STOCKTON TOWN VS ASHINGTON
COMPETITION: Northern Premier League East Division
DATE: Saturday 24th February 2024
KICK-OFF:Â 15:00
ENTRY: £9 Adult, £7 Concession, £3 kids (tickets available online or at the gate)
GROUND:Â MAP Group UK Stadium, Bishopton Road West, Stockton-On-Tees, TS19 0QD
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LIVE COMMENTARY:Â anchors-radio.mixlr.com
Stockton Town return home to face Ashington for the third time this season.Â
The Anchors secured back-to-back wins over Cleethorpes Town and North Ferriby courtesy of late goals in both.
Those two wins mean they are six points clear at the top of the Northern Premier League East Division with a game in hand on second-placed Belper Town.
Last Saturday’s win did see Lewis King go off injured with a rolled ankle. Although in positive news Dan McWilliams is fit and ready to return to the squad.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Stockton Town and Ashington have met 11 times in all competitions. Here are the results of the last five
07 Oct- Ashington 1-4 Stockton Town- Northern Premier League East Division
19 Aug 23- Stockton Town 2-1 Ashington- FA Cup Preliminary Round
09 Sep 20- Stockton Town 3-0 Ashington- Northern League Division One
01 Feb 20- Stockton Town 2-0 Ashington- Northern League Division One
11 Sep 19- Stockton Town 2-0 Ashington- Brooks Mileson Memorial League Cup
FORM GUIDE
Stockton Town: W W D D D
Last Game: North Ferriby 0-1 Stockton Town
Ashington: L D W W L
Last Game: Ashington 1-2 Cleethorpes Town
THE OPPOSITION
Ashington have produced a decent showing in their return to the NPL and are currently 12th with 34 points from 26 games.
They have beaten some of the top sides with a 4-0 win over Hebburn Town followed by a 1-0 win over Belper Town being two eye-catching results.
Last time out they were beaten 2-1 by Cleethorpes Town. Harrison Poulter’s goal in the final ten minutes proved to be the difference.
Connor Thomson is the man to watch for Ashington. The Morpeth Town loanee has been excellent for the Colliers with 15 goals thus far.
Former Middlesbrough striker Wilson Kneeshaw has also been among the goals with 12 for the season.
PRE-MATCH QUOTES
Speaking to Anchors TV, Assistant Manager JD Briggs said:
“It’s good to be at home, they are another difficult team to play against. They play decent football and they will try to get the ball down on our pitch as they have done numerous times when we have played them.
“It’s just another game for us where we have to be better than them and continue this run.”
