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27 November 2003

ACCRINGTON STANLEY

Accrington manager John Coleman has a defensive headache ahead of the home clash with Barnet. Robbie Williams and Peter Cavanagh serve one-match bans after accumulating five yellow cards, while Steve Hollis is also missing after fracturing a wrist against Telford. However, Steve Halford is fully fit after coming through the 3-3 draw with Chester unscathed.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Paul Mullin 44
Shots on target Paul Mullin 30
Shots off target Lutel James 18
Assists Rory Prendergast 6
Crosses Rory Prendergast 102
Offsides Lutel James 30
Fouls Paul Mullin 43
Free-kicks won Lutel James 44

ALDERSHOT

Manager Terry Brown has been hit by a host of suspensions ahead of the home clash with Morecambe. Defender Dean Hooper begins a three-match absence following his red card against Scarborough, while loan midfielder Tony Shields and 11-goal striker Tim Sills serve one-game bans for accumulating five yellow cards. Nick Roddis remains sidelined by a knee injury.

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 Tim Sills 17
Fouls Roscoe D'Sane 29
Free-kicks won Tim Sills 41

BARNET

Manager Martin Allen will be without Soloman Henry for the trip to Accrington. Henry is still struggling with a shoulder injury which kept him out of the 2-2 draw with Scarborough on Tuesday. Giuliano Grazioli and Danny Maddix returned to action against Russell Slade's men after injury and suffered no adverse reaction.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Giuliano Grazioli 43
Shots on target Giuliano Grazioli 30
Shots off target Ben Strevens 13
Assists Ian Hendon 5
Crosses Mark Williams 42
Offsides Giuliano Grazioli 36
Fouls Danny Maddix 53
Free-kicks won Mark Williams 46

BURTON ALBION

Manager Nigel Clough sticks with the same squad that won against Leigh for the trip to Woking. Craig Dudley, Jon Howard and Robbie Talbot made successful comebacks on Tuesday but Andy Ducros remains sidelined with chickenpox. Defender Ian Wright is expected to be out of action until New Year after an ankle operation.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Robert Talbot 25
Shots on target Robert Talbot 13
Shots off target Robert Talbot 12
Assists Dale Anderson 5
Crosses Aaron Webster 39
Offsides Dale Anderson 17
Fouls Terry Henshaw 22
Free-kicks won Dale Anderson 32

CHESTER CITY

Boss Mark Wright is hopeful of having midfielder Carl Ruffer and defender Phil Bolland back in his squad for the match against Margate. Both are expected to be in contention after ankle injuries. Wayne Brown is set to continue in goal with Ian McCaldon still sidelined with a groin problem.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Darryn Stamp 38
Shots on target Darryn Stamp 21
Shots off target Darryn Stamp 16
Assists Kevin McIntyre 8
Crosses Kevin McIntyre 52
Offsides Darryn Stamp 23
Fouls Darryn Stamp 46
Free-kicks won Ben Davies 39

DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE

Dagenham have completed the signing of Chris Moore from Ryman League side Northwood, but the striker will not feature at Telford. Moore must complete a four-match suspension before making his Daggers debut. Defender Tim Cole will also miss out through suspension after being shown the yellow card five times this season.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Mark Bentley 33
Shots on target Mark Bentley 23
Shots off target Mark Bentley 10
Assists Paul Bruce 3
Crosses Tarkan Mustafa 33
Offsides Leon Braithwaite 14
Fouls Mark Bentley 43
Free-kicks won Mark Bentley 30

EXETER

Exeter are at near full-strength for the trip to Stevenage Borough. Leslie Afful, an unused substitute against Shrewsbury on Tuesday, retains his place in the squad following his return to full fit-ness. Manager Eamonn Dolan reported no fresh injuries following the midweek win, but midfielder Martin Thomas remains sidelined by a groin problem.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Sean Devine 43
Shots on target Sean Devine 26
Shots off target Sean Devine 17
Assists Steve Flack 7
Crosses James Coppinger 32
Offsides Steve Flack 33
Fouls Steve Flack 64
Free-kicks won Steve Flack 39

FARNBOROUGH

Farnborough caretaker boss Vic Searle has no fresh injury worries ahead of the trip to high-flying Hereford. Midfielder Dean Green remains sidelined with the knee problem which has ruled him out for six weeks. "Dean Green is out but everyone else is fine and we have no suspensions," said Searle.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Richard Hodgson 24
Shots on target Richard Hodgson 11
Shots off target Richard Hodgson 13
Assists Richard Hodgson 4
Crosses Sacha Opinel 41
Offsides Ken Charlery 10
Fouls Nick Burton 31
Free-kicks won Sacha Opinel 37

FOREST GREEN

Forest Green welcome back Denny Ingram from suspension for the match against Leigh. Kevin Langan is still struggling with an ankle problem and Jon Richardson is rated doubtful after breaking down with a recurrence of a hamstring injury. Jamie Moralee comes into contention for a starting place, having missed the defeat by Morecambe because of flu.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Neil Grayson 29
Shots on target Neil Grayson 15
Shots off target Neil Grayson 14
Assists Neil Grayson 5
Crosses Martin Foster 33
Offsides Neil Grayson 17
Fouls Neil Grayson 40
Free-kicks won Neil Grayson 69

GRAVESEND & NORTHFLEET

New loan signing Lee Protheroe is expected to be in the Gravesend squad for the clash with Scarborough. The midfielder arrived at Stonebridge Road on a one-month deal from Canvey Island on Thursday. Steve McKimm should recover from the knock that forced him off in the second half of the midweek defeat by Dagenham & Redbridge.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Rob Haworth 23
Shots on target Rob Haworth 11
Shots off target Steve Perkins 15
Assists Ben Walshe 6
Crosses Ben Walshe 19
Offsides Rob Haworth 35
Fouls Rob Haworth 42
Free-kicks won Rob Haworth 29

HALIFAX TOWN

Halifax manager Chris Wilder has no fresh injury worries ahead of the trip to Northwich. Adam Quinn is set to be out for eight weeks after breaking a bone in his foot during training last week. "He's had an operation on his toe and will be out until after Christmas. Other than that we are at full strength," said Wilder.

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 37
Offsides Lewis Killeen 20
Fouls Christian Lee 29
Free-kicks won Christian Lee 39

HEREFORD UNITED

Boss Graham Turner will be without the sus-pended Tamika Mkandawire for the match against Farnborough. Defender Andy Tretton remains sidelined with the thigh problem which has kept him out of action for over two months. "Apart from Tretton and Mkandawire, everyone else is available," said Turner, who saw his side demolish Halifax 7-1 in midweek.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Stephen Guinan 56
Shots on target Stephen Guinan 34
Shots off target Ben Smith 24
Assists Ben Smith 5
Crosses Paul Parry 60
Offsides Stephen Guinan 29
Fouls Stephen Guinan 28
Free-kicks won Stephen Guinan 36

LEIGH RMI

Midfielder Ged Kielty could return to the Leigh squad to face Forest Green after completing a loan spell at Stalybridge. Veteran defender Steve Redmond also comes back into contention for a place in Phil Starbuck's line-up following the calf problem which has kept him out of action for a fortnight.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots David McNiven 34
Shots on target David McNiven 24
Shots off target David McNiven 10
Assists Neil Robinson 4
Crosses Warren Peyton 42
Offsides David McNiven 33
Fouls David McNiven 40
Free-kicks won David McNiven 38

MARGATE

Margate boss Chris Kinnear will be without the sus-pended Samuel Sodje and Jay Saunders for the trip to Chester. Darren Watson (knee) and Jean-Michel Sigere (hamstring) face late fitness tests, while Chris Zoricich is likely to be sidelined with a rib injury. Darren Annon is expected to be named in the squad after recovering from a back problem.

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 21
Fouls Graham Porter 32
Free-kicks won Sam Sodje 33

MORECAMBE

Morecambe boss Jim Harvey is set to name an unchanged side against Aldershot after reporting no fresh injury worries following the win over Forest Green. New signing Terry McFlynn was replaced shortly after the hour on Tuesday but will be fit to face the Shots. Stuart Drummond remains out long-term with a knee ligament injury.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Adriano Rigoglioso 34
Shots on target Adriano Rigoglioso 19
Shots off target Gary Thompson 15
Assists Gary Thompson 3
Crosses Adriano Rigoglioso 34
Offsides Danny Carlton 17
Fouls Danny Carlton 29
Free-kicks won David Perkins 39

NORTHWICH VICTORIA

Northwich boss Alvin McDonald is expected to welcome Steve Garvey back into his squad for the visit of Halifax. The striker, who suffered slight concussion after receiving a bang on the head against Woking last weekend, missed Tuesday's 1-0 win at Telford. Chris Thompson is doubtful with a hamstring injury and Andy Woods suspended.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Jonny Allan 28
Shots on target Jonny Allan 16
Shots off target Jonny Allan 12
Assists Chris Ward 3
Crosses Steve Garvey 48
Offsides Christopher Thompson 20
Fouls Jonny Allan 33
Free-kicks won Jonny Allan 32

SCARBOROUGH

Scarborough again have doubts over strikers Mark Quayle and Karl Rose ahead of the trip to Gravesend. Quayle is suffering with long-standing thigh and ankle injuries while Rose is struggling after playing two games in four days on a sore ankle. Steve Baker is rated 50-50 to overcome a thigh problem.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Mark Quayle 43
Shots on target Mark Quayle 22
Shots off target Mark Quayle 21
Assists Matthew Redmile 2
Crosses Michael Price 17
Offsides Mark Quayle 19
Fouls Karl Rose 33
Free-kicks won Mark Hotte 36

SHREWSBURY

Shrewsbury boss Jimmy Quinn will be without midfielder Jamie Tolley for the trip to Tamworth as he serves a one-match ban. Striker Luke Rodgers, who scored in the midweek defeat at Exeter after recovering from a toe injury, is expected to make the squad despite missing training this week with a ham-string problem.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Luke Rodgers 56
Shots on target Luke Rodgers 24
Shots off target Luke Rodgers 32
Assists Luke Rodgers 4
Crosses Stephen Jagielka 37
Offsides Luke Rodgers 45
Fouls Sam Aiston 38
Free-kicks won Luke Rodgers 31

STEVENAGE BOROUGH

Stevenage manager Graham Westley will be without Steve Watson for the match against Exeter as he serves a one-match suspension. Peter Costello is in contention after returning to training, while Simon Wormull faces a late fitness test on an ankle injury. Jason Goodliffe and Mark Westhead remain long-term absentees with ligament and groin problems respectively.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Anthony Elding 40
Shots on target Anthony Elding 23
Shots off target Anthony Elding 17
Assists Simon Wormull 4
Crosses Simon Travis 46
Offsides Anthony Elding 33
Fouls Barry Laker 36
Free-kicks won Barry Laker 25

TAMWORTH

Tamworth boss Darron Gee has new signing Lee Ayres available for the match against Shrewsbury. The 21-year-old defender, who has spent a month on loan with Gee's side, has joined on a permanent basis after being released by Kidderminster. Ayres could replace Richard Dryden, who is rated 50-50 to recover from a back injury.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Mark Cooper 43
Shots on target Mark Cooper 25
Shots off target Mark Cooper 18
Assists Scott Rickards 2
Crosses Rob Warner 39
Offsides Scott Rickards 30
Fouls Matt Fisher 33
Free-kicks won Richard Follett 32

TELFORD

Telford boss Mick Jones is unlikely to risk Chris Murphy against Dagenham despite a significant improvement in his hamstring injury. Murphy, who has netted nine goals in six games, was replaced towards the end of the 5-1 victory over Accrington. Jones said: "I think we've caught the injury early enough and I don't expect him to be out long-term."

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Lee Mills 49
Shots on target Lee Mills 24
Shots off tar-get Lee Mills 25
Assists Lee Mills 4
Crosses Matthew Clarke 40
Offsides Lee Mills 17
Fouls Richard Lavery 30
Free-kicks won Lee Mills 32

WOKING

Woking boss Glenn Cockerill has no injury or suspension worries ahead of the clash with Burton. Goalkeeper Ashley Bayes is in contention after recovering from a back problem but loan signing Scott Bevan is likely to continue in goal. Bevan has conceded just one goal in three Conference games since his arrival from Southampton two weeks ago.

PLAYER WITH THE MOST…

Shots Steve Ferguson 28
Shots on target Steve Ferguson 20
Shots off target Raphael Nade 18
Assists Scott Canham 4
Crosses Scott Canham 38
Offsides Amos Foyewa 22
Fouls Amos Foyewa 36
Free-kicks won Raphael Nade 33

 
       
 

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