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Cribbs FC v Willand Rovers
A very quick turnaround for Rovers up ahead as tomorrow night we travel up the M5 for our rescheduled fixture with Cribbs in the Pitching In Southern Football League Division One South with a 7:45 pm KO at the Lawns.
The last time out for Willand was just shy of 72 hours ago with the long journey over to Bashley where 5 goals were struck on the afternoon but the pendulum swung the host’s way with a 3-2 win for the Stags. Bailey Kempster’s contributions from the penalty spot made up the goals for Rovers with the late stages the pressure being piled on to find that golden third.
Onto the game at hand, on a night of cup football in the county, Rovers escape all of that to focus on the important fixture ahead of them with another vital three points up for grabs. Cribbs have been in the Division for 2 seasons now with their first season being under current Taunton Town boss Richard Luffman and now Ryan Crouch has taken the reigns at The Lawns and will be keen to build on from the previous success.
One to watch for Cribbs would have to be Mal Nicholls who is currently on loan from Chippenham Town at the moment. The Welsh 21-year-old defender came through the ranks of the Swansea City academy before he departed for Newport County. He’s also turned out for the likes of Chippenham, Basingstoke and Larkhall. A promising defender, Nicholls will certainly be tough to get past on the evening and will be one to look out for in the future.
The hosts’ last matchup against Rovers was on a sunny, September afternoon at Silver Street with Willand running out 4-0 winners and most notably a goal of the season contender from River Allen with him soaring the ball from the halfway line and past the keeper securing all three for the All-Whites on the day.
Our final away game of the month, plenty to fight and play for. The magic of the Southern League strikes again, Time to step it up again on a cold Bristolian Tuesday night.
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