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December 2003
ACCRINGTON
STANLEY
Accrington boss John Coleman is able to welcome back
midfielder Ged Brannan for the visit of Aldershot.
Brannan was cup tied for the 1-1 draw with Bournemouth in
the FA Cup. Jonathan Smith is rated 50/50 after picking
up a knee injury while Steve Hollis is definitely out
with a broken wrist.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Paul Mullin 47
Shots on target Paul Mullin 33
Shots off target Lutel James 18
Assists Rory Prendergast 6
Crosses Rory Prendergast 106
Offsides Lutel James 32
Fouls Paul Mullin 44
Free-kicks won Lutel James 48
ALDERSHOT
Aldershot are without several key defenders as they
prepare to take on Accrington. Welsh under-21 centre-half
Matt Rees has been recalled from his loan spell by First
Division Millwall, while Ray Warburton and Dean Hooper
are suspended. But midfielder Tony Shields and striker
Tim Sills could return after serving one-match bans.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Tim Sills 57
Shots on target Tim Sills 33
Shots off tar-get Tim Sills 24
Assists Tim Sills 5
Crosses Dean Hooper 32
Offsides Roscoe D'Sane 18
Fouls Roscoe D'Sane 29
Free-kicks won Tim Sills 41
BARNET
Barnet boss Martin Allen will be without forward Peter
Beadle for the trip to Telford after he picked up a knee
injury. Midfielder Lewis Hogg has left the club my mutual
consent and Allen is currently looking to bring in a
replacement. Soloman Henry is available after a shoulder
problem.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Giuliano Grazioli 44
Shots on target Giuliano Grazioli 30
Shots off target Ben Strevens 14
Assists Ian Hendon 5
Crosses Mark Williams 44
Offsides Giuliano Grazioli 39
Fouls Danny Maddix 53
Free-kicks won Mark Williams 49
BURTON ALBION
Burton boss Nigel Clough is sweating on the fitness of
two key players ahead of his side's clash with Gravesend.
Forward Dale Anderson picked up a calf injury during the
FA Cup defeat against Hartlepool, while defender Steve
Chettle has suf-fered a recurrence of a back injury and
is rated doubtful.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Robert Talbot 27
Shots on target Robert Talbot 14
Shots off target Darren Stride 16
Assists Dale Anderson 6
Crosses Aaron Webster 41
Offsides Robert Talbot 17
Fouls Terry Henshaw 22
Free-kicks won Dale Anderson 33
CHESTER CITY
Chester boss Mark Wright will have a fully-fit squad to
choose from as he prepares his side to entertain
Stevenage. Several first-teamers played in a midweek
reserve friendly against Guiseley, running out
comfortable 14-2 winners. Striker Darren Stamp came
through unscathed, while Phil Bolland suffered no
reaction after returning from a foot injury.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Darryn Stamp 39
Shots on target Ben Davies 26
Shots off target Darryn Stamp 16
Assists Kevin McIntyre 11
Crosses Kevin McIntyre 55
Offsides Darryn Stamp 23
Fouls Darryn Stamp 48
Free-kicks won Ben Davies 42
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE
Dagenham will be without new striker Chris Moore for the
clash with Leigh RMI. Moore sits out again through
suspension but he will be available for the trip to
Stevenage on the 20th. Otherwise the Daggers report a
clean bill of health following their midweek County Cup
tie against East Sturrock United.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Mark Bentley 34
Shots on target Mark Bentley 24
Shots off target Mark Bentley 10
Assists Paul Bruce 4
Crosses Tarkan Mustafa 37
Offsides Leon Braithwaite 15
Fouls Mark Bentley 44
Free-kicks won Mark Bentley 30
EXETER
Exeter boss Eamonn Dolan will select from a full squad as
third placed City visit Halifax Town. The sides drew 1-1
on the opening day of the season but since then City have
gone on an unbeaten run which has put them among the
promotion candidates. Midfielder Martin Thomas (pelvis)
could come into contention after returning to training.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Sean Devine 45
Shots on target Sean Devine 28
Shots off target Sean Devine 17
Assists Steve Flack 7
Crosses James Coppinger 33
Offsides Steve Flack 33
Fouls Steve Flack 65
Free-kicks won Steve Flack 40
FARNBOROUGH
Farnborough boss Vic Searle will be without midfielder
Richard Hodgson for the visit of Scarborough. Hodgson is
sidelined by a one-match ban, but Searle has no other new
injury or suspensions worries. Dean Green is still out
with the knee prob-lem which has kept him sidelined for
over two months.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Richard Hodgson 25
Shots on target Richard Hodgson 12
Shots off target Richard Hodgson 13
Assists Richard Hodgson 4
Crosses Richard Hodgson 48
Offsides Ken Charlery 11
Fouls Nick Burton 35
Free-kicks won Sacha Opinel 38
FOREST GREEN
Forest Green manager Colin Addison is sweat-ing on the
fitness of several key players ahead of the trip to
Northwich. Jon Richardson, Gareth Stoker and Neil Grayson
were all forced to miss the draw with Exeter with
hamstring injuries. Kevin Langan (ankle) should be fit,
but Alexander Sykes and Scott Rogers are suspended.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Neil Grayson 35
Shots on target Neil Grayson 18
Shots off target Neil Grayson 17
Assists Neil Grayson 7
Crosses Martin Foster 35
Offsides Neil Grayson 18
Fouls Neil Grayson 40
Free-kicks won Neil Grayson 73
GRAVESEND & NORTHFLEET
Gravesend boss Andy Ford will be without defender Justin
Skinner for the trip to face Burton. Skinner has picked
up a knock and could be sidelined for up to four weeks.
The club can welcome back Rob Owen from a one-match
suspension but lose James Pinnock to a three-match ban.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Rob Haworth 24
Shots on target Rob Haworth 12
Shots off target Steve Perkins 15
Assists Ben Walshe 6
Crosses Ben Walshe 19
Offsides Rob Haworth 36
Fouls Rob Haworth 45
Free-kicks won Rob Haworth 30
HALIFAX TOWN
Halifax boss Chris Wilder will be without defender Mark
Monington for the visit of Exeter. Monington has had a
scan on his injured knee and will be sent to see a
specialist, but will only be sidelined for the short-term
Defender Adam Quinn is out until the New Year with a toe
injury.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Lewis Killeen 29
Shots on target Lewis Killeen 18
Shots off target Lee Elam 13
Assists Lee Elam 4
Crosses Ryan Mallon 43
Offsides Lewis Killeen 20
Fouls Christian Lee 32
Free-kicks won Christian Lee 40
HEREFORD UNITED
Hereford boss Graham Turner will be with-out Andy Tretton
and Steve Guinan for the clash with Tamworth. Defender
Tretton is out with a thigh injury while striker Guinan
has picked up a blow to his knee. The Bulls, who have hit
nine goals in their last two games, have no other injury
or suspension worries.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Stephen Guinan 58
Shots on target Stephen Guinan 34
Shots off target Ben Smith 26
Assists Paul Parry 6
Crosses Paul Parry 66
Offsides Stephen Guinan 30
Fouls Stephen Guinan 30
Free-kicks won Stephen Guinan 38
LEIGH RMI
Leigh RMI boss Phil Starbuck has completed the signing of
Ian Fitzpatrick on a one-month loan deal and the
defend-er should come into contention for the clash with
Dagenham. Fellow defender Steve Redmond should also play
a part after fully recovering from a calf problem.
Forward Ian Monk has joined Stalybridge.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots David McNiven 35
Shots on target David McNiven 25
Shots off target David McNiven 10
Assists Neil Robinson 4
Crosses Warren Peyton 43
Offsides David McNiven 35
Fouls David McNiven 40
Free-kicks won David McNiven 40
MARGATE
Margate boss Chris Kinnear is sweating on the fitness of
two key players ahead of his side's clash with Shrewsbury
Town on Sunday. Darren Watson (knee) and Jean-Michel
Sigere (ham-string) will both face late fitness tests,
despite coming on as substi-tutes in the 1-1 draw with
Farnborough last week.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Emmanuel Omoyinmi 25
Shots on target Emmanuel Omoyinmi 16
Shots off target Jay Saunders 11
Assists Adrian Clarke 4
Crosses Terry McFlynn 15
Offsides Che Stadhart 22
Fouls Graham Porter 37
Free-kicks won Sam Sodje 35
MORECAMBE
Morecambe boss Jim Harvey should have a fully-fit squad
to chose from as he prepares his side to face Woking.
On-loan defender Shaun Garnett missed last week's 4-0 win
over Tamworth with a knee injury but is likely to play.
Midfielder Stuart Drummond remains a long-term casualty
with a knee ligament injury.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Adriano Rigoglioso 34
Shots on target Adriano Rigoglioso 19
Shots off target Gary Thompson 16
Assists Gary Thompson 5
Crosses Adriano Rigoglioso 34
Offsides Danny Carlton 20
Fouls Danny Carlton 33
Free-kicks won David Perkins 43
NORTHWICH VICTORIA
Managerless Northwich will be without striker Chris Ward
for the visit of Forest Green. Ward is sidelined due to a
one-match ban, but the club have no other suspension or
injury worries. The club parted company with previous
boss Alvin McDonald on Tuesday and chairman David Stone
is likely to take charge.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Jonny Allan 28
Shots on target Jonny Allan 16
Shots off target Mark Devlin 13
Assists Chris Ward 3
Crosses Steve Garvey 48
Offsides Christopher Thompson 20
Fouls Jonny Allan 33
Free-kicks won Jonny Allan 32
SCARBOROUGH
Scarborough go into their clash with Farnborough without
Karl Rose. The striker is serving a one-match suspension,
but manager Russ Slade is hopeful that Chris Senior will
shake off a virus in time to partner Mark Quayle in
attack. Steve Capper is back from the World Youth
Championship and fellow full-back Steve Baker has
recovered from a thigh injury.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Mark Quayle 45
Shots on target Mark Quayle 23
Shots off target Mark Quayle 22
Assists Matthew Redmile 2
Crosses Michael Price 17
Offsides Mark Quayle 21
Fouls Karl Rose 36
Free-kicks won Mark Hotte 37
SHREWSBURY
Shrewsbury boss Jimmy Quinn will be without midfielder
Ian Fitzpatrick for the trip to face Margate on Sunday
after allowing him to join Conference rivals Leigh RMI on
a month's loan. Lee Bell is available for selection
having come through a reserve-team fixture following a
hamstring injury. Midfielder Martin O'Connor is
suspended.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Luke Rodgers 59
Shots on target Luke Rodgers 26
Shots off target Luke Rodgers 33
Assists Luke Rodgers 4
Crosses Stephen Jagielka 37
Offsides Luke Rodgers 46
Fouls Sam Aiston 39
Free-kicks won Luke Rodgers 34
STEVENAGE BOROUGH
Stevenage manager Graham Westley faces a selection
nightmare as he prepares his side to face Chester. The
squad have been hit by a bout of flu and Westley has had
to call up five youth team players. Defender Jason
Goodliffe and goalkeeper Mark Westhead remain long-term
absentees.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Anthony Elding 42
Shots on target Anthony Elding 25
Shots off target Anthony Elding 17
Assists Simon Wormull 6
Crosses Simon Travis 46
Offsides Anthony Elding 34
Fouls Barry Laker 36
Free-kicks won Barry Laker 26
TAMWORTH
Tamworth boss Darron Gee has a selection headache with
suspensions and injuries mounting up ahead of the clash
with Hereford. Paul Barnes is serving a three-match ban
while Jason Blunt is suspended for one match. Marcus
Ebdon is suffering from knee ligament damage and could be
sidelined for up to six weeks.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Mark Cooper 49
Shots on target Mark Cooper 28
Shots off target Mark Cooper 21
Assists Scott Rickards 2
Crosses Rob Warner 39
Offsides Scott Rickards 30
Fouls Matt Fisher 33
Free-kicks won Richard Follett 37
TELFORD
Telford boss Mick Jones is waiting on the fitness of
Scott Green ahead of his side's clash with Barnet. Green
picked up a knee injury and was forced to miss Telford's
goalless draw at Shrewsbury last weekend. Michael
Blackwood has recovered from an ankle knock, feeling no
ill-effects from his substitute appearance against the
Shrews.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Lee Mills 53
Shots on target Lee Mills 24
Shots off tar-get Lee Mills 29
Assists Lee Mills 4
Crosses Matthew Clarke 42
Offsides Lee Mills 18
Fouls Lee Mills 30
Free-kicks won Lee Mills 36
WOKING
Woking boss Glenn Cockerill could be without two key
players as he prepares his side to face Morecambe.
Defender Jon Boardman is doubtful with a hamstring injury
while midfielder Scott Canham has picked up a blow to his
knee. Otherwise Cockerill has no further injury or
suspension worries.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST
Shots Steve Ferguson 33
Shots on target Steve Ferguson 23
Shots off target Raphael Nade 18
Assists Scott Canham 4
Crosses Scott Canham 38
Offsides Amos Foyewa 22
Fouls Amos Foyewa 40
Free-kicks won Raphael Nade 35
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