Tuesday's Match Preview

The busy midweek action in the Pitching In Southern Football League continues on Tuesday evening.

In the Premier Division Central second-placed Coalville Town will be desperate to return to winning ways when they travel to Lye Meadow to play a now 11th-placed Alvechurch.

Adam Stevens` side suffered a 1-0 defeat at the Arden Garages Stadium against a Stratford Town side for whom that result secured their Premier Division status for another season.

A win for Coalville will take them 3 points clear of Tamworth.

The other two matches sees already relegated Bedford Town host Basford United, while Kings Langley, who had their relegation confirmed at the weekend when they were beaten by another of the teams facing Step 4 football next season, Hednesford Town, welcome 12th-placed Hitchin Town to the Orbital Fasteners Stadium.

There are two games in the Premier Division South on Tuesday.

There is sure to be a decent crowd at the Optima Stadium where leaders Weston-super-Mare host a Hendon side who are also in need of the points.

A win for Scott Bartlett’s Seagulls will put them on 92 points with a game to go, meaning Bracknell Town will have to win all of their remaining three fixtures to overhaul them.

There is only one relegation place left to be settled and it’s between Lee Allinson’s Hendon and Chris Allen’s North Leigh.

Saturday’s draw at Beaconsfield Town and the Greens` defeat at Dorchester Town gave the Millers a sniff of a chance of staying up.

They have two games remaining and need to win them both and hope Hendon lose the three matches they have left to play.

There are four matches in Division One Central on Tuesday.

Pick of the bunch is second-placed Biggleswade FC’s visit to fourth-placed Walthamstow’s Wadham Lodge.

Both are assured of a play-off place but there are only 2 points separating the teams at kick-off as they battle to have a home play-off semi-final.

Results at the weekend went against Biggleswade Town in their quest to make a late charge for the play-offs as Ware’s 4-1 Wodson Park victory over Kempston Rovers earned them fifth spot.

The Waders have mid-table AFC Dunstable visiting the Yvette Brewer Stadium.

Two other sides who looked to be heading towards a top five challenge, Welwyn Garden City and Kidlington, meet at the Urbaser Stadium.

Both the Citizens and the Greens have enjoyed good campaigns and will be keen to finish as high as possible.

Kempston Rovers will finish just above the bottom three and they welcome one of the teams below them, Barton Rovers, to Hillgrounds – Barton facing the possibility of finishing bottom or a relegation play-off.

In Division One South AFC Totton can play in a relaxed way when they welcome Frome Town to the Snows Stadium, having clinched the championship on Saturday.

The Southern League’s Vice-Chairman David Martin will present the Division One South trophy and medals to AFC Totton after the game.

It should be another big crowd and the Stags are up against an in-form Frome and with an outside chance of taking the final play-off spot.

Bashley will have a say in that as the sixth-placed side host ninth-placed Westbury United.

Bashley’s 3-0 win against Cinderford Town – a result that confirmed the Foresters` relegation – left them just a point behind fifth-placed Tavistock AFC, who lost 4-1 at Sholing.

Bideford AFC occupy 16th place and are level on points with Lymington Town, who hold the final relegation play-off place.

The Devonians have a busy week, playing Melksham Town on Tuesday and then Bishops Cleeve on Thursday before wrapping up the campaign at Wimborne Town on Saturday.

Sholing are assured of finishing runners-up and a home play-off semi-final.

Their penultimate game is at Plain Ham against Larkhall Athletic on Tuesday and the Boatmen will want to maintain form heading into the play-offs.
Town side whose six game unbeaten run has lifted them to seventh in the table