Match sponsored by The Fencing Centre
New Milton Town return to the hallowed turf at the M.A. Hart Stadium tomorrow afternoon, looking to put the wrongs of last weekend to bed following their narrow 3-2 defeat to the Isle of Wight's Newport, who led 3-0 at the break.
Fawley AFC, however, come into this game on very good form after a turn in fortune.
Matt Maybury said the following ahead of the fixture.
"Fawley have improved massively over the past few weeks. We’ve had them watched a couple of times and they’re an extremely decent side who enjoy defending and having something to hang on to.
We need a reaction from the first half of last week, the lads know they owe it to us and you could see in training this week they are absolutley raring to go"
We need a reaction from the first half of last week, the lads know they owe it to us and you could see in training this week they are absolutley raring to go’.
You can read more from Matt Maybury in tomorrow's matchday programme.
FORM COMPARISON / LAST TEN FIXTURES
Despite two defeats in their last ten Wessex League fixtures following the well-documented 22-match unbeaten run, the Brickmakers have still won seven and drawn one, with big wins away at Ringwood Town, East Cowes, and Fleetlands the highlights of their recent match history. Matt Maybury's team have also found the net 28 times in their last ten outings.
Fawley, on the other hand, have had differing form that has picked up in the last three weeks, having brought in new faces. They are currently unbeaten in four games. Within two weeks, they were defeated by second-placed Frimley Green 7-2 away from home before dismantling them 4-0 in the return fixture, just one of their recent highlights in their upturn.
The league table suggests that the game will be competitive.
New Milton sit top and are attempting to get over the line in the race for promotion, while Fawley have now reduced the gap to safety to just 4 points.
LAST TIME / NEW MILTON 4-1 FAWLEY
3rd December 2024
M.A. Hart Stadium
Wessex League Cup
"Brad Snelling's hat-trick and a cool finish from Heath Thornton saw New Milton Town comfortably through to the Wessex League Cup quarter-finals with a 4-1 win.
It was a frosty evening at the M.A. Hart Stadium, but 106 brave souls attended the game. Manager Matt Maybury made seven changes to the starting eleven from the weekend's 3-1 win over Totton & Eling in the Wessex League."
You can read all about the return fixture by clicking here.
GROUND DETAILS / M.A. HART STADIUM
We hope to see many New Milton Town fans tomorrow afternoon. Please feel free to send your fan matchday photos to the club's social media accounts so we can share them.
This Saturday's programme is available for £2 and features the following.
Manager & Editor's Columns
Latest Club News
Match Reports vs Fleetlands & Newport
Pundit Paul
Mike Prince Column
Updated Player Statistics for 2024/25
First Team, Development and Under-18s Information
There will only be 60 available at the turnstile.
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