harrogate player. He has been in charge of Matlock Town since 2008

DANGER MAN

Daniel Holland - 6 goals in March in what's been a poor month for the club

LAST TIME WE MET

Blyth Spartans 1-2 Matlock Town - Saturday 31st August 2013

http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=9953

RECORD AGAINST OPPOSITION

Played - 10
Won - 5
Lost - 1
Drew - 4

Scored - 16
Conceded - 10

MUTUAL FRIENDS

Don Page

OFFICIALS

Referee: Michael Connell
Assistants: Mark Findlay and Peter Walker