Horsham will be without the
suspended Steve Sargent for Tuesday's tricky looking visit to
Wealdstone as the Hornets look to recapture the form that saw them
unbeaten in 7 matches until recent defeats to Horsham YMCA and Aveley.
Steve Davies steps in to replace the former Leatherhead man whose 3
cautions for previous side Horsham YMCA played their part in his one
game suspension.
John Maggs will delay naming his squad until Tuesday's 'roll-call' but
has hinted that there may be one further change to the side that lost
for the first time in the league since October 3rd when they went down
2-1 at Aveley on Saturday. Uncertainty remains over the future of Lee
Carney, following Three Bridges' recent approach, but he looks certain
to be in the starting XI although Jack Lyons remains on the sidelines
while he awaits confirmation of his suspected broken toe. Maggs will
be hoping that Ben Andrews recovers from a back injury suffered at the
weekend but otherwise there are no fresh injury doubts for the
Hornets.
Horsham have managed just 1 victory over Wealdstone in the past 6
meetings, a 4-0 thumping at Queen Street in 2007, and failed to score
in either of last season's fixtures. The Stones have lost just twice
in the league this season but currently lie in 10th place in the Ryman
Premier Division due, in part, to a backlog of fixtures caused by
their excellent FA Cup run that ended in a narrow 1st round defeat
against Rotherham United.
Saturday saw them return from Tonbridge Angels with a 3-2 victory
under their belts and long serving manager Gordon Bartlett has taken
Watford's promising young winger Billy Gibson on a month's loan to
help bolster an attack that has recorded only 21 goals this season,
only Boreham Wood and struggling Billericay Town and Bognor Regis Town
having scored less.
The club are operating a coach to this game, departing Queensway at
4.30pm, at a return fare of £12. Anyone wishing to reserve their seat
in advance should contact John Lines on 07721418889 or via email at
linesj@tesco.net or turn up on the day where places will be allocated
on a space available basis.