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December 2002
BARNET
Barnet striker Ben Strevens has returned to hospital for
more tests to find out the nature of an infection that is
affecting him. Strevens missed last weekend's clash with
Telford and spent Sunday night on a drip, before being
given antibiotics and discharged. He returned to hospital
when the pain did not subside.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Junior Agogo 76
Shots on target Junior Agogo 39
Shots off target Junior Agogo 37
Assists Mark Gower 8
Crosses Mark Gower 78
Offsides Junior Agogo 38
Fouls Ben Strevens 42
Free-kicks won Ben Strevens 47
BURTON ALBION
Burton Albion will have Stuart Reddington and Colin Hoyle
back from suspension for the visit of Dagenham. Only Andy
Sinton and Sean Farrell are definitely out and boss Nigel
Clough will name a strong squad. He said: "I will
select from the 16 who faced Halifax, plus the two back
from suspension."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Christian Moore 43
Shots on target Christian Moore 30
Shots off target Christian Moore 13
Assists Christian Moore 4
Crosses Aaron Webster 38
Offsides Christian Moore 32
Fouls Colin Hoyle 29
Free-kicks won Christian Moore 54
CHESTER
Chester City will have Ryan Sugden available for the
clash with Hereford United at the Deva Stadium. The
in-form strik-er's three-match ban - for his sending-off
against Morecambe on December 7 - kicks in this weekend
but, because the match has been brought for ward, he can
face the Bulls.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Ryan Sugden 47
Shots on target Ryan Sugden 27
Shots off target Ryan Sugden 20
Assists Kevin McIntyre 7
Crosses Kevin McIntyre 69
Offsides Michael Twiss 32
Fouls Scott Guyett 38
Free-kicks won Ryan Sugden 37
DAG & RED
Dagenham manager Garr y Hill is facing an anxious wait
ahead of the trip to Burton Albion, with doubts over
several of his first-team squad. Steve Heffer, Steve
Perkins and Steve West are all struggling, while Mark
Stein and Lee Goodwin are definitely out. Lee Matthews
and Ashley Vickers have had flu.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Steve West 36
Shots on target Steve West 18
Shots off target Steve West 18
Assists Junior McDougald 3
Crosses Paul Bruce 23
Offsides Mark Stein 20
Fouls Ashley Vickers 38
Free-kicks won Junior McDougald 40
DONCASTER
Doncaster manager Dave Penney will give Andy Watson until
the last possible moment to recover from a knee injury
before naming his side to face Halifax. The main absentee
is defender Simon Marples, who could be out "for up
to a month" after suffering a nasty gash which
required around 30 stitches.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Paul Barnes 41
Shots on target Paul Barnes 24
Shots off target Paul Barnes 17
Assists Justin Jackson 5
Crosses Dean Barrick 54
Offsides Paul Barnes 28
Fouls Paul Barnes 37
Free-kicks won Paul Barnes 52
FARNBOROUGH
Farnborough have injur y worries for the clash with
high-flying Scarborough at the McCain Stadium. Manager
Graham Westley, who will be without midfielder Danny
Carroll as he ser ves a one-match suspension, said:
"We've got half a dozen players who are all carr
ying knocks and will need tests."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Lenny Piper 34
Shots on target Lenny Piper 18
Shots off target Dean Green 19
Assists Justin Gregory 4
Crosses Michael Warner 52
Offsides Ken Charlery 24
Fouls Gary Holloway 32
Free-kicks won Gary Holloway 29
FOREST GREEN
Forest Green boss Colin Addison has a strong squad to
select from for the trip to Gravesend. Alan McLoughlin
misses out with a back injury, while Lee Russell is rated
50-50 with a hamstring strain. Everyone else is fit,
though, and Rovers travel on a high, looking for their
third win on the bounce.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Neil Grayson 38
Shots on target Neil Grayson 23
Shots off target Neil Grayson 15
Assists Kayode Odejayi 4
Crosses Martin Foster 47
Offsides Kayode Odejayi 26
Fouls Stephen Jenkins 34
Free-kicks won Neil Grayson 45
GRAVESEND
Gravesend boss Andy Ford will welcome back Nick Burton
and Matt Lee after suspension for the visit of Forest
Green. He is also able to call on new signings Louie
Evans and Kevin Budge, although the squad is not at full
strength. He said: "We are still lacking four or
five players with long-term injuries."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Che Stadhart 30
Shots on target Che Stadhart 17
Shots off target Jimmy Jackson 15
Assists Jimmy Jackson 6
Crosses Jimmy Jackson 34
Offsides Che Stadhart 29
Fouls Jimmy Strouts 42
Free-kicks won Jimmy Jackson 31
HALIFAX
Halifax manager Chris Wilder hopes to name an unchanged
side for the trip to Doncaster. He has been boosted by
the signing of Sheffield United starlet Lewis Killeen for
a further month. Wilder said: "I've been very
impressed with him and we're hoping he continues his rich
vein of form."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Ryan Mallon 33
Shots on target Ryan Mallon 21
Shots off target Ryan Mallon 12
Assists Craig Midgley 4
Crosses Ian Fitzpatrick 43
Offsides Simon Parke 15
Fouls Ian Fitzpatrick 30
Free-kicks won Ian Fitzpatrick 47
HEREFORD
Hereford manager Graham Turner has reported a clean bill
of health and no suspension worries for the match against
Chester. The Bulls travel to the Deva Stadium on the back
of two big wins - 4-0 against Barnet and 5-0 against
Woking - and are hope-ful of naming an unchanged squad.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Paul Parry 43
Shots on target Paul Parry 26
Shots off target Michael Rose 20
Assists Paul Parry 6
Crosses Michael Rose 59
Offsides Stephen Guinan 16
Fouls Matthew Clarke 32
Free-kicks won Stephen Guinan 37
KETTERING
Kettering manager Carl Shutt hopes to name an unchanged
side for the trip to Morecambe. He is also hopeful of
drafting in a couple of loan signings to bolster his
depleted squad over the Christmas period. He said:
"We're still working on that, although it probably
won't happen until next week."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Gez Murphy 27
Shots on target Gez Murphy 13
Shots off target Gez Murphy 14
Assists Shaun Murray 2
Crosses Shaun Murray 32
Offsides Gez Murphy 30
Fouls Gez Murphy 39
Free-kicks won Scott Goodwin 25
LEIGH
Leigh RMI have confirmed that Mark Patterson has been
appointed the club s new assistant manager. Boss Steve
Waywell has been looking for an assistant since Mark Ward
left the club last week to pursue media interests in
London, and was quick to snap up Patterson, who left
Scarborough last November.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Dino Maamria 58
Shots on target Dino Maamria 30
Shots off target Dino Maamria 28
Assists Stuart Whittaker 4
Crosses Stuart Whittaker 41
Offsides Dino Maamria 28
Fouls Dino Maamria 45
Free-kicks won Dino Maamria 47
MARGATE
Margate manager Chris Kinnear will throw new sign-ing
Jean-Michel Sigere straight into the squad against
Nuneaton, but Iain O'Connell and Jake Leberl are out
injured. Kinnear snapped up the former Bordeaux striker
from Stevenage and said: "If you've got a player who
scores regularly, the chances are you'll have a
suc-cessful side."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Leon Braithwaite 32
Shots on target Leon Braithwaite 15
Shots off target Leon Braithwaite 17
Assists Leon Braithwaite 4
Crosses Paul Lamb 38
Offsides Leon Braithwaite 27
Fouls John Keister 47
Free-kicks won Leon Braithwaite 46
MORECAMBE
Morecambe manager Jim Harvey hopes to name an unchanged
squad for the visit of Kettering after last week's 1-0
defeat by Forest Green. He reports no fresh problems and
says the squad is in good spirits going into the clash.
Harvey said: "We have no injuries and the players
are ver y confident."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Stuart Drummond 48
Shots on target Stuart Drummond 25
Shots off target Stuart Drummond 22
Assists Adriano Rigoglioso 5
Crosses Lee Elam 39
Offsides Danny Carlton 17
Fouls Adriano Rigoglioso 29
Free-kicks won Stuart Drummond 45
NORTHWICH
Nor thwich welcome back Shaun Came and Denny Ingram for
the game with Woking after both missed the defeat by
Yeovil through suspension. They will be in a near
full-strength Vics squad. Boss Jimmy Quinn said: "We
deserved something from the game, particularly after our
second-half display. "
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Gregg Blundell 42
Shots on target Gregg Blundell 23
Shots off target Gregg Blundell 19
Assists Kevin Street 4
Crosses Andrew Taylor 33
Offsides Gregg Blundell 20
Fouls Johnathan Allan 32
Free-kicks won Gregg Blundell 33
NUNEATON
Nuneaton Borough manager Steve Burr has report-ed a clean
bill of health ahead of the trip to Margate, and he is
hopeful of bringing in a couple of loan signings to
bolster the squad over Christmas. He said: "We've
made cutbacks to the squad recently, and I'd like to
bring in a couple of lads as cover. "
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Mark Quayle 49
Shots on target Mark Quayle 31
Shots off target Mark Quayle 18
Assists Mark Quayle 4
Crosses Andrew Ducros 24
Offsides Mark Quayle 32
Fouls Richard Lavery 27
Free-kicks won Mark Quayle 27
SCARBOROUGH
Scarborough boss Russell Slade will be able to call on
Neil Campbell and Gareth Stoker for the visit of
Farnborough after both missed last weekend's win over
Kettering through sus-pension. He will check on the
fitness of Shaun Rennison and Steve Baker, who are
struggling with injuries, before naming his side.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Keith Scott 45
Shots on target Keith Scott 30
Shots off target Keith Scott 15
Assists Anthony Ormerod 4
Crosses Paul Sheppherd 53
Offsides Keith Scott 31
Fouls Keith Scott 71
Free-kicks won Keith Scott 52
SOUTHPORT
Southport will give on-loan Mansfield defender Neil Moore
his debut against in-form Telford at Haig Avenue in place
of the suspended Martin Clark. Midfielder Neil Gibson and
defender Chris Lane are also banned, but experienced
defender Ian Nolan is likely to return after a long-term
ankle injury.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Mark Lloyd-Williams 32
Shots on target Peter Thomson 20
Shots off target Mark Lloyd-Williams 13
Assists Dean Howell 4
Crosses Dean Howell 67
Offsides Peter Thomson 44
Fouls Barry Jones 35
Free-kicks won Mark Winstanley 40
STEVENAGE
Stevenage Borough's preparations for the daunting trip to
Yeovil have been disrupted by the illness sweeping the
club. Gar y MacDonald, Robin Trott, Simon Wormull and
John Dreyer are the latest to be affected by the virus
and all are doubtful. Boss Wayne Turner said: "It's
been a nightmare for us."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Jamie Campbell 27
Shots on target Jean-Michel Sigere 14
Shots off target Martin Williams 15
Assists Sam McMahon 2
Crosses Simon Travis 34
Offsides Charlie MacDonald 18
Fouls Jamie Campbell 28
Free-kicks won Charlie MacDonald 29
TELFORD
Telford are set to be unchanged as they look to con-tinue
their superb run when they meet Southport. Jake King's
men have taken 16 points out of their last 18 to rise to
12th in the table. King said: "It's going to be a
tough game for us, but the way we are playing at the
moment we don't fear anybody. "
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots David Brown 39
Shots on target David Brown 27
Shots off target David Brown 12
Assists Paul Moore 3
Crosses Gareth Hanmer 30
Offsides David Brown 24
Fouls Grant Brown 43
Free-kicks won David Brown 34
WOKING
Nicky Banger is back in contention for Woking's trip to
Nor thwich after a hamstring problem, while Grant Payne
could also figure after an ankle injur y. Banger missed
last Saturday's 5-0 maul-ing at Hereford, while Payne has
been troubled for a fortnight. Chris Collins is out until
mid-January after a groin operation.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Warren Patmore 33
Shots on target Ben Abbey 23
Shots off target Jon Brady 16
Assists Jon Brady 3
Crosses Jon Brady 67
Offsides Ben Abbey 23
Fouls Warren Patmore 40
Free-kicks won Warren Patmore 42
YEOVIL
Conference leaders Yeovil can welcome back fit-again
midfielder Gavin Williams for the home game against
strugglers Stevenage after he missed last week's 2-1
victor y at Nor thwich with a hip injur y. Central
defender Tom White has recovered from a knee injur y but
is short of match-fitness.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Michael McIndoe 39
Shots on target Abdoulai Demba 23
Shots off target Michael McIndoe 24
Assists Lee Johnson 7
Crosses Michael McIndoe 72
Offsides Abdoulai Demba 14
Fouls Adam Lockwood 34
Free-kicks won Gavin Williams 45
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