Bilston Town V Droitwich Spa Bilston Town will be looking for a result against Droitwich Spa to boost their play off chances. The Steelmen have an outside chance of making the play offs and are currently seven points off the top five. They will be disappointed with last weekend’s 3-3 draw against play off rival Wednesfield and will be looking to respond with a statement win against Droitwich Spa. There on a decent run of form with 10 points from their last five matches. There’s a lot of quality for the Steelmen up front with Sam Yankson and Eesa Sawyers impressing and helping them challenge for the play offs. Droitwich will be looking to respond to the 3-2 mid-week loss against Wednesfield with a result to cement their position in the play offs. The Salt Men are currently a point better off than Heather St John’s in 6th and will be looking to seal a top five finish. Their away form has not been too bad with seven wins and four draws from 16 matches. There’s quality in the squad with Charlie Tilley impressing up front and being one of their main attacking threats. Coton Green V Allscott Heath Coton Green will be looking to cause an upset against Allscott Heath tomorrow afternoon. It’s a busy weekend for the Green Army who have three games in four days starting with the Fazeley Charity Cup final this afternoon against Paget Rangers. There’s been notable progress under manager Nic Oakley and there on a good run of form with 10 points from their last five matches. The hosts are in no real danger of relegation and are comfortably in mid table for the final few weeks of the season. It’s all about building for Coton Green and setting themselves up to challenge next season at step six. Allscott Heath will be looking to continue their excellent form tomorrow afternoon to boost their chances of a top three finish. The Shropshire side have been a brilliant addition to the MFL since being promoted from the West Midlands Regional League and are up there at the top of the table. A top three finish feels achievable and would set up a home semi final match in the play offs. The visitors have been one of the most consistent sides in the division with only seven losses from 31 matches. It’s been an excellent month for Allscott with 13 points from their last five matches. Coventry Copsewood V AFC Bridgnorth Coventry Copsewood will be looking for a result against relegation strugglers AFC Bridgnorth tomorrow to have an outside chance of a top half finish. It’s been a solid season for the hosts in division one and there comfortably in mid table. They have picked up some eye-catching results over the last month such as beating OJM and Allscott Heath. There’s quality in the team with Sean Kavanagh playing well up front and making things happen in the final third. He has 15 goals in all competitions and is one of their main attacking threats. Despite it being a challenging season for AFC Bridgnorth, there’s still hope in avoiding relegation to step seven. If they could finish in 18th with a high enough points tally they could have a chance of a reprieve and there only a point off Paget Rangers. They will be looking to build on the positives of the 2-2 draw against Smethwick Rangers last weekend and get a result against a good Coventry Copsewood side tomorrow afternoon. Cradley Town V Wolverhampton Sporting Community Cradley will be looking for a result tomorrow to get their play off push back on track. It’s been an excellent season for the Hammers in division one and they have an outside chance of finishing in the top five. There’s currently a five-point gap between them and Wednesfield in 5th with seven matches to go and a good run of form will give them a chance of the play offs. Their home form at Beeches View Avenue has been one of their main strengths with eight wins and two draws from fifteen matches. They will be looking to respond to the mid-week loss at Heather St John’s and get a result against Wolves Sporting. Wolves Sporting have a bit of breathing space over the bottom three with a six-point gap over Paget Rangers in 18th and have eight matches remaining. If they can get a few results at Pride Park alongside a few draws away from home, they should be capable of safety over the next few weeks. The visitors will be looking to respond to the mid-week loss against league leaders Hinckley AFC with a result against Cradley Town. They have struggled away from home but are capable of causing a few upsets such as when they beat Coventry Copsewood in late January. Hinckley AFC V Nuneaton Griff Hinckley are in a brilliant position to seal the league with a few matches to go and will be looking to get it wrapped up over the next few weeks. They have a 11-point gap over Ingles in 2nd with six matches to go. Consistency has been their main strength in division one with just four losses from 32 matches which has seen them go top of the league. They have been reliable at home with eleven wins and three draws from 17 matches. They also have one of the best defences in the league with just 39 goals conceded which is excellent. There’s quality in the squad with Lewis Rankin and Tom Weale playing well and standing out this season. Nuneaton Griff are comfortably in mid table and are building for next season in step six. The visitors are in no real danger of relegation and can use the remaining matches as a way of preparing for the future. They have not been too bad away from home with only five losses from 16 matches and have been tough to break down with only 29 goals conceded. They have gone a bit under the radar in division one but are having a solid season and can be a tough team to play on their day. Shawbury United V Smethwick Rangers Shawbury will be looking to respond to the loss against Coton Green last weekend with a convincing home win against relegation strugglers Smethwick Rangers. It’s mostly been a positive season for the Shropshire side who are in the top half of the table with six matches to go. They have been tough to beat at home with just five losses from fifteen matches. There’s quality throughout the squad with Marcus Dillon impressing on the wing and Emmanuel Williams playing well at the back. It’s been encouraging from Shawbury, and it will be interesting to see how they get on next season. There’s a glimmer of hope for Smethwick Rangers in what’s been a challenging season. Despite the visitors being in the bottom three, if they can get a few wins and build on the 2-2 draw with AFC Bridgnorth last weekend they have an outside chance of finishing in 18th and a potential reprieve. There currently three points off Paget Rangers in 18th with five matches to go. Stapenhill V Ingles Stapenhill will be looking to build on the 2-2 draw against play off chasing Cradley Town with a statement result against Ingles tomorrow afternoon. The Swans have been good at Maple Grove throughout the season with seven wins and five draws from fourteen matches. There comfortably in mid table and looking to build for next season at step six. Ingles will be looking for a result to cement their position in the top three which would put them in a strong position for the play offs. It’s been an excellent season in division one from the Leicester side who have been challenging near the top of the table since the turn of the new year. Consistency and their defensive record have been their main strengths with only eight losses from 33 matches and just 43 goals conceded. It’s a team effort from the visitors who are well organised off the ball and look to make things happen from set pieces. Jack Allen has impressed as an attacking threat for the visitors with 17 goals in all competitions. Sutton United V Chelmsley Town Sutton United will be looking for a result against Chelmsley Town tomorrow to have a chance of a top half finish in their debut season at step six. The hosts have competed well in division one since being promoted from division two last season and have looked comfortable at this level against a range of quality teams. They have been solid at Coleshill Road with six wins and four draws from sixteen matches. Joe Gildea has built on his excellent goal scoring form from last season in step seven and has 27 goals in all competitions. It’s been another solid season at step six for Chelmsley Town who have a bit of breathing space over the bottom three. They have a 12-point gap over Paget Rangers in 18th and will be looking to see the campaign out with a few more wins to build for next season. Their away form has been their main problem with seven points from 14 matches. None the less, there’s positives for the visitors and the 2-2 home draw against Ingles stands out over the last month. Wednesfield V Heather St John’s Wednesfield will be looking to build on their brilliant home win against Droitwich Spa with a result against play off rival Heather St John’s tomorrow afternoon. It’s been an excellent season for the hosts who are challenging for the play offs with eight matches remaining. They have been brilliant at home with ten wins from sixteen matches to leave them in 5th and a point better off than Heather St John’s in 6th. It’s a squad full of quality with Freddie Cockerell standing out up front with 22 goals in all competitions. Heather has an outside chance of making the play offs with six matches remaining. The Saints are only a point off the top five and will have to rely on a few results going their way alongside going on a run of form over the next few weeks. They have been ok away from home with six wins and three draws from sixteen matches. Kyle Jardine has been excellent at this level and is the division’s top scorer with 43 goals in all competitions. OJM Black Country V Paget Rangers (Kick off, 6pm) OJM will be looking to continue their excellent form against Paget Rangers at the Trevor Brown Memorial Ground on Saturday evening. The hosts are on a run of three consecutive wins and notably beat Ingles away from home in mid-week. There two points off the play offs with a few games in hand. They have been consistent and tough to break down throughout the season which has aided their play off push. They have only lost six times from 28 matches and have the best defensive record in the league with just 30 goals conceded. The hosts play a nice brand of attacking football and like to work the ball into the box. Paget are in a good position to potentially avoid relegation if they can get a few results over the next few weeks. If the visitors can finish in 18th and have a decent points tally they might get a reprieve. Harry Jackson is one of their main attacking threats and has played well since rejoining the team a few months ago. It’s mostly been a struggle away from home, but they have been better since the turn of the year with encouraging wins against Nuneaton Griff and Wolves Sporting. It’s all about finishing above AFC Bridgnorth and Smethwick for the remainder of the campaign for Paget to have a chance of remaining in step six. Preview feature written by Rhys Beardmore for the Midland Football League AFC Coventry Rangers 2-1 Coventrians AFC Coventry Rangers continued their excellent home form with another win at the Coventry Technical Sporting club on Saturday. The result makes it nine wins from ten home matches for the hosts and leaves them in 4th. They have been one of the best teams at home in step seven over the last few seasons with just two losses from 25 matches. A good crowd of 80 supporters turned up at the weekend to watch AFC Coventry Rangers get the three points. Coventrians took a surprise lead in the first half through a deflected strike in the 17th minute to go into the HT break with a 1-0 advantage. AFC Coventry Rangers responded in the second half and managed to get two late goals in the final twenty minutes. An own goal and a late effort by Curtis Cutts sealed the win for the hosts. Coventrians competed well in this match which was encouraging. The main aim between now and May will be to stay in the division and finish above the bottom two. They currently have a four-point gap over Bolehall in 15th. Alcester Town 1-1 Birmingham United Alcester Town managed to get a draw against Birmingham United at Stratford Road on Saturday. This was a tight contest between two quality sides near the top and there was not much to separate them. The result makes it four games unbeaten for the Romans and continues Birmingham United’s good form with 13 points from their last six matches. The visitors managed to take the lead in the first half through prolific forward Urio Hijambazapo who has scored 12 goals in all competitions this season. Alcester responded in the second half and found an equaliser through an effort by Jake Wicketts to make it 1-1 at full time. It’s a good point for both teams who have had positives seasons in division two and are comfortably in the top five. Cadbury Athletic 3-1 Coventry Alvis Cadbury Athletic got a crucial win against Coventry Alvis at the Bournville Recreation ground at the weekend to avoid being dragged into a late season relegation battle. There’s now an eight-point gap between the Chocolate Men and the bottom two and a few more wins should be enough to stay up over the next month. An excellent crowd of 252 supporters turned up on Saturday to watch Cadbury get their third home win of the season. It was a brilliant occasion for Cadbury with £1,300 raised for Oly Yorke and his family on the day which took the total donations up to over £27,000. A brace from Daniel Martin-White and a solo effort from Nigel Hinkulow gave Cadbury the win. The visitors managed to score what turned out to be a consolation goal in the second half to make it 3-1 at full time. Coventry Alvis are having a solid season at step seven and are competing for a top half finish between now and the end of the season. Central Ajax 2-2 Knowle Central Ajax got a draw against league leaders Knowle at Ajax Park on Saturday for one of the standout results at step seven over the weekend. It’s an excellent result for the hosts who have adjusted to life in division two well since coming up from division three last season. Their now six points better off than the bottom two and will be looking for a few more wins to stay up over the next month. A good crowd of 60 supporters turned up to watch the entertaining draw in Warwickshire. Lewis Kuster scored early in the first half for the hosts before the Robins responded with a goal from Lewis Clarke to make it 1-1 at half time. Central Ajax goalkeeper Nathan Taylor produced a brilliant penalty save to keep it at 1-1 in the first half. The second half saw a lot of chances in front of goal and continued where the first half left off. Adam Taylor scored early on to make it 2-1 to Central Ajax before Knowle responded and found an equaliser through substitute George Seeley to make it 2-2 at full time. It’s a battling point away from home for Knowle and extends their unbeaten run to seven matches. They might have lost a bit of ground to Redditch Borough, but they have an opportunity to play them next weekend and put pressure on their remaining games in hand. The visitors also have a big match in the semi-finals of the LJ Challenge Cup on the 13th of April and play Central Ajax at home which could be brilliant based on this match. Hampton 2-1 Littleton Hampton got a momentum building win against relegation battlers Littleton to cement their position in the top half of the table. It’s all about getting on a run of form for the hosts in the build up to their LJ Challenge cup semi final against Fairfield Villa on the 13th of April. They have been strong at home throughout the season with seven wins from eleven matches. It’s Hampton’s 10th win of the season in division two and leaves them in 6th and only four points off the top five. The visitors took the lead early in the first half thanks to an effort by James Batchelor in the 12th minute. Hampton found an equaliser a couple of minutes later through a free kick that was delivered into the box to make it 1-1 at half time. The hosts managed to score through a corner on the hour mark to make it 2-1 and held on for the three points. The best chance for Littleton to get an equaliser in the second half fell to Ben Cowlishaw who rounded the keeper before having a shot go wide. It’s another match that Littleton competed well in which is encouraging. The Tonboys were reduced to ten men for large parts of it with Dan Cottrill being sent off in the first half. The visitors are not too far adrift of safety and only three points off Fairfield Villa in 14th. Round up feature written by Rhys Beardmore for the Midland Football League |
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