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17 April 2003

BARNET

Barnet caretaker manager Martin Allen has a fully-fit squad to choose from ahead of the trip to relegation-threatened Gravesend. Defenders Guy Butters and Matt Langston are avail-able after extending their loans until the end of the season, whilst Danny Brown has been added to the squad following a long-term injury.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Junior Agogo 123
Shots on target Junior Agogo 65
Shots off target Junior Agogo 58
Assists Mark Gower 16
Crosses Mark Gower 116
Offsides Junior Agogo 64
Fouls Junior Agogo 46
Free-kicks won Junior Agogo 66

BURTON ALBION

Burton manager Nigel Clough expects a clean bill of health for the trip to Conference champions Yeovil. Clough insists one more win will secure the Brewers' Conference survival, but does not believe that the task will be made any easi-er by the fact Yeovil have already secured promotion.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Christian Moore 71
Shots on target Christian Moore 50
Shots off target Christian Moore 21
Assists Christian Moore 6
Crosses Andy Sinton 62
Offsides Christian Moore 58
Fouls Darren Stride 49
Free-kicks won Christian Moore 93

CHESTER

Chester boss Mark Wright is without Danny Collins (calf) for the trip to Nuneaton. Mark Beesley misses out with an ankle problem, while Carl Ruffer is suspended. Wayne Hatswell completes a two-match ban, while Mark Quayle, who joined City on loan from Nuneaton, starts a three-match suspension.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Ryan Sugden 61
Shots on target Daryl Clare 39
Shots off target Ryan Sugden 25
Assists Kevin McIntyre 9
Crosses Kevin McIntyre 164
Offsides Michael Twiss 38
Fouls Scott Guyett 62
Free-kicks won Ryan Sugden 52

DAG & RED

Dagenham & Redbridge manager Garry Hill will again be without striker Junior McDougald (back) when his side meet Woking. Midfielder Paul Bruce, meanwhile, has been ruled out for the season after suffering a recurrence of a groin strain which has sidelined him since November. Hill is also without sus-pended defender Ashley Vickers.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Steve West 69
Shots on target Steve West 39
Shots off target Steve West 30
Assists John McGrath 6
Crosses John McGrath 42
Offsides Junior McDougald 43
Fouls Ashley Vickers 65
Free-kicks won Junior McDougald 66

DONCASTER

Doncaster will be without midfielder Don Goodman for the trip to Stevenage as he has been ruled out for a fortnight with a calf injury. Greg Blundell (hamstring) is out, but Tyrone Thompson will get the chance to make his debut after recovering from an ankle problem. Richard Ravenhill begins a two-match ban, but Jamie Patterson (knee) is back in contention.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Paul Barnes 87
Shots on target Paul Barnes 52
Shots off target Paul Barnes 35
Assists Paul Barnes 8
Crosses Dean Barrick 60
Offsides Paul Barnes 44
Fouls Paul Barnes 68
Free-kicks won Paul Barnes 87

FARNBOROUGH

Farnborough manager Ian McDonald is likely to be without Gary Butterworth for the trip to Margate as the former Rushden & Diamonds midfielder has an ankle problem. McDonald is likely to welcome back Jim Rodwell and Darren Annon, who both missed the Chester game on Tuesday through illness, while Ken Charlery and Geoff Pitcher will also be available.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Rocky Baptiste 73
Shots on target Rocky Baptiste 44
Shots off target Lenny Piper 30
Assists Lenny Piper 6
Crosses Chris Piper 73
Offsides Rocky Baptiste 41
Fouls Ken Charlery 49
Free-kicks won Dean Green 38

FOREST GREEN

Forest Green boss Colin Addison will be with-out suspended defender Darren Jones for the encounter with Telford. Defender Kevin Langan is doubtful with a hamstring injury, but Matthew Russell and Neil Grayson are likely to return following ankle and hamstring problems respectively. Alan McLoughlin is likely to announce his retirement shortly.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Neil Grayson 61
Shots on target Neil Grayson 37
Shots off target Neil Grayson 24
Assists Gary Owers 6
Crosses Martin Foster 76
Offsides Kayode Odejayi 40
Fouls Neil Grayson 57
Free-kicks won Neil Grayson 81

GRAVESEND

Gravesend manager Andy Ford believes the Barnet game is a must-win clash as his side seek to retain their Conference status. The home side will again be without midfielder Mark Bentley, who is serving the second game of a three-match ban, while Ford will monitor a couple of players that are carrying knocks.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Jimmy Jackson 58
Shots on target Che Stadhart 30
Shots off target Jimmy Jackson 30
Assists Jimmy Jackson 7
Crosses Jimmy Jackson 48
Offsides Che Stadhart 52
Fouls Jimmy Strouts 63
Free-kicks won Jimmy Jackson 53

HALIFAX

Halifax will be without forwards Simon Parke and Neil Tolson for the clash with relegated Kettering. Parke has delayed a hernia operation, but aggravated the injury against Hereford last weekend, while Tolson came off in the same match with a knee lig-ament problem. Town welcome back Kevin Sandwith back from suspension. Michael Senior has been added to the squad.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Brian Quailey 47
Shots on target Brian Quailey 24
Shots off target Brian Quailey 23
Assists Craig Midgley 6
Crosses Ian Fitzpatrick 60
Offsides Brian Quailey 27
Fouls Brian Quailey 56
Free-kicks won Ian Fitzpatrick 74

HEREFORD

Hereford boss Graham Turner has no fresh injury or suspension worries ahead of the game with struggling Leigh RMI. Paul Parry is set to return, although Andrew Tretton is likely to miss out. Turner may decide to freshen things up, with Jamie Pitman and John Grant pushing for starting places.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Paul Parry 87
Shots on target Paul Parry 50
Shots off target Paul Parry 37
Assists Paul Parry 12
Crosses Paul Parry 112
Offsides Stephen Guinan 26
Fouls Andrew Tretton 43
Free-kicks won Stephen Guinan 58

KETTERING

Acting Kettering manager Dominic Genovese will be without Karl Colley for the clash with Halifax after he was stretchered off with an Achilles problem against Barnet. Scott Goodwin serves the first game of a three-match ban. Loan forward Alex Revell has been recalled by Cambridge, while Lee Howarth and Shaun Murray are missing.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Gez Murphy 32
Shots on target Gez Murphy 16
Shots off target Gez Murphy 16
Assists Shaun Murray 5
Crosses Shaun Murray 48
Offsides Gez Murphy 41
Fouls Gez Murphy 56
Free-kicks won Scott Goodwin 56

LEIGH

Leigh RMI boss Mark Patterson has a clean bill of health as his side go into the vital Easter period knowing their Conference fate could be sealed. The only absentee for the game at Hereford is defender Martin Lancaster, who misses the final three games of the season through suspension following his dismissal at Stevenage.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Dino Maamria 69
Shots on target Dino Maamria 36
Shots off target Dino Maamria 33
Assists Andy Heald 4
Crosses Stuart Whittaker 49
Offsides Dino Maamria 39
Fouls Dino Maamria 59
Free-kicks won Dino Maamria 54

MARGATE

Margate boss Chris Kinnear should have a full squad to choose from for the Conference clash with Farnborough. Phil Collins has trained this week and is in contention after recovering from a hamstring injury picked up against Hereford, while Leon Braithwaite and Simon Beard have also returned to training.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Leon Braithwaite 40
Shots on target Leon Braithwaite 18
Shots off target Jay Saunders 22
Assists Adrian Clarke 7
Crosses Paul Lamb 43
Offsides Leon Braithwaite 49
Fouls John Keister 71
Free-kicks won Leon Braithwaite 59

MORECAMBE

Morecambe boss Jim Harvey will be without Adriano Rigoglioso for the meeting with Scarborough, but other-wise has no other concerns. The Shrimps midfielder will miss the final three games of the season through suspension. The pressure will be off Morecambe this weekend after they secured their place in the Conference play-offs with victory at Farnborough last week.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Stuart Drummond 85
Shots on target Adriano Rigoglioso 43
Shots off target Stuart Drummond 44
Assists Gary Thompson 9
Crosses Adriano Rigoglioso 84
Offsides Wayne Curtis 35
Fouls Gary Thompson 55
Free-kicks won Stuart Drummond 74

NORTHWICH

Northwich player-manager Jimmy Quinn is doubt-ful for the visit of Southport with a calf injury. The former Northern Ireland international may also be without defender Greg Rioch, who has a hamstring problem. Quinn describes the Southport game as "the biggest of our season", as the Vics try to avoid slip-ping into the relegation fight.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Gregg Blundell 69
Shots on target Gregg Blundell 41
Shots off target Gregg Blundell 28
Assists Gregg Blundell 6
Crosses Steve Garvey 55
Offsides Gregg Blundell 50
Fouls Johnathan Allan 48
Free-kicks won Mark Devlin 54

NUNEATON

Nuneaton Borough utility player Jon Dyson returns to contention for the home game against high-flying Chester after serving a one-match ban. Steve Burr's side sustained no new injuries in last weekend's win 2-1 win at Telford and have no sus-pensions for the visit of Mark Wright's promotion hopefuls.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Mark Quayle 63
Shots on target Mark Quayle 41
Shots off target Mark Quayle 22
Assists Mark Quayle 5
Crosses Michael Love 45
Offsides Mark Quayle 43
Fouls Richard Lavery 61
Free-kicks won Richard Lavery 44

SCARBOROUGH

Scarborough boss Russell Slade will be with-out George Cohen and Anthony Ormerod for the trip to Morecambe. Cohen and Ormerod missed last weekend's victory over Forest Green Rovers with calf and Achilles injuries respec-tively. Boro are out of the play-off picture, but Slade insists there will be no let-up for the trip to Lancashire.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Keith Scott 58
Shots on target Keith Scott 37
Shots off target Keith Scott 21
Assists David Pounder 6
Crosses Paul Shepherd 74
Offsides Keith Scott 37
Fouls Keith Scott 88
Free-kicks won Keith Scott 66

SOUTHPORT

Southport boss Mike Walsh may make changes as his side look to make certain of their Conference status for next season at Northwich. Lee Ashcroft (hamstring/back) and top scor-er Peter Thomson may return after missing the Margate game through injury, while Neil Moore is available after serving a two-match suspension.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Steve Jones 51
Shots on target Peter Thomson 29
Shots off target Steve Jones 27
Assists Dean Howell 5
Crosses Dean Howell 107
Offsides Peter Thomson 64
Fouls Barry Jones 55
Free-kicks won Barry Jones 58

STEVENAGE

Stevenage manager Graham Westley has been dealt a double suspension blow ahead of the home game with Doncaster. Striker Tony Battersby starts a three-match ban follow-ing his sending-off in the 3-1 win over Leigh RMI, while Nathan Bunce sits out the next two games after collecting 10 yellow cards. Utility man Mickey Warner may start.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Simon Wormull 45
Shots on target Justin Richards 18
Shots off target Simon Wormull 29
Assists Simon Wormull 8
Crosses Simon Travis 65
Offsides Charlie MacDonald 26
Fouls Jason Goodliffe 42
Free-kicks won Jason Goodliffe 39

TELFORD

Telford duo Martin Barlow and Mark Foran are strug-gling to overcome hamstring injuries ahead of the clash with Forest Green Rovers. Manager Jake King also has a concern over Peter Smith, who has ankle trouble. Forward David Brown is ruled out through suspension, so King is again expecting to have only one outfield player on the bench.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots David Brown 64
Shots on target David Brown 47
Shots off target David Brown 17
Assists David Brown 6
Crosses Gareth Hanmer 57
Offsides Paul Moore 56
Fouls Mark Foran 64
Free-kicks won David Brown 67

WOKING

Woking boss Glenn Cockerill is likely to name an unchanged side against Dagenham, who have already qualified for the end-of-season play-offs. With no fresh injury and suspension concerns, Amos Foyewa, who notched a brace in the 2-2 draw with Chester, is again likely to lead the attack.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Warren Patmore 54
Shots on target Warren Patmore 30
Shots off target Warren Patmore 24
Assists Raphael Nade 5
Crosses Jon Brady 67
Offsides Warren Patmore 30
Fouls Warren Patmore 58
Free-kicks won Warren Patmore 69

YEOVIL

Conference champions Yeovil are expected to keep faith with their winning line-up for their all-ticket clash with Burton at Huish Park. Glovers assistant manager Steve Thompson reports no new injuries from the side that won 4-0 at Doncaster Rovers to clinch promotion to the Football League. He said: "Everyone is fit and raring to go."

PLAYER WITH THE MOST...

Shots Michael McIndoe 75
Shots on target Kirk Jackson 37
Shots off target Michael McIndoe 41
Assists Michael McIndoe 14
Crosses Michael McIndoe 159
Offsides Michael McIndoe 26
Fouls Adam Lockwood 58
Free-kicks won Michael McIndoe 64

 
       
 

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