Match Preview

Fresh from Fleet Spurs first win of the season, 1-3 away at Ringwood Town, we welcome Ash Utd (The Green Army) to Kennels Lane for this Wessex Football League Division 1 fixture in our one & only local derby.

Both Spurs & Ash were transferred to the Wessex League this season from the Combined Counties League & have found it heavy going in the early part of the season. This fixture is a 20th vs 18th with just 2 points between the 2 sides, a Spurs win would see them jump 2 places in the Division table above Ash.

The Green Army have won 2 of their 11 league games so far this season gaining 6 points, with 15 goals scored to 31 conceded. That is slightly better than Spurs' played 11, Won 1 & Drawn 1 for 4 points, 12 goals scored to 39 conceded.

Our goals scorers have similar figures also, Ash's Zac Aubrey-Simpson has scored the majority of their goals, 6 in the last 8 starts, including 4 in one game. For Fleet it's our Captain Tom White who is in a rich vein of form scoring 6 goals in the last 5 games (8 from 7 in all games), including 2 goals in our maiden win on Saturday. The other goal was scored by Ryan Goddard.

Our one meeting so far this season ended 0-1 to Spurs, goal scored by Ryan Goddard in the 7th minute, in Round 1 of the League Cup.

Ash's last 3 league results were:

• 0-3 Home to Newport IOW
• 1-5 Home to Romsey Town
• 6-0 Away at Millbrook

Could this game be more exciting, two local teams in need of precious points to kickstart their season - will you be their to watch it - I wouldn't miss it.