Newport travel to Southampton to face mid-table Totton & Eling tonight (Monday), and a win will see the County Town club hitting top spot in Wessex Division 1.
The Port have now won 2 games on the bounce after their home loss to New Milton Town on 4th February, beating Fawley 7-0 midweek before overcoming Verwood 1-3 on Saturday.
Their opponents have been in indifferent form of late having had a win, loss and a defeat in their last 3 games. On Saturday, the Millers suffered a 1-2 home defeat to Folland Sports.
Kick-off at Millers Park is at 19:45
Wessex Division 1 table below:
On Tuesday, the Yachtsmen will seek to put daylight between themselves and the 2 teams in the relegation spots when they travel to North Hampshire to face bottom club Alresford Town.
Cowes have suffered 2 successive defeats since beating Brockenhurst on 4th February. The Yachtsmen lost 1-2 at Westwood Park midweek before going down 6-0 at Hamble on Saturday.
The Magpies have won only 1 of the 21 games they have played this season against Totton & Eling on 4th February. On Saturday, they were beaten 4-0 by Christchurch.
Assistant manager Andy Brown has said:
“We still have a number of players injured; however, we also have – in my opinion – enough quality to go get the result. It’s about us delivering that quality, putting down a marker, showing character and fighting team spirit, especially when times are tough.
“We need to move on quickly from Saturday’s poor performance, be competitive throughout, raise all our personal performances and put it right with a win.”
Kick-off at Alrebury Park is at the earlier time of 19:15.
Wessex Premier table below:
