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Match Preview: Bet Victor Division One South<\/strong><\/p>\n Highworth Town v Basingstoke Town<\/strong><\/p>\n When: Saturday 1st February 2020 Kick-off 3pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Where: The Elms Recreation Ground, Highworth, Swindon, Wilts. SN6 7DD<\/strong><\/p>\n Highworth Town (Nickname – The Worthians), Average 2019-20 Home Attendance 132<\/p>\n We face one of the few teams we have beaten this season, as we head into Wiltshire to face Highworth Town.<\/p>\n The game at Winchester back in early October was a game of two halves, as we went into the break two down, but the game was then turned on its head on 74 minutes, as a cross from the right was fluffed by the keeper, who dropped the ball back into his own net after jumping into Ben Wright.<\/p>\n An equaliser by Harrison Cliff and then a 90th minute winner by Zach Robinson, was enough to give us the 3-2 win.<\/p>\n Since then Highworth have maintained their mid-table position and currently sit in 13th place with an overall record of PLD 22 WON 7 DRAWN 5 LOST 10 GF 27 GA 32 PTS 26.<\/p>\n If there was ever a time to play Highworth then now is the time, as they have picked up just five points from there last 8 games, and scored only just five times in those same eight games. Having scored one goal less than us (27) this season, and have lost their last two games.<\/p>\n The Worthians have a home record of 4 wins and 7 losses, which is a worse home record than us. Their leading goal-scorers are forward Jacob Davidge and midfielder Edjidja Mbunga (Wally, do you remember), who both have six league goals.<\/p>\n In the centre of defence they have ex-Stoke player Ross Adams.<\/p>\n Jeff Roberts was removed as Manager of Highworth at the ned of December and has been replaced by John Fisher with assistance of Ross Adams.<\/p>\n Highworth were clearly unhappy with losing to us back in October, and will be out looking for revenge against a team seven places below them.<\/p>\n As for our Basingstoke side, we sat idle last week, well more like sat in the Cinderford clubhouse awaiting whether the game would go ahead on a fog-bound pitch. The initial delay to 3.15pm and then 3.30pm and then the postponement was met with a little cheer \u2018How XXXX must you be, we kept a clean sheet\u2019 from a couple of our fans, as we waited for the players before we headed back home. Cinderford fans who were still there took it quite amusingly.<\/p>\n With our point finally deducted, we moved back to the bottom of the league with the record now looking as PLD 21 Won 4 Drawn 3 Lost 14 GF 28 GA 58 \u2013 pts 1 total 14pts, and with 17 games remaining, a win this Saturday would be a perfect start.<\/p>\n On the injury front, with Dean Stow playing in the friendly on Tuesday, he will slot back into the squad, but possibly and hopefully in a more midfield role, which he played successfully a couple of times last season.<\/p>\n Rumours of an incoming ex-Stoke forward are still to be confirmed, but expect him in a Stoke shirt this Saturday, if even on the bench.<\/p>\n The week off also allowed one or two players with niggling injuries or illnesses to recover, so I am expecting a strong squad to travel to the outskirts of Swindon.<\/p>\n With the fact that both teams are not prolific scorers, this game could be a close one, so we simply need to take the chances when they come along.<\/p>\n With it being just a 48 mile journey to Highworth, I am hoping a decent Basingstoke following will travel to the game.<\/p>\n Please also note to those fans who like to stand down the side, this is a three-sided ground, as one side is fenced off.<\/p>\n Not going to mention the weather, but it is February!<\/p>\n Match Preview by Martin French..<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Match Preview: Bet Victor Division One South Highworth Town v Basingstoke Town When: Saturday 1st February 2020 Kick-off 3pm Where: The Elms Recreation Ground, Highworth, Swindon, Wilts. 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