Northwich Sport

Northwich Victoria host best travellers in the league when Marine visit this weekend

By Andrew Simpson

3:31pm Friday 27th January 2012

Northwich Victoria v Marine (Kick off 3pm)
Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Premier Division
Venue Victoria Stadium
Referee Ian Smedley (Derby)
Odds (bwin.com) Vics 3/5, Draw 13/5, Marine 17/5
Previous meeting Vics 4 Marine 0 (November 8, 2011, Doodson Sport Cup Third Round)

Vics (from) Hinchliffe (GK), Collins, Disney, Horne, Kearney, Short, Smyth, Abbott, Armstrong, Ennis, Field, Fitzpatrick, Kinsella, Riley, Woolfe, Budrys, Clarke, Evans, Johnson, Wade
Doubtful none
Injured none
Suspended none
Disciplinary (up to end December 2011) Y32 R3
Top scorer Wayne Riley (14)
Form (Past six home in league) D D W W L W
Record (Home) P14 W8 D4 L2 F23 A12 Pts28
Record (Overall) Pos3 P26 W17 D6 L3 F49 A22 Pts54 (Three points deducted)

Marine (from) McMahon (GK), Williams (GK), Louis Barnes, Sam Barnes, Brazier, Duff, Latham, Lundon, Shaw, Paul Brown, Dawson, Goulding, Lawton, Ordish, Byers, Gargan, Harvey, Rey
Doubtful Sam Barnes (n/k), Lawton (n/k), Rey (n/k)
Injured Matthew Brown (hernia)
Suspended Fowler (two matches), Moore (one match)
Disciplinary (up to end of December 2011) Y45 R1
Top scorer Neil Harvey (16)
Form (Past six away in league) W D W W W W
Record (Away) P14 W9 D3 L2 F26 A12 Pts30
Record (Overall) Pos5 P28 W15 D4 L9 F45 A32 Pts49

Match Pointers
NORTHWICH return ‘home’ this weekend when they hope to kick-start their title challenge after back-to-back draws in the Premier Division.

It leaves them two points adrift of top spot.

Managerless Vics have lost only once in their past 13 league and cup encounters – a 2-1 defeat at Stalybridge Celtic in the Cheshire FA Senior Cup – but last won a league match in front of their own fans on December 17.

Vics have beaten the Mariners twice already this term, including a four-goals thrashing in the Doodson Sport Cup, keeping their sheet clean twice too.

Stand-in boss Wayne Porter has everybody available for the start of a crucial seven days in Vics’ season with a trip to table-toppers Hednesford Town next up on Tuesday.

Marine’s 2-1 win at Whitby Town last weekend means they have picked up more points on the road this term – 30 – than any of their rivals in the Northern Premier League’s top tier.

They have won five of their past six away from the Arriva Stadium, losing last on November 12 at North Ferriby United.

Former Northwich stopper Matthew Brown is absent through injury this weekend, while Joe Fowler starts a two-matches ban.

Thomas Moore completes a suspension too.

Top scorer Neil Harvey swelled his season goals tally to 16 with the winner against Hednesford Town in midweek, a win that strengthens his team’s hold on a play-offs place.

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