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December 2003
ACCRINGTON
STANLEY
Accrington boss John Coleman is able to welcome back
Peter Cavanagh and Robbie Williams from sus-pension for
the FA Cup clash against Bournemouth. Coleman is also
hoping Dean Calcutt will be passed fit to play after
overcom-ing a hernia problem. Ged Brannan is cup-tied,
while Steve Hollis and Paul Cook are out.
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 boss Terry Brown welcomes midfielder Tony
Shields and striker Tim Sills back into his squad for the
FA Cup clash at Colchester. Both are returning from
suspension, but Aaron McLean and Dean Hooper are both
banned and Nick Roddis is out with a long-term 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 Roscoe D'Sane 18
Fouls Roscoe D'Sane 29
Free-kicks won Tim Sills 41
BARNET
Barnet boss Martin Allen has no injury or suspension
worries to contend with as he prepares his side for the
FA Cup clash against Yeovil. Allen will take an 18-man
squad to Huish Park with teenage striker Lee Roache
coming into the reckoning. Roache netted twice in the
Herts Senior Cup against Ware.
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 player-manager Nigel Clough will be without two
key players for the televised FA Cup second round visit
of Second Division high-fliers Hartlepool. On-loan
defender Adam Willis is suspended for one match while
Colin Hoyle, who is on loan from Halifax, is cup-tied.
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
Boss Mark Wright has no injury or suspension worries
ahead of high-flying Chester's trip to Halifax. Wright,
whose side are one point ahead of Hereford at the top of
the Conference table, looks set to pick the same team
that cruised to a 3-0 win against Margate last weekend.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Darryn Stamp 39
Shots on target Ben Davies 23
Shots off target Darryn Stamp 16
Assists Kevin McIntyre 10
Crosses Kevin McIntyre 54
Offsides Darryn Stamp 23
Fouls Darryn Stamp 48
Free-kicks won Ben Davies 40
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE
Dagenham welcome back Mark Bentley from a one-match
suspension for the visit of Northwich. Fellow defender
Tim Cole is also back from a ban, otherwise the Daggers
have no injury or suspension worries to contend with.
Meanwhile, striker Tris Whitman has been released from
his con-tract with the club.
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 34
Offsides Leon Braithwaite 14
Fouls Mark Bentley 43
Free-kicks won Mark Bentley 30
EXETER
Fourth-placed Exeter are at near full-strength ahead of
the visit of Forest Green. Midfielder Martin Thomas
(pelvis) remains the only injury doubt as City bid to
maintain their impressive unbeat-en home record. The
Grecians won 5-2 at Forest Green in the Conference on
September 13.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Sean Devine 44
Shots on target Sean Devine 27
Shots off target Sean Devine 17
Assists Steve Flack 7
Crosses James Coppinger 32
Offsides Steve Flack 33
Fouls Steve Flack 65
Free-kicks won Steve Flack 40
FARNBOROUGH
Farnborough boss Vic Searle is set to include new signing
Gerard Lavin in his squad to tackle Margate. Lavin has
signed Conference forms with the club and is expected to
make his debut against Chris Kinnear's men. Marc Thompson
(thigh) and Paul Harkness (knee) will both have late
fitness tests.
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 33
Free-kicks won Sacha Opinel 38
FOREST GREEN
Forest Green manager Colin Addison faces an injury crisis
ahead of his side's clash with Exeter. Defender Jon
Richardson, midfielder Gareth Stoker and striker Neil
Grayson are all struggling with hamstring injuries. Kevin
Langan has sustained an ankle knock while forward John
Cant is battling against a bout of flu.
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 able to welcome Lee
Protheroe, Paul Gibbs and Lee Shearer back into his squad
as he prepares for the visit of Second Division Notts
County in the FA Cup. Protheroe and Shearer came through
the Kent Senior Cup clash against Sittingbourne
unscathed, while Gibbs has recovered from flu.
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
Boss Chris Wilder will be able to pick from a
full-strength side when Halifax entertain Chester. Wilder
has no fresh injury or suspension worries to contend
with, and said: "It will be a difficult match, but
we are looking forward to it and we'll just have to see
what happens."
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 41
Offsides Lewis Killeen 20
Fouls Christian Lee 29
Free-kicks won Christian Lee 39
HEREFORD UNITED
Boss Graham Turner has revealed Hereford are looking to
bring in new faces over the next few weeks. Turner, whose
side are riding high in the Conference, said: "There
may be some developments over the next fortnight. If we
avoid injuries, I think we still need to add three
players, whether on loan or perma-nently."
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 chairman Bill Taylor believes the club have
shown a marked improvement under new boss Phil Starbuck.
Struggling Leigh have drawn three of their last four
matches, snatching a vital point against Forest Green
last weekend. Taylor said: "We are most certainly
going in the right direction."
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
Jean-Michel Sigere and Darren Watson ahead of the clash
against Farnborough. Striker Sigere is still suffering
from a tight hamstring and fellow forward Watson has a
knee injury, with both rated as 50/50.
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 35
Free-kicks won Sam Sodje 33
MORECAMBE
Morecambe boss Jim Harvey has no fresh injury or
suspension worries to contend with as he prepares his
side for the visit of Tamworth. Midfielder Stuart
Drummond remains a long-term casualty with a knee
ligament injury. Harvey can select the same team that
earned a share of the spoils against Aldershot last
weekend.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Adriano Rigoglioso 34
Shots on target Adriano Rigoglioso 19
Shots off target Gary Thompson 16
Assists Gary Thompson 3
Crosses Adriano Rigoglioso 34
Offsides Danny Carlton 18
Fouls Danny Carlton 30
Free-kicks won David Perkins 40
NORTHWICH VICTORIA
Boss Alvin McDonald will have a fully-fit squad to choose
from as he prepares his Northwich side for the tricky
trip to Dagenham. McDonald has no injury or suspension
wor-ries with Chris Thompson fit and available for
selection following a hamstring strain.
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
Ashley Sestanovich is expected to go into Scarborough's
starting line-up for the FA Cup clash at Port Vale after
rejoining the club on loan from Sheffield United. Winger
Keith Gilroy is expected to make his first start in three
months after recovering from a broken leg, while Karl
Rose and Mark Quayle (both ankle) are rated 50-50.
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
New Shrewsbury striker Jody Banim has expressed his
delight after completing a move from Radcliffe Borough.
The 25-year-old netted 97 goals in 125 games for the
UniBond League side, catching the eye of Town boss Jimmy
Quinn. Banim said: "I'm absolutely delighted the
move has come off and I can't wait to get started."
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 boss Graham Westley is play-ing his cards close
to his chest regarding the fitness of a trio of key
play-ers ahead of his side's FA Cup clash against
Swansea. Midfield duo Gary Holloway and Peter Costello
and forward Tony Battersby are all rated 50-50, but
Westley would not reveal the nature of their injuries.
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 can select from a near fully-fit
squad as he prepares his side to face Morecambe. Gee has
no new injury or suspension worries, with Scott Rickards
fully recov-ered from flu. Goalkeeper Phil Whitehead is
still out with a groin injury, so on-loan stopper Richard
Brush continues between the sticks.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Mark Cooper 45
Shots on target Mark Cooper 26
Shots off target Mark Cooper 19
Assists Scott Rickards 2
Crosses Rob Warner 39
Offsides Scott Rickards 30
Fouls Matt Fisher 33
Free-kicks won Richard Follett 36
TELFORD
Chris Murphy will miss Telford's FA Cup clash against
Second Division Brentford after suffering a seizure on
Tuesday. The 20-year-old is currently undergoing tests
with a cardiologist. The Bucks could also be without loan
defender Andy Wilkinson as Stoke do not want him to be
cup-tied.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Lee Mills 52
Shots on target Lee Mills 24
Shots off tar-get Lee Mills 28
Assists Lee Mills 4
Crosses Matthew Clarke 40
Offsides Lee Mills 17
Fouls Richard Lavery 30
Free-kicks won Lee Mills 34
WOKING
Woking boss Glenn Cockerill will be able to select
on-loan goalkeeper Scott Bevan for his side's FA Cup
clash against Kidderminster.The club have been given
permission by Southampton to play the talented stopper
and he looks likely to continue between the sticks.
Michael Johnson is the only absentee. He is cup-tied.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Steve Ferguson 29
Shots on target Steve Ferguson 21
Shots off target Raphael Nade 18
Assists Scott Canham 4
Crosses Scott Canham 38
Offsides Amos Foyewa 22
Fouls Ian Selley 38
Free-kicks won Raphael Nade 33
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