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December 2003
ACCRINGTON
STANLEY
Rory Prendergast and Andy Procter will play no part for
Accrington at Leigh as both are serving one-match bans
after being booked five times this season. Ged Brannan is
back in contention after being cup-tied for the match
against Bournemouth, but Steve Hollis remains sidelined
(wrist).
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Paul Mullin 48
Shots on target Paul Mullin 34
Shots off target Lutel James 19
Assists Rory Prendergast 8
Crosses Rory Prendergast 114
Offsides Lutel James 33
Fouls Paul Mullin 44
Free-kicks won Lutel James 50
ALDERSHOT
Aldershot boss Terry Brown has no new injury wor-ries to
contend with ahead of his side's home game against
Margate. Nick Roddis is the only long-term absentee - he
will be sidelined for the rest of the season with a
cruciate knee ligament injury.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Tim Sills 58
Shots on target Tim Sills 33
Shots off tar-get Tim Sills 25
Assists Tim Sills 5
Crosses Dean Hooper 35
Offsides Roscoe D'Sane 19
Fouls Tim Sills 32
Free-kicks won Tim Sills 46
BARNET
Barnet have parted company with striker Peter Beadle
ahead of the home game with Farnborough. The former
Brentford man has left Underhill to become player-coach
at Team Bath. Ben Strevens is struggling with a hamstring
injury, while Guiliano Grazioli, Ian Hendon and Simon
King are suspended after picking up five bookings.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Giuliano Grazioli 46
Shots on target Giuliano Grazioli 32
Shots off target Ben Strevens 14
Assists Ian Hendon 5
Crosses Mark Williams 44
Offsides Giuliano Grazioli 40
Fouls Danny Maddix 59
Free-kicks won Mark Williams 49
BURTON ALBION
Burton player-manager Nigel Clough will be without
defensive duo Ian Wright and Adam Willis for the trip to
Shrewsbury. Wright is still recovering from a long-term
ankle prob-lem while Willis remains sidelined after
suffering whiplash in a road accident last weekend. Steve
Chettle (back) faces a late fitness test.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Robert Talbot 35
Shots on target Robert Talbot 20
Shots off target Darren Stride 16
Assists Dale Anderson 6
Crosses Aaron Webster 43
Offsides Robert Talbot 20
Fouls Terry Henshaw 24
Free-kicks won Dale Anderson 33
CHESTER CITY
Chester goalkeeper Wayne Brown will miss the clash with
Tamworth after fracturing a bone in his foot. Ian
McCaldon will start between the posts, with Brown
expected to be out for six weeks. Jon Brady has joined
Stevenage on a permanent deal, while Mark Beesley has
also been released.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Darryn Stamp 39
Shots on target Ben Davies 27
Shots off target Darryn Stamp 16
Assists Kevin McIntyre 11
Crosses Kevin McIntyre 58
Offsides Darryn Stamp 23
Fouls Darryn Stamp 48
Free-kicks won Ben Davies 42
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE
Dagenham boss Garry Hill will name new signing Danny
Naisbitt in his squad for the trip to Stevenage. The
former Barnet goalkeeper has joined the Daggers as cover
for Tony Roberts. Chris Moore returns after suspension,
but Tony Scully will not feature after he was released
from his month-to-month contract.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Mark Bentley 38
Shots on target Mark Bentley 28
Shots off target Mark Bentley 10
Assists Paul Bruce 4
Crosses Tarkan Mustafa 38
Offsides Leon Braithwaite 15
Fouls Mark Bentley 44
Free-kicks won Mark Bentley 31
EXETER
Exeter welcome back skipper Glenn Cronin from sus-pension
for the Telford clash. The former Republic of Ireland
youth international missed City's 2-0 defeat at Halifax,
which signalled the end of a five-match unbeaten run in
the Conference. Boss Eamonn Dolan reports no new injury
worries following the reserves' midweek win at Willand.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Sean Devine 48
Shots on target Sean Devine 29
Shots off target Sean Devine 19
Assists Steve Flack 7
Crosses James Coppinger 35
Offsides Steve Flack 33
Fouls Steve Flack 65
Free-kicks won Steve Flack 40
FARNBOROUGH
Richard Hodgson is expected to return to Farnborough's
squad for the trip to Barnet after serving a one-match
suspension. Fellow midfielder Dean Green remains a
long-term absentee with the knee injury which has kept
him sidelined since early October. Defender Gerard Lavin
is also struggling with a leg problem and is doubtful.
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 36
Free-kicks won Sacha Opinel 39
FOREST GREEN
Forest Green manager Colin Addison is with-out several
key players through injury for the visit of Hereford. Jon
Richardson, Gareth Stoker and Neil Grayson are all
sidelined with hamstring problems, while Kevin Langan
(hamstring) is also out. Striker Jamie Moralee is
unavailable (thigh) but Alex Sykes and Scott Rogers
return after suspension.
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 Damon Searle 38
Offsides Neil Grayson 18
Fouls Neil Grayson 40
Free-kicks won Neil Grayson 73
GRAVESEND & NORTHFLEET
Gravesend are without Justin Skinner, James Pinnock and
Paul Gibbs for the home game against Woking. Skinner is
still struggling with an ankle knock and is expected to
be out of action for a month. Pinnock sits out the second
of a three-game ban, while Gibbs is serving the first of
a similar suspension.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Rob Haworth 26
Shots on target Rob Haworth 12
Shots off target Steve Perkins 17
Assists Ben Walshe 6
Crosses Ben Walshe 22
Offsides Rob Haworth 43
Fouls Rob Haworth 46
Free-kicks won Rob Haworth 32
HALIFAX TOWN
Halifax boss Chris Wilder has no fresh injury concerns
for the trip to Morecambe, but skipper Steve Bushell is
suspended. Mark Monington has resumed training after a
knee problem, but the trip comes too soon for the former
Boston defender. Adam Quinn (toe) is expected to be out
until the New Year.
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 41
HEREFORD UNITED
Cardiff boss Lennie Lawrence could move to sign Hereford
midfielder Paul Parry next week. Parry recently spent a
week training at Ninian Park and played in an away
reserve-team friendly against Derby. Lawrence was
expected to travel to watch the 23-year-old play against
Forest Green on Friday.
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 69
Offsides Stephen Guinan 30
Fouls Stephen Guinan 30
Free-kicks won Stephen Guinan 38
LEIGH RMI
Leigh boss Phil Starbuck has no fresh injury or
sus-pension worries to contend with as he prepares his
side for the visit of Accrington. He said: "It's a
big game. They're doing really well at the moment in both
the league and after their FA Cup game with Bournemouth,
but we're really up for it."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots David McNiven 36
Shots on target David McNiven 26
Shots off target David McNiven 10
Assists Neil Robinson 4
Crosses Warren Peyton 43
Offsides David McNiven 37
Fouls David McNiven 40
Free-kicks won David McNiven 40
MARGATE
Margate boss Chris Kinnear will be without Che Stadhart
for the trip to Aldershot through suspension. Darren
Watson is hopeful of playing a part after sustaining a
knee injury in Sunday's defeat by Shrewsbury. But Graham
Porter is rated doubt-ful after suffering jaw injury
against the Shrews.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Emmanuel Omoyinmi 25
Shots on target Emmanuel Omoyinmi 16
Shots off target Jay Saunders 12
Assists Adrian Clarke 4
Crosses Terry McFlynn 15
Offsides Che Stadhart 22
Fouls Graham Porter 37
Free-kicks won Sam Sodje 39
MORECAMBE
Jim Harvey has received mixed news on the injury front
ahead of Morecambe's clash with Halifax. Stewart Drummond
is back in contention after spending over two months on
the side-lines following a knee ligament injury. But Jim
Bentley suffered an ankle injury against the Cards and is
expected to be out for a month.
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 Gary Thompson 34
Offsides Danny Carlton 23
Fouls Danny Carlton 33
Free-kicks won Gary Thompson 47
NORTHWICH VICTORIA
Northwich manager Shaun Teale has been linked with a move
for Chester's out-of-favour forward Mark Beesley. Chris
Ward is back in contention for the Vics' trip to
Scarborough after a one-match ban as they look to bounce
back from last weekend's 4-0 drubbing at the hands of
Forest Green.
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 49
Offsides Christopher Thompson 21
Fouls Jonny Allan 33
Free-kicks won Jonny Allan 32
SCARBOROUGH
Manager Russell Slade has no fresh injury concerns ahead
of Scarborough's clash with bottom club Northwich. Keith
Gilroy is still absent at Lilleshall as he undergoes
treatment on a long-running injury, but Slade is able to
welcome back striker Karl Rose from a one-match
suspension.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Mark Quayle 46
Shots on target Mark Quayle 24
Shots off target Mark Quayle 22
Assists James Kelly 3
Crosses Michael Price 17
Offsides Mark Quayle 22
Fouls Karl Rose 36
Free-kicks won Mark Hotte 37
SHREWSBURY
Martin O'Connor and Colin Cramb return to Shrewsbury's
squad for the home game with Burton after suspen-sion.
Lee Bell is back in training after a hamstring problem
and could feature. Duane Darby (back) is doubtful, while
Jamie Tolley (ankle) and Luke Rodgers (hamstring) are
definitely out. Chris Packer is serving a one-match ban.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Luke Rodgers 60
Shots on target Luke Rodgers 26
Shots off target Luke Rodgers 34
Assists Luke Rodgers 4
Crosses Stephen Jagielka 37
Offsides Luke Rodgers 51
Fouls Luke Rodgers 42
Free-kicks won Sam Aiston 35
STEVENAGE BOROUGH
Stevenage have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the
visit of Dagenham but boss Graham Westley is still
with-out a number of first-team regulars. Mark Westhead
(groin) and Jason Goodliffe (ligament) are definitely
out, while Simon Travis is also short of match fitness.
New signing Jon Brady will be included in the squad.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Anthony Elding 51
Shots on target Anthony Elding 29
Shots off target Anthony Elding 22
Assists Simon Wormull 7
Crosses Simon Travis 46
Offsides Anthony Elding 35
Fouls Barry Laker 39
Free-kicks won Anthony Elding 28
TAMWORTH
Lee Ayres and Gary Setchell will miss the visit of
leaders Chester through suspension. Marcus Ebdon will not
feature, though his knee injury is not as serious as
first feared, while Coventry have agreed to extend the
loan deal of young goalkeeper Darren Brush for another
month.
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 40
Offsides Scott Rickards 30
Fouls Matt Fisher 33
Free-kicks won Richard Follett 40
TELFORD
Telford have extended Andy Wilkinson's loan spell from
Stoke for a further two months, and he is expected to
start at Exeter. Scott Green faces several weeks on the
sidelines with a par-tially torn cruciate knee ligament,
while Chris Murphy (hamstring) and Lee Mills (ankle) are
doubtful. Stuart Whitehead is serving a one-match ban.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Lee Mills 54
Shots on target Lee Mills 25
Shots off tar-get Lee Mills 29
Assists Lee Mills 4
Crosses Matthew Clarke 43
Offsides Lee Mills 19
Fouls Lee Mills 32
Free-kicks won Lee Mills 39
WOKING
Woking boss Glenn Cockerill is sweating on the fitness of
Jon Boardman (hamstring) and Scott Canham (knee) ahead of
his side's trip to Gravesend. Goalkeeper Scott Bevan has
returned to Southampton after a month on loan at
Kingfield Road, while Ryan Northmore has moved to Bath
City for the next four weeks.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Steve Ferguson 34
Shots on target Steve Ferguson 24
Shots off target Raphael Nade 19
Assists Scott Canham 4
Crosses Scott Canham 38
Offsides Amos Foyewa 22
Fouls Amos Foyewa 40
Free-kicks won Raphael Nade 37
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